Shinji Kagawa

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Shinji Kagawa
香川 真司
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Kagawa with Borussia Dortmund in 2014
Personal information
Full name Shinji Kagawa[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan
Height Script error: No such module "person height".
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 23
Youth career
1994–1999 Marino FC
1999–2001 Kobe NK Football Club
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– Borussia Dortmund 45 (9)
International career‡
2006–2008 Japan U19 4 (0)
2007 Japan U20 2 (0)
2008 Japan U23 3 (0)
2008– Japan 73 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:38, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2015

Shinji Kagawa (Japanese: 香川 真司 Kagawa Shinji [kagawa ɕindʑi̥]; born 17 March 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Japan national team. Kagawa began his professional career in his homeland with Cerezo Osaka before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2010. After two years with Dortmund, Kagawa signed for Manchester United on a four-year contract. Two years later, he returned to Dortmund.[3] A goal-scoring midfielder, he is known for his "vision, technique, movement and deft passing."[4]

On 29 November 2012, Kagawa was named Asian Football Confederation International Player of the Year.[5]

Club career

Kagawa started playing football at the age of five. He joined Marino Football Club from 1994 to 1999,[6] Kobe NK Football Club from 1999 to 2001, and FC Miyagi Barcelona in Sendai from 2001 to 2005.[7][8][9][10]

Cerezo Osaka

Cerezo Osaka noticed his talent and signed him at the age of 17. He was the first player in Japan to sign a professional contract before graduating from high school, except players promoted from youth teams of the J. League clubs.[11] In 2007, he gained a regular position but the club missed promotion to the J. League Division 1. It was in 2009 that he became the top scorer of J. League Division 2 and drew widespread attention.

Borussia Dortmund

2010–11 season

In the summer of 2010, Kagawa transferred from Cerezo to Borussia Dortmund for €350,000. The relatively modest cost of the transfer was because of a release clause in Kagawa's contract with Cerezo, which allowed him to leave the club cheaply if he had an opportunity to play in Europe.[12]

On 23 August 2010, he made his debut appearance in the German Bundesliga, starting for his new club Dortmund. After scoring his first two competitive goals for the club in the UEFA Europa League qualifying tie against Qarabağ FK, he continued this form with his first goal in the Bundesliga match against VfL Wolfsburg, which Dortmund won 2–0.[13] In the Revierderby against arch-rivals Schalke 04, which Dortmund won 3–1, Kagawa claimed pre-match that he would score two goals; he managed to indeed score twice, making him a fan favourite in the process.[14]

Kagawa missed half of the Bundesliga season because of an injury he picked up on international duty with Japan, but managed to score eight goals in 18 appearances. His strong effort in the first half of the season helped his side finish as champions of the Bundesliga, and he was even named in the Bundesliga Best XI.[15]

2011–12 season

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Kagawa celebrates winning the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double with Borussia Dortmund in 2012

Kagawa was back in time for the start of the 2011–12 Bundesliga campaign and quickly found his way back into the starting line-up. Kagawa scored his first goal of the new Bundesliga season on 18 September, coming on in a disappointing 2–1 loss to Hannover 96, as Dortmund gave up two goals in the last three minutes.[16] On 22 October, Kagawa opened the scoring in the seventh minute as Dortmund crushed 1. FC Köln 5–0 in front of 80,200 home fans at the Signal Iduna Park.[17] Kagawa scored again on 5 November, as Dortmund brushed aside VfL Wolfsburg 5–1 and moved within two points of league leaders Bayern Munich. Kagawa scored a late consolation against Arsenal in a 2–1 loss in the group stage of the Champions League.

On 28 January 2012, Kagawa scored twice in Dortmund's 3–1 win against Hoffenheim. Kagawa scored the only goal of the game against Werder Bremen on 17 March, heading in a pass from İlkay Gündoğan in the eighth minute.[18] Kagawa scored two goals in Dortmund's 6–1 thrashing of Cologne on 25 March, keeping Dortmund five points ahead of Bayern in the title race.[19] Kagawa won the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2012 as they set a Bundesliga record scoring the most points in a season in the Bundesliga, with 81. Kagawa also scored a goal and provided an assist for Dortmund against rivals Bayern Munich in the 2012 DFB-Pokal Final. He scored a total of 13 goals and had 8 assists during that season.

Manchester United

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Kagawa (right) training with Manchester United in 2012

On 5 June 2012, it was announced by Manchester United that the club had reached an agreement with Borussia Dortmund and Kagawa for his transfer,[20] a deal that made him the first Japanese player to join the club.[21] The transfer was completed on 22 June after Kagawa passed his medical at Manchester United and received his UK work permit.[22] On 3 July, it was revealed that Kagawa would wear the number 26 shirt for United.[23] Kagawa spoke about his former club, Borussia Dortmund, saying, "I will carry this club, their great fans, and the whole city in my heart forever and will follow their results with great interest."[24]

On 18 July 2012, Kagawa was handed a two-minute appearance to mark his Manchester United debut in Durban, South Africa, against AmaZulu in a pre-season friendly match.[25] Kagawa made his first start for the Red Devils against Ajax Cape Town on 21 July 2012,[26] and scored his first goal against Shanghai Shenhua four days later.[27] He made his Premier League debut on 20 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes of United's 1–0 defeat away to Everton.[28] He scored his first goal against Fulham on 25 August in his home debut for the club. After Tom Cleverley's shot was parried by Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, Kagawa scored on the rebound from close range.[29] On 19 September, Kagawa was given his first Champions League start as United played against Galatasaray. He provided an assist for the winning goal scored by Michael Carrick in a 1–0 win.[30] On 23 October, he set up Javier Hernández for United's first goal in an eventual 3–2 Champions League victory against Braga. In that match, however, he twisted his knee, which left him sidelined for two months.[31] Kagawa returned from injury in January 2013.

On 2 March 2013, Kagawa scored his first hat-trick for United and also became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League,[32] in his team's 4–0 home win against Norwich City.[33] On 22 April, Kagawa played a part in the title-winning match against Aston Villa in which United won 3–0; he became the first Japanese player to win a Premier League title. On 12 May, Kagawa was included in the United squad to play against Swansea City in Alex Ferguson's last home game before retirement, which United won 2–1. On the same day, Kagawa received his Premier League medal and was voted Man of the Match.

Return to Dortmund

On 31 August 2014, Kagawa officially returned to his former club, Borussia Dortmund, signing a contract until 30 June 2018.[3] He was assigned the shirt number 7 which was vacated by Jonas Hofmann who had left Dortmund to 1. FSV Mainz 05 on loan.[34] On his return debut, Kagawa scored a goal and set up another to help Dortmund win 3–1 against SC Freiburg.[35]

International career

Kagawa played as a member of the Japan national under-20 football team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.[36]

In 2008, he was also selected to play as a member of the Japanese team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[37]

On 24 May 2008, he made his senior international debut in a friendly Kirin Cup match. Japan won the match against Côte d'Ivoire 1–0. However, was not selected in Takeshi Okada's final 23 squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. In September 2010, he scored the only goal of the game in Japan's win over Paraguay in Yokohama.[38]

Kagawa was included in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup by coach Alberto Zaccheroni.[39] In the quarter-final against Qatar, he scored two goals. The game ended in 3–2 win for Japan.[40] In the semi-final against South Korea, Kagawa broke his metatarsal bone[41] and missed the final where Japan beat Australia after extra-time.

Kagawa was named in Japan's 23-man squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and scored the second goal for his country during the group stage match against Italy, which ended in a 4–3 loss. He was selected for his first World Cup in 2014, but made little impact as the "Samurai Blue" was eliminated at the group stage.[42]

At the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, Kagawa scored Japan's second goal during a 2–0 defeat of Jordan in the group stage and was named as man of the match.[43]

Kagawa participated in Japan's quarter-final match against the United Arab Emirates. After the match ended 1–1 after extra time, Kagawa, who was Japan's final kicker in the penalty shoot-out, missed his kick, shooting into the goalpost, as Japan ended up losing the shoot-out 5–4.

Style of play

A technically and creatively gifted player,[44] Kagawa is a versatile attacking midfielder who primarily plays in a playmaking role. He can additionally play on either the left or right flank.[45] Kagawa has good composure on the ball and disciplined decision making and passing.[46] He is an agile player who tends to roam around the opponents' defense looking for an intelligent and creative pass or through ball.[47] He has great attacking play both on and off the ball. He also has great attacking positioning which allows him to have one of the best eyes for goal.[48] Perhaps his best qualities are his agility, passing discipline, creativity, positioning during attack and the ability to pick out a key pass. He's fairly quick and can attack and score goals himself. On some occasions for the national team, he has played in a left midfield, or in an attacking midfield role.[49]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 December 2015.[50][51][52]
Club Season League League Cup League Cup Continental Other[nb 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerezo Osaka 2006 J. League Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2007 35 5 1 2 — — — 36 7
2008 35 16 0 0 — — — 35 16
2009 44 27 0 0 — — — 44 27
2010 J. League Division 1 11 7 — 1 0 — — 12 7
Total 125 55 1 2 1 0 — — 127 57
Borussia Dortmund 2010–11 Bundesliga 18 8 2 0 — 8 4 — 28 12
2011–12 31 13 5 3 — 6 1 1 0 43 17
Total 49 21 7 3 — 14 5 1 0 71 29
Manchester United 2012–13 Premier League 20 6 3 0 0 0 3 0 — 26 6
2013–14 18 0 1 0 2 0 8 0 1 0 30 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 38 6 4 0 3 0 11 0 1 0 57 6
Borussia Dortmund 2014–15 Bundesliga 28 5 5 1 — 5 0 — 38 6
2015–16 15 4 1 1 — 6 3 — 22 8
Total 43 9 6 2 — 11 3 — 60 14
Career total 255 91 18 7 4 0 36 8 2 0 315 106

International goals

Score and Result columns list Japan's goals first.[50]

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund[53]
Manchester United[53]

International

Japan[53]

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the DFL-Supercup and FA Community Shield.

References

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