Shinji Kagawa
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.jpg) Kagawa at the 2018 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shinji Kagawa | ||
| Date of birth | March 17, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | FC Miyagi Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Cerezo Osaka | 125 | (55) |
| 2010–2012 | Borussia Dortmund | 49 | (21) |
| 2012–2014 | Manchester United | 38 | (6) |
| 2014–2019 | Borussia Dortmund | 99 | (20) |
| 2019 | Beşiktaş | 14 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Real Zaragoza | 31 | (4) |
| 2021– | PAOK Thessaloniki | ||
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Japan U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Japan U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2019 | Japan | 97 | (31) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019/20 season | |||
Biography
Kagawa was born in Kobe on March 17, 1989. He joined J1 League club Cerezo Osaka in 2006. He could not play at all in the match first season and Cerezo was relegated to J2 League. He became a regular player from 2007. In 2009, he became a top scorer with 27 goals and Cerezo was promoted to J1. In summer 2010, he moved to German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He played 49 matches and scored 21 goals in 2 seasons. Dortmund also won the Bundesliga champions in both seasons. In summer 2012, he moved to English Premier League club Manchester United. In the 2012/13 season, he played 20 matches and score 6 goals under manager Alex Ferguson. However his opportunity to play decreased under new manager David Moyes in the 2013/14 season. In summer 2014, he returned to Dortmund. Although he played many matches every seasons, he could hardly play in the match in the 2018/19 season. In January 2019, he moved to Turkish Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. In summer 2019, he moved to Spanish Segunda División club Real Zaragoza and played in 1 season. After half-year blank, he signed with Super League Greece club PAOK Thessaloniki in January 2021.
In 2007, Kagawa was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2007 U-20 World Cup and played 2 matches. On May 24, 2008, he debuted for the Japan national team under manager Takeshi Okada against Ivory Coast. In August 2008, he also played for Japan U-23 national team at 2008 Summer Olympics. However he was not selected Japan for 2010 World Cup. After the 2010 World Cup, he became a regular player under new manager Alberto Zaccheroni and wore the "number 10" shirt for Japan as Shunsuke Nakamura successor. In 2011, he participated 2011 Asian Cup. He played 5 matches and scored 2 goals. Although he could not play at the final for injury, Japan won the champions. He also played at 2013 Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. He played 3 matches and scored 1 goal against Colombia national team in the first match. Japan qualified to the knockout stage. He played 97 games and scored 31 goals for Japan until 2019.
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 | |||||||
| 2006 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | J2 League | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 36 | 7 | |||
| 2008 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 16 | ||||
| 2009 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 44 | 27 | ||||
| 2010 | J1 League | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 12 | 7 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2010/11 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 4 | 28 | 12 | |
| 2011/12 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 42 | 17 | |||
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2012/13 | Manchester United | Premier League | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
| 2013/14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2014/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2014/15 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |
| 2015/16 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | - | 12 | 3 | 46 | 13 | |||
| 2016/17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 | 3 | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2017/18 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2018/19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Turkey | League | Fortis Turkey Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2018/19 | Beşiktaş | Süper Lig | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2019/20 | Real Zaragoza | Segunda División | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 4 | ||
| Greece | League | Greek Football Cup | Greek League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2020/21 | PAOK Thessaloniki | Super League | ||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 125 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 127 | 57 | ||
| Germany | 148 | 41 | 24 | 8 | - | 42 | 11 | 214 | 60 | |||
| England | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 56 | 6 | ||
| Turkey | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Spain | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Greece | ||||||||||||
| Total | 356 | 110 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 11 | 445 | 131 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 11 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 |
| 2013 | 16 | 4 |
| 2014 | 10 | 3 |
| 2015 | 14 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 97 | 31 |
Shinji Kagawa Media
Kagawa with Borussia Dortmund in 2011
Kagawa training with Manchester United in 2012
Kagawa playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2014
References
- ↑ Shinji Kagawa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Shinji Kagawa at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites
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