Emi Nakajima

Emi Nakajima
中島 依美

Nakajima playing for Japan in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Emi Nakajima
Date of birth	(1990-09-27) September 27, 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Gyeongju KHNP WFC
Number	35
Youth career
2006–2008	Yasu High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2022	INAC Kobe Leonessa	221	(34)
2022–2025	MyNavi Sendai	33	(3)
2025–	Gyeongju KHNP WFC	0	(0)
Total		168	(30)
International career
2010	Japan U-20	3	(1)
2011–2021	Japan	90	(14)
Medal record INAC Kobe Leonessa Winner Nadeshiko League 2011 Winner Nadeshiko League 2012 Winner Nadeshiko League 2013 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2016 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2017 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2018 Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2013 Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2012 Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2018 Winner Empress's Cup 2010 Winner Empress's Cup 2011 Winner Empress's Cup 2012 Winner Empress's Cup 2013 Winner Empress's Cup 2015 Winner Empress's Cup 2016 Runner-up Empress's Cup 2018 Representing   Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup 2014 Vietnam 2018 Jordan Asian Games 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Team 2014 Incheon Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 31, 2018

Emi Nakajima (中島 依美, Nakajima Emi; born September 27, 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for Gyeongju KHNP WFC and Japan national team.

Club career

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

National team career

Nakajima was included in Norio Sasaki's Japan U20 national team for the 2010 U20 World Cup in Germany. ^[1] She appeared in all of Japan's three matches against Mexico, Nigeria and England, scoring one goal in a 3–1 win against England, as Japan were eliminated in the group stage. ^[2] 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. ^[3] She scored her first goal on July 20 in a 2–0 win against China in the first East Asian Cup final round match. ^[4] In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games.

On 19 March 2018, she was called up to the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup, ^[5] where Japan won the championship.

On 10 May 2019, Nakajima was included in the 23-player squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. ^[6]

On 18 June 2021, she was included in the Japan squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^[7]

Club statistics

As of match played 18 May 2013.

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
INAC Kobe Leonessa	2009	11	1	3	1	–		14	2
	2010	18	2	4	2	3	0	25	4
	2011	13	1	1	0	–		14	1
	2012	14	4	4	0	5	1	23	5
	2013	9	1			10	0	9	1
	Total	65	9	12	3	18	1	95	13
Career total		65	9	12	3	18	1	95	13

National team statistics

^[8]

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
2021	9	0
Total	90	14

National team goals

Under–20

Scores and results list Japan U20's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 July 2010	Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld	England	1–0	3–1	2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Senior team

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 July 2013	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	China	2–0	2–0	2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
2.	18 May 2014	Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một	Jordan	2-0	7-0	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3.				5-0
4.	18 September 2014	Yamagata Park Stadium, Yamagata	Ghana	5-0	5-0	International friendly
5.	26 September 2014	Hwaseong Sports Complex, incheon	Hong Kong	3-0	9-0	2014 Asian Games
6.	4 August 2015	Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan	South Korea	1-0	1-2	2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
7.	7 March 2016	Kincho Stadium, Osaka Prefecture	Vietnam	4-1	6-1	2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
8.	22 October 2017	Nagano U Stadium, Nagano	Switzerland	1-0	2-0	International friendly
9.	8 December 2017	Chiba Soga Football Stadium	South Korea	2-1	3-2	2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship (women)
10.	28 February 2018	Estádio Municipal Da Bela Vista	Netherlands	2-6	2-6	2018 Algarve Cup
11.	1 April 2018	Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki	Ghana	4-1	7-1	International friendly
12.	7 April 2018	King Abdullah II Stadium	Vietnam	2-0	4-0	2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
13.	21 August 2018	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium	Vietnam	3-0	7-0	2018 Asian Games
14.	27 February 2019	Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania	United States	1–1	2–2	2019 SheBelieves Cup

Honours

Club

INAC Kobe Leonessa

• L.League (2): 2011, 2012
• Empress's Cup (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
• Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship (1): 2012

Japan

• AFC Women's Asian Cup

Champion: 2014

References

1. "Women's U-20 World Cup squad named". Japan Football Association. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
2. "FIFA Player Statistics: Emi Nakajima". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
3. "なでしこジャパン（日本女子代表）EAFF女子東アジアカップ2013（韓国）" (PDF). Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 10 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
4. 日本 2–0 中国. Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 20 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
5. "Kawasumi returns as Japan name squad for Jordan 2018". Asian Football Confederation. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018.
6. "なでしこジャパンの高倉麻子監督がFIFA女子ワールドカップに向けてメンバーを発表 ～国際親善試合 対スペイン女子代表（6/2＠ル・トゥケ）、FIFA女子ワールドカップ フランス 2019" [Nadeshiko Japan coach Asakura Takako announces members for FIFA Women's World Cup-International Goodwill vs. Spanish Women's National Team (6/2 @ Le Touquet), FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 11 May 2019.
7. "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) Squad - Games of the XXXII Olympiad (Tokyo 2020)【7/21-8/6】, MS&AD CUP 2021【7/14＠Kyoto】". www.jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
8. List of match in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 Archived 2018-08-11 at the Wayback Machine , 2016, 2017 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine , 2018, 2019 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

External links

• Emi Nakajima – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Emi Nakajima at Soccerway
• Emi Nakajima at WorldFootball.net
• Japan Football Association
• Emi Nakajima profile at INAC Kobe Leonessa
• Emi Nakajima profile Archived 2023-01-25 at the Wayback Machine at MyNavi Sendai Ladies