Keito Nakamura (中村 敬斗, Nakamura Keito, born 28 July 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Austrian Football Bundesliga club LASK. He plays either as an attacking midfielder or a forward.[2][3][4]
![]() Keito Nakamura playing for LASK. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keito Nakamura[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Abiko, Chiba, Japan | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | LASK | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
Mitsubishi Yowa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Gamba Osaka | 24 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Gamba Osaka U-23 | 22 | (5) |
2019–2020 | → Twente (loan) | 17 | (4) |
2020 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2021 | → Juniors OÖ (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2021– | LASK | 34 | (13) |
2021 | → Juniors OÖ | 5 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Japan U-17 | 11 | (5) |
2019 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2019 |
Nakamura joined Gamba Osaka from Kantō Soccer League side Mitsubishi Yowa ahead of the 2018 J1 League season.[5] He made his senior debut at the age of 17 on 24 February 2018 in a 3–2 home defeat by Nagoya Grampus in which replaced Hwang Ui-jo in the 69th minute and 10 minutes later crossed for Shun Nagasawa to head home and make the score 2-2.[6][7]
In total he played 17 J1 League games during his debut campaign and netted 1 goal, the winner in a 2–1 win over V-Varen Nagasaki on November 24.[8] He also scored once in 7 J.League Cup games and made one substitute appearance in the Emperor's Cup, a shock home defeat to Kwansei Gakuin University.[3]
Nakamura spent a large part of the second half of the season with Gamba's Under-23 side in J3 League where he netted 4 times in 15 appearances with the goals coming against FC Tokyo U-23, Thespakusatsu Gunma and Azul Claro Numazu.[3]
In February 2021, Nakamura has loaned to 2. Liga (Austria) club FC Juniors OÖ. [9]
On 11 August 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Austrian club LASK.[10]
Nakamura has represented Japan at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 level playing in both the AFC Under-16 Championship in 2016, and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which he netted 4 times in 4 games before Japan were eliminated by England at the last-16 stage.[2][3]
Last update: 15 May 2021[3]
Club performance | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
2018 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 2 | ||
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 2 | ||||
Netherlands | League | KNVB Beker | - | Europe | Total | |||||||||
2019-20 | FC Twente | Eredivisie | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 | 6 | |||
Belgium | League | Belgium Cup | - | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
2020-21 | Sint-Truidense V.V. | Belgian First Division A | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | |||
Austria | League | Austrian Cup | - | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
2020-21 | FC Juniors OÖ | 2. Liga | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | |||
2021-22 | FC Juniors OÖ | 2. Liga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | |||
Career total | 51 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 60 | 13 |
LASK – current squad | |
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