Teruhito Nakagawa

Teruhito Nakagawa
仲川 輝人

Personal information
Full name	Teruhito Nakagawa
Date of birth	(1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	FC Tokyo
Number	39
Youth career
2005–2010	Kawasaki Frontale
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	Senshu University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2022	Yokohama F. Marinos	140	(35)
2016	→ Machida Zelvia (loan)	12	(3)
2017	→ Avispa Fukuoka (loan)	20	(0)
2023–	FC Tokyo	27	(4)
International career^‡
2019–	Japan	2	(0)
Medal record Yokohama F. Marinos Runner-up J.League Cup 2018 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2017 Representing  Japan Men's football EAFF Championship Runner-up 2019 South Korea Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 18, 2019

Teruhito Nakagawa (仲川 輝人, Nakagawa Teruhito, born 27 July 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for J1 League club FC Tokyo.^[1]

Club career

Early career

Born in Kanagawa, Nakagawa was educated at and played for Senshu University prior to joining Yokohama F. Marinos. In 2013, as the third-year student, he became the top scorer of the year with 15 goals in the JUFA-Kanto Division I League. And also selected as National team for Universiade Kazan, and was described as the best player in the League.

On 19 October 2014, he seriously injured his right knee, ACL, MCL and meniscus. Even though this injury forced him to end the season, it was not known when he would recover,^[2] but Marinos officially announced his joining on 28 October.^[3]

Yokohama F. Marinos

In August 2015, Nakagawa was fully recovered from his injury. On 6 September, he made his debut for Yokohama F. Marinos in Emperor's Cup against MIO Biwako Shiga. And September 12, he made his debut in J1 League against Albirex Niigata.

On 25 May 2016, he scored his first goal in Marinos in J.League Cup against Albirex Niigata.

Machida Zelvia

On 6 September 2016, Nakagawa was loaned to Machida Zelvia. On 11 September, he made his debut in Zelvia. On 18 September, he scored his first goal in Zelvia in J2 League against Zweigen Kanazawa. During this season, he scored 3 goals in 12 games.

Yokohama F. Marinos

On 12 January 2017, Nakagawa returned to Yokohama F. Marinos.

Avispa Fukuoka

On 24 July 2017, Nakagawa was loaned to Avispa Fukuoka. During this season, he played in 18 games.

Yokohama F. Marinos

On 12 January 2018, Nakagawa returned to Yokohama F. Marinos again. On 19 May, he scored 2 goals in one game against V-Varen Nagasaki. On September 29, he scored an excellent goal that was honored as the best goal of the month. He received the ball behind the halfway line, ran 40 meters and get the ball past the defender with a skillful nutmeg before scoring.

From 2019, he chose to use the number 23 at Yokohama F. Marinos. The Nissan brand uses the number 23 in its cars for motorsport competitions. The reason? In Japanese, "Ni" is number two and "San" is number three. and he got the nickname Nissan GT-R because of his speed.

On 3 May 2019, he scored first goal in Reiwa, the new era of Japan, against Sanfrecce Hiroshima. On 9 November, he scored incredible goal again in J1 League against Consadole Sapporo after he was chosen MVP for October 2019.^[4] He collected the ball near the center mark, dribbled 50 meters and past four defenders including goalkeeper before scoring, and the ball was gently passed to open goal.

FC Tokyo

In November 2022, it was announced that Nakagawa would be leaving Yokohama F. Marinos to join FC Tokyo.^[5]

Personal life

In parents' home, Nakagawa has a poodle called Ray, and the origin of the dog's name is Teruhito, Nakagawa's first name. "Teru" of Teruhito is the Japanese word for "to shine" and has the same meaning as "Ray".^[6]

Club statistics

As of start of the 2023 season^{[7][8][9][10]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		AFC		Other		Total
Yokohama F. Marinos	2015	J1 League	2	0	1	0	0	0	-		-		3	0
	2016		4	0	0	0	5	1	-		-		9	1
	2017		0	0	0	0	4	1	-		-		4	1
	2018		24	9	3	0	10	4	-		-		37	13
	2019		33	15	1	0	2	0	-		-		36	15
	2020		18	2	0	0	1	0	6	3	1[a]	0	26	5
	2021		28	2	0	0	5	4	-		-		33	6
	2022		31	7	1	0	0	0	6	0	-		38	7
	Total		140	35	6	0	27	10	12	3	1	0	186	48
Machida Zelvia (loan)	2016	J2 League	12	3	0	0	-		-		-		12	3
Avispa Fukuoka (loan)	2017		20	0	0	0	-		-		-		20	0
FC Tokyo	2023	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
Career total			172	38	6	0	27	10	12	3	1	0	218	51

1. Appearance in the Japanese Super Cup

National team statistics

^[11]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	2	0
Total	2	0

Honours

Club

Yokohama F. Marinos

• J1 League: 2019, 2022

Individual

• J.League Most Valuable Player: 2019^[12]
• J.League Top Scorer: 2019^[12]
• J.League Best XI: 2019^[12]

References

1. "仲川 輝人：横浜Ｆ・マリノス：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
2. 仲川輝人 (19 October 2014). "前十字靭帯 内側側副靭帯 半月板を断裂して大学サッカーというピッチにもう立てなくなってしまいました。今まで応援してくださったみなさんに感謝したいです。悔いが残るが切り替えるしかない！当分やれないけど仲川輝人が帰ってくるのを待っていて欲しいです。やっぱりサッカー大好きだ！". @ternp7 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
3. 仲川輝人 (28 October 2014). "オフィシャルリリースがあった通り、来季から横浜F•マリノスに加入することが内定しました。夢だったプロでの舞台、嬉しい限りです。自分を育ててくれた家族には感謝しきれません。携わって下さった全ての方々への感謝も忘れません。". @ternp7 (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
4. "仲川輝人選手「2019明治安田生命JリーグKONAMI月間MVP」10月度受賞のお知らせ | ニュース一覧". 横浜F・マリノス 公式サイト. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
5. "ニュース｜FC東京オフィシャルホームページ". www.fctokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 January 2023.
6. "令和１号横浜仲川、愛犬「レイ」背番「ニッサン」 - Ｊ１ : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2019.
7. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 82 out of 289)
8. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 61 out of 289)
9. "Japan - T. Nakagawa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
10. "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Teruhito Nakagawa Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
11. Teruhito Nakagawa at National-Football-Teams.com
12. "Teruhito Nakagawa named J. League MVP, with Iniesta joining Marinos and Tokyo players in Best XI". The Japan Times. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.

External links

• Teruhito Nakagawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos
• Profile at Machida Zelvia
• Teruhito Nakagawa on Twitter
• Teruhito Nakagawa at Soccerway