In his first season with Celtic, Nakamura helped the club win the Scottish Premier League and Scottish League Cup. He has scored 24 goals for Japan.[1] His former clubs include Espanyol and Reggina. He moved to Celtic on 25 July 2005 for a fee of around £2.75 million.
CLUB CAREER
Yokohama F. Marinos (2010–2012)
Nakamura returned to the club he began his professional career in Japan. He became an instant influence at the club, scoring a fantastic goal in his debut. His second and third goals came in August 2010, both long range efforts, and one a classic free-kick. He has helped Yokohama remain in contention for the title.Espanyol (2009–2010)
Many media have speculated that Nakamura returned to his hometown club Yokohama Marinos after the four year contract with Celtic. In June 2009, just before a medical checkup in Yokohama, the negotiation broke down due to unknown reasons. On 22 June 2009, it was announced that Nakamura had agreed terms with Espanyol He agreed to join on a two-year contract, subject to a medical examination. He made his debut with "Los Pericos" in the first league match of the 2009-10 season against Athletico Bilbao playing the entire game. However, he did not have as much first team action as he wished with the majority of his appearances being as a substitute.Celtic (2005–2009)
He made an immediate impact upon joining Celtic, and was named Man of the Match in his début against Dundee United on 6 August 2005. His creativity, as well as his work ethic and composure under pressure has won praise from teammates, manager Gordon strachan and Celtic supporters.Nakamura expressed interest in playing in Spain and media reports linked him to Athletico Madrid and Deportivo as well as German teams Borussia Dortmund and Munchengladbach in the summer of 2005, but Nakamura ultimately chose to join Celtic.In his first season with Celtic, Nakamura won his first major club titles, the Scottish Premier League and Scottish League Cup. On 13 September 2006, he played his début champions league game against Manchester United at Old Trafford. He scored from a free kick to bring the game level at 2–2, although Celtic eventually lost 3–2. On 14 October 2006, in a league game against Dundee United at Tannadice Nakamura scored the first hat trick of his Celtic career and won the Man of the Match award. The game ended 4–1 in Celtic's favour. On 13 September, Nakamura played his 100th Scottish Premier League match in a 4–2 victory against Motherwell.
Reggina (2002–2005)
Following the disappointment of being omitted from Japan's final World Cup squad, Nakamura joined Reggina, newly promoted to serie A. Expectations for Nakamura were high, as he was given the prestigious number 10 shirt from the start, and he responded by scoring in three consecutive matches early in the season.However, Nakamura struggled with injuries, appearing in just 18 matches in the 2003–04 season, while the club struggled to avoid relegation all three seasons he played there. After three seasons in Italy, he felt it was time to move on.
Yokohama Marinos (1997–2002)
In 1997, 19-year-old Nakamura joined Yokohama Marinos of J league division 1, a club whose youth side he had played for when it was known as Nissan Motors FC. He made his début with Marinos on 16 April of that year against Gamba Osaka. Nakamura finished the season with 27 appearances and 5 goals.In 2000, Nakamura had his best season in Yokohama, recording 5 goals and 11 assists, and winning the J League Most Valuable Player award. Nakamura left Marinos during the 2002 season to join Reggina
NET WORTH: goal.com values the Japanese Legend at 17 million pounds or 4.8 billion naira and that puts him at our number 47 spot.
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