Mitsuru Nagata

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Mitsuru Nagata

Nagata playing for Albirex Niigata
Personal information
Full name	Mitsuru Nagata
Date of birth	(1983-04-06) April 6, 1983
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1999–2001	Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2005	Kashiwa Reysol	62	(3)
2006–2010	Albirex Niigata	119	(1)
2011–2016	Urawa Reds	91	(2)
2017–2018	Tokyo Verdy	10	(0)
2019	Tokyo United FC	7	(0)
Total		289	(6)
National team
2003	Japan U-20	3	(0)
2010–2011	Japan	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Nagata was born in Shizuoka on April 6, 1983. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 2002. He debuted in September 2002 and became a regular center back in 2003. However he injured his anterior cruciate ligament in March 2005. Although he came back in November, Reysol was relegated to J2 League end of the 2005 season. In 2006, Nagata moved to J1 club Albirex Niigata with teammate Kisho Yano. However Nagata could not play at all in the match for injuries in 2006. He became a regular player in 2007 and played many matches as center back with Mitsuru Chiyotanda (2007-2009) and Kazuhiko Chiba (2010). In 2011, Nagata moved to Urawa Reds with teammate Márcio Richardes. He became a regular center back from first season. However he could not play many matches for repeated injuries from 2013. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Tokyo Verdy. Although he played for the club in 2 seasons, he could hardly play in the match and resigned end of 2018 season. In May 2019, he joined Regional Leagues club Tokyo United FC. He retired end of the 2019 season.

In 2003, Nagata was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2003 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played 3 matches. On September 7, 2010, he debuted for the Japan national team against Guatemala. He also played at 2011 Asian Cup. He played 2 games for Japan until 2011.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2002	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	6	0	0	0	0	0	-		6	0
2003			23	0	1	0	4	0	-		28	0
2004			28	2	1	0	4	0	-		33	2
2005			5	1	0	0	1	0	-		6	1
2006	Albirex Niigata	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2007			22	0	0	0	3	0	-		25	0
2008			30	1	2	0	5	0	-		37	1
2009			33	0	4	0	6	0	-		43	0
2010			34	0	2	0	6	0	-		42	0
2011	Urawa Reds	J1 League	34	2	0	0	7	0	-		41	2
2012			29	0	2	0	5	1	-		36	1
2013			9	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	14	0
2014			13	0	2	0	5	0	-		20	0
2015			5	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	10	0
2016			1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0
2017	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	10	0	1	0	-		-		11	0
2018			0	0	3	0	-		-		3	0
2019	Tokyo United FC	Regional Leagues	7	0	-		-		-		7	0
Country	Japan		289	6	21	0	48	1	8	0	366	7
Total			289	6	21	0	48	1	8	0	366	7

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	1	0
2011	1	0
Total	2	0