Kenji Cabrera

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Kenji Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Kenji Giovanni Cabrera Nakamura [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Shiga, Japan [1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FBC Melgar
Number 26
Youth career
Esther Grande
Alianza Lima
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– FBC Melgar 24 (1)
International career‡
2022– Peru U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:00, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:00, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Kenji Giovanni Cabrera Nakamura (born 27 January 2003) is a Peruvian footballer of Japanese descent who plays as a midfielder for FBC Melgar.

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Club career

Born in Shiga, Japan, Cabrera started his career with Esther Grande, before a short spell in the Alianza Lima academy. [2] He joined FBC Melgar in 2021, immediately being promoted to the first team, making his debut the same year. [2]

International career

Cabrera was born in Japan to a Peruvian father and Japanese mother, and moved to Peru at a young age. He holds dual-citizenship. [3] He has represented Peru at under-20 level. [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 January 2023. [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FBC Melgar 2021 Peruvian Primera División 4000000040
2022 201008 [lower-alpha 1] 000281
Career total241008000321
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kenji Cabrera at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 Zanatta, Diego (14 August 2022). "¿Quién es Kenji Cabrera, futbolista nacido en Japón que es sensación en Melgar?" [Who is Kenji Cabrera, a soccer player born in Japan who is a sensation in Melgar?]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kenji Cabrera habló sobre su golazo de tiro libre con Melgar: "Lo sorprendí a Ángelo"". 30 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Kenji Cabrera at Soccerway
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