Emi Nakajima

is a Japanese football player. She plays for the Japan national team.

Emi Nakajima

Nakajima playing for Japan in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Emi Nakajima
Date of birth	(1990-09-27) September 27, 1990
Place of birth	Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	INAC Kobe Leonessa
Youth career
2006–2008	Yasu High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–	INAC Kobe Leonessa	201	(34)
National team‡
2010	Japan U-20	3	(1)
2011–	Japan	81	(14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Biography

Nakajima was born in Yasu on September 27, 1990. After graduating from Yasu High School, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. The club won Nadeshiko League championship for 3 years in a row (2011-2013). She was also selected Best Eleven in 2013 and 2017.

Nakajima was included in Norio Sasaki's the Japan U-20 national team squad for the 2010 U-20 World Cup in Germany. She appeared in all three matches and scoring one goal in a 3–1 win against England, as Japan were eliminated in the group stage. Nakajima received her first cap for the senior team against United States on May 14, 2011. On July 10, 2013, she was called up to the 2013 East Asian Cup in South Korea. She scored her first goal on July 20 in a 2–0 win against China in the first East Asian Cup final round match. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and the 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title. In 2019, she was selected Japan for 2019 World Cup.

Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	2	0
2012	0	0
2013	7	1
2014	12	4
2015	3	1
2016	7	1
2017	15	2
2018	19	4
2019	13	1
2020	3	0
Total	81	14

Other websites

• Japan Football Association