Yuta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta, born 16 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town[1][2] and the Japan national team.
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Full name | Yuta Nakayama | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 25) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki, Japan | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Huddersfield Town | ||||||||||||
Number | 33 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Kashiwa Reysol Youth | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
2015–2018 | Kashiwa Reysol | 76 | (6) | ||||||||||
2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||
2019–2022 | PEC Zwolle | 79 | (5) | ||||||||||
2022– | Huddersfield Town | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Japan U-20 | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||
2018–2021 | Japan U-23 | 18 | (4) | ||||||||||
2019– | Japan | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:51, 4 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022 (UTC) |
Nakayama was born in Ibaraki, Japan. He made his official debut for Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League Division 1, AFC Champions League on 6 May 2015 against the Vietnam-based club Binh Duong F.C in Go Dau Stadium in Thu Dau Mot, Vietnam. He started and played the full match, receiving a yellow card in the 83rd minute. Nakayama and his club lost the match 1–0.[3]
In 2017, Nakayama was named J.League Rookie of the Year.[4]
On 15 January 2019, Nakayama joined Eredivisie team PEC Zwolle on a three and half year deal.[5] He made his debut for Zwolle on 31 March 2019, in a 3–0 home victory over FC Emmen.[6] He scored his first goal in the Netherlands, on 17 January 2020, in a 3–3 draw against Utrecht.[7]
On 15 July 2022, following PEC Zwolle's relegation from the Eredivisie, Nakayama joined EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town on a two year deal.[8] Nakayama scored his first goal in England in his third appearance for Huddersfield, a 3–1 victory over Stoke City on 13 August 2022.[9]
In May 2017, Nakayama was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played full time in all four matches as center back.
He made his Japan national team debut on 17 June 2019 in the 2019 Copa América game against Chile, as a starter.[10]
Nakayama was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but he was forced to withdraw from the official squad list, due to Achilles injury.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kashiwa Reysol | 2015 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2016 | J1 League | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
2017 | J1 League | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | ||
2018 | J1 League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
Total | 76 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 99 | 6 | ||
J.League U-22 Selection (loan) | 2015 | J3 League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
PEC Zwolle | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Eredivisie | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
2020–21 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||
2021–22 | Eredivisie | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
Total | 79 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 6 | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2022–23 | EFL Championship | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
Total | 180 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 209 | 14 |
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 4 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 7 | 0 |
Total | 16 | 0 |
Individual
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