Yūta Nakayama (中山 雄太) age, position, team, salary, girlfriend, facts, football Career

Yūta Nakayama age, position, salary, team, girlfriend, facts, football Career

Yuta Nakayama is a Japanese footballer who plays as a center-back for the EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Japan national team. He is often regarded as one of the best center-backs in the world. He has been playing football since he was a child and he has an incredible vision of the game.

Yūta Nakayama is known for his creative and offensive style of play which has led him to be regarded as one of the best players in the world. Here, we take a closer look at Yūta Nakayama’s age, position, salary, team, girlfriend, facts, and football career so far.

Who Is Yûta Nakayama?

Yuta Nakayama (中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta, born 16 February 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town and the Japan national team.

Yūta Nakayama Facts

  • Name: 中山 雄太, Nakayama Yūta
  • Date of birth/Age: Feb 16, 1997 (25)
  • Place of birth: Ryugasaki, Ibaraki
  • Citizenship:  Japan
  • Height: 1,81 m
  • Position: Centre-Back
  • Current international: Japan
  • Caps/Goals: 13 / 0

Yūta Nakayama Early Life

Born in Ryugasaki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, to the parents of a teacher, he joined the Kitabunma Sports Boy Scouts, to which his brother belonged when he was in the first grade of elementary school and started playing soccer in earnest. He was elected to Toresen, Ibaraki Prefecture when he was playing in the soccer club of Ryugasaki Municipal Atago Junior High School and was scouted when he played against Kashiwa Reysol U-15 in a practice game.

During his time as a subordinate organization, he experienced various positions from the middle stage to the defence line, and in July 2013 when he was in his second year of high school, he was registered as one of the top teams at the age of 16. In his third year of high school, he was captain of the team and won the Takamado Trophy U-18 Soccer League in his premier league EAST for the first time in club history

Yūta Nakayama Current Team

He is currently playing for PEC Zwolle.

Yūta Nakayama Age

He is 26 years old.

Yūta Nakayama Girlfriend

Yūta Nakayama is currently single, according to our records.

What is Yūta Nakayama Playing Position?

He plays as a defender in his team.

Yūta Nakayama Salary and Net Worth

His Net Worth is Approx 1 Million USD and his salary is not available.

Yūta Nakayama Football Career

Here, we take a closer look at Yūta Nakayama’s Football career so far.

Club Career

Kashiwa Reysol

In 2015, he was promoted to the top team with Koki Oshima during the same period. On May 6, the same year, he made his professional debut in the AFC Champions League 2015 Group League Round 6 against Becamex Binh Duon and made his first appearance in the league match against J1’s 1st stage Round 13 Gamba Osaka on June 23. In the ACL quarter-final round 1 Guangzhou Hengda War on August 25, Hidekazu Otani was injured and missed, and he started in the inside half position.

In 2016, Takahiro Shimotaira, who was instructed during the subordinate organization era, became a starting member when he became the director. In the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Group Stage Section 2 Vegalta Sendai match on March 27, he achieved a participation time of 450 minutes and signed a professional A contract.

In the 1st stage, he sometimes participated as a left-side back (wing-back), but when he entered the 2nd stage, he secured a fixed position in the centre back with Shinnosuke Nakatani, who is from the same subordinate organization and is a senior in the first grade. scored his first professional goal from a corner kick in the 2nd stage Section 3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima match in July.

In 2017, as a centre-back regular, he participated in all 30 league games, excluding the withdrawal period due to participation in the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the suspension or withdrawal. He won the J.League Best Young Player Award of the same year and was also selected as the TAG Heuer YOUNG GUNS AWARD Best Eleven for J.League players under the age of 23.

PEC Zwolle

On January 14, 2019, a full transfer to PEC Zwolle was announced. On March 31, he made his first appearance after his transfer by participating in the match against FC Emmen in Section 27. On January 17, 2020, he scored his first goal after his transfer in the 19th round against FC Utrecht.

Huddersfield town

On 15 July 2022, following PEC Zwolle’s relegation from the Eredivisie, Nakayama joined EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town on a two-year deal. Nakayama scored his first England goal in his third appearance for Huddersfield, a 3-1 win over Stoke City on 13 August 2022.

International career

In July 2012, he was convened for the first time by the U-16 Japan National Team and participated in the Iran expedition. Since then, he has been active as a main player, such as serving as a captain for each age group, and at the AFC U-19 Championship in October 2016, he played centre-back with Takehiro Tomiyasu in five games except the semi-final against Vietnam. who achieved the tournament’s first victory by keeping all games to zero goals.

In 2017, he will also be a member of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. In this tournament, he participated in all games with Tomiyasu again, and served as a game captain from the second round of the group league match against Uruguay, contributing to the advancement to the final 16.

On May 23, 2019, elected as a member of the Japan national team for the Kirin Challenge Cup. He was also elected to the Japan national team, which was announced the next day and was composed mainly of the Tokyo Olympics generation facing Copa America. On June 18, he made his national debut in the starting lineup against Chile in the first Copa America match.

Individual Awards

J.League Rookie of the Year: 2017

Interesting Facts about Yūta Nakayama

  • Now Yuta Nakayama’s is 22 years old.
  • Yuta Nakayama was born on 29 march and his birth sign is Aquarius.
  • Yuta Nakayama’s current main occupation is as an Association Football Player.
  • He had been learning the piano for six years when he was in elementary school.

Yûta Nakayama Facebook Instagram Twitter and YouTube

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FAQs

What is the Net Worth of Yûta Nakayama?

He has a total wealth of £982800.

What is the Height of Yûta Nakayama?

His height is 1.81 m.

Is Yûta Nakayama left or right footed?

He is Left-footed.

Conclusion

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