Emi Nakajima


Emi Nakajima is a Japanese football player. She plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa and Japan national team.

Club career

Nakajima was born in Yasu on September 27, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. The club won L.League championship for 3 years in a row. She was also selected Best Eleven in 2013 and 2017.

National team career

Nakajima was included in Norio Sasaki's Japan U-20 national team squad for the 2010 U-20 World Cup in Germany. She appeared in all of Japan's three matches against Mexico, Nigeria and England, scoring one goal in a 3–1 win against England, as Japan were eliminated in the group stage. Nakajima received her first cap for the senior team against United States on May 14, 2011. On July 10, 2013, she was called up to the 2013 East Asian Cup in South Korea. She scored her first goal on July 20 in a 2–0 win against China in the first East Asian Cup final round match. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title.

Club statistics

National team statistics

National team goals

Under–20

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 July 2010Bielefelder Alm, Bielefeld1–03–12010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Senior team

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 July 2013Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul2–02–02013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
2.18 May 2014Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một2-07-02014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
3.18 May 2014Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một5-07-02014 AFC Women's Asian Cup
4.18 September 2014Yamagata Park Stadium, Yamagata5-05-0International friendly
5.26 September 2014Hwaseong Sports Complex, incheon3-09-02014 Asian Games
6.4 August 2015Wuhan Sports Center, Wuhan1-01-22015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
7.7 March 2016Kincho Stadium, Osaka Prefecture4-16-12016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
8.22 October 2017Nagano U Stadium, Nagano1-02-0International friendly
9.8 December 2017Chiba Soga Football Stadium2-13-22017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
10.28 February 2018Estádio Municipal Da Bela Vista2-62-62018 Algarve Cup
11.1 April 2018Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki4-17-1International friendly
12.7 April 2018King Abdullah II Stadium2-04-02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
13.21 August 2018Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium3-07-02018 Asian Games
14.27 February 2019Talen Energy Stadium, Chester, Pennsylvania1–12–22019 SheBelieves Cup

Honours

Club

;INAC Kobe Leonessa