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| Date of birth | (1979-02-14)14 February 1979 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shinjuku,Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Mitsubishi Yowa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2008 | Urawa Reds | 278 | (63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | →Karlsruher SC II (loan) | 21 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 39 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Yokohama FC | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Arterivo Wakayama | 11 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 43 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 413 | (74) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Japan U-23 | 12 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Japan | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yuichiro Nagai (永井 雄一郎,Nagai Yūichirō; born 14 February 1979) is a Japanese former professionalfootballer who played as aforward. He made four appearances for theJapan national team scoring once.
Nagai played his youth football atMitsubishi Yowa Club. After graduating from high school in 1997, he joinedUrawa Reds. He made his professional debut on 12 April of that year in the opening league match againstYokohama Marinos atUrawa Komaba Stadium.
Nagai was loaned out to German2. Bundesliga sideKarlsruher SC from 1998 to 1999. He played 21 league games and scored 4 goals forreserve team.
In 2003, Nagai took over the number "9" jersey from iconicMasahiro Fukuda after the latter retired from the game. He scored a hat trick againstTokyo Verdy on 21 August 2004. In the same match, his teammateKoji Yamase also scored three goals. On 1 January 2007, he was instrumental in Urawa defending theEmperor's Cup by scoring a late winner assisted byMasayuki Okano. The club won the champions2006 J1 League,2003 J.League Cup,2005 and2006 Emperor's Cup until 2006.
In 2007,AFC Champions League, Nagai helped Urawa win the tournament scoring 3 goals. He was named the player of the tournament.[1][2] Urawa also won the 3rd place at2007 FIFA Club World Cup.
On 7 January 2009, Nagai transferred toShimizu S-Pulse.[3] He played until 2011. After that, he played forYokohama FC (2012–13),Arterivo Wakayama (2014) andThespakusatsu Gunma (2015–17).
Nagai was a member of the Japan team for the1997 World Youth Championship hosted byMalaysia. He played all 5 matches and scored a goal against Costa Rica at the group stage. The team was eliminated at the quarterfinal. He also represented Japan at the1999 World Youth Championship hosted byNigeria. He played all 7 matches and scored a goal in the semi-final against Uruguay and contributed to the team finishing runners-up in the competition.
He made his full international debut forJapan on 21 April 2003 in a friendly againstSouth Korea atSeoul World Cup Stadium. His first international goal was the winner in the same match. He also played at2003 Confederations Cup. He is so far capped 4 times and scored 1 goal.[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Reds | 1997 | J1 League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 3 | ||
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1999 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 4 | ||||
| 2000 | J2 League | 29 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 13 | |||
| 2001 | J1 League | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2002 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 2003 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 2004 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 9 | ||||
| 2005 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 6 | ||||
| 2006 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 9 | ||||
| 2007 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3[c] | 1 | 48 | 11 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 278 | 63 | 23 | 7 | 55 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 373 | 82 | ||
| Karlsruher SC II | 1998–99 | Regionalliga | 21 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 4 | ||||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2009 | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 2011 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6 | ||
| Yokohama FC | 2012 | J2 League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Arterivo Wakayama | 2014 | Regional Leagues | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 | 4 | |||
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | 2015 | J2 League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 413 | 74 | 34 | 11 | 68 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 534 | 99 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 16 April 2003 | Seoul,South Korea |  South Korea | 1–0 | Won | Friendly |
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