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:''Shunsuke Nakamura is not to be confused with [[Shinsuke Nakamura]], the Japanese [[professional wrestler]]/[[Mixed Martial Arts|MMA]] fighter''
{{Infobox Football biography 2
| playername = Shunsuke Nakamura
| image = [[File:Shunsuke2 20080622.png|200px]]
| caption = Nakamura playing for [[Japan national football team|Japan]] in 2008.
| fullname = Shunsuke Nakamura
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1978|6|24|df=y}}
| cityofbirth = [[Yokohama]]
| countryofbirth = [[Japan]]
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Yokohama F. Marinos]]
| clubnumber = 25
| youthyears1 = 1991–1994 |youthclubs1 = Nissan Junior Youth
| youthyears2 = 1994–1997 |youthclubs2 = Toko Gakuen High School
| years1 = 1997–2002 |clubs1 = [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]] |caps1 = 146 |goals1 = 33
| years2 = 2002–2005 |clubs2 = [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]] |caps2 = 81 |goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2005–2009 |clubs3 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] |caps3 = 128 |goals3 = 29
| years4 = 2009–2010 |clubs4 = [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] |caps4 = 12 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2010– |clubs5 = [[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]] |caps5 = 10 |goals5 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1996–1997 |nationalteam1 = [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U20]] |nationalcaps1 = 11 |nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1998–2000 |nationalteam2 = [[Japan national football team|Japan U23]] |nationalcaps2 = 18 |nationalgoals2 = 7
| nationalyears3 = 1998–2010 |nationalteam3 = [[Japan national football team|Japan]] |nationalcaps3 = 98 |nationalgoals3 = 24
| pcupdate = 9 May 2010 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 1 July 2010 (UTC)
}}
{{nihongo|'''Shunsuke Nakamura'''|中村 俊輔|Nakamura Shunsuke|born 24 June 1978 in [[Yokohama]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture]]}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|footballer]] who currently plays for [[Yokohama Marinos]] in [[J-League]]. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and
on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the [[UEFA Champions League]] and the second Asian player to do so.<!-- citation needed --> He is also well known for his free kick-taking abilities. [[Asteroid]] [[29986 Shunsuke]] is also named in his honour.

He has won the [[Asian Cup]] in [[Asian Cup 2000|2000]] and [[Asian Cup 2004|2004]] with the [[Japan national football team|Japanese national football team]], and was named [[Asian Cup Most Valuable Player|Most Valuable Player]] in the 2004 competition. He has also appeared in the 1997 [[FIFA World Youth Championship]], and the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] as a member of the Japanese Under-23 team.

In his first season with Celtic, Nakamura helped the club win the [[Scottish Premier League]] and [[Scottish League Cup]]. He has scored 23 goals for [[Japan national football team|Japan]]. His former clubs include [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] and [[Reggina]], for whom he scored 38 and 12 goals respectively before moving to Celtic on 25 July 2005 for a fee of around [[Pound sterling|£]]2.75 million.

==Playing style==
[[Image:Shunsuke1 20080622.jpg|thumb|left|Nakamura lining up a free kick]]
Nakamura is a winger and was usually deployed by Celtic on the right hand side of midfield. He had previously been positioned in the centre or on the left hand side of the pitch, since he is left-footed.

He is known for his vision and touch, as well as being a set-piece specialist. He can create scoring opportunities for his teammates but is also capable of scoring himself. Former [[Shimizu S-Pulse]] and [[Kashiwa Reysol]] manager and [[Tottenham Hotspur]] player [[Steve Perryman]] once remarked that Nakamura was so good, he "could open a tin of [[beans]] with his left foot".<ref>[http://www.fcjapan.co.jp/mail_magazine/news/feature_view.php3?id=423&m=1 FC Japan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Slightly built, weighing just 68 kg, Nakamura has been criticized for lack of strength on the ball, and his physical weakness was one of the reason for his omission from Japan's [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] squad. He has addressed this shortcoming during his three seasons in Italy and he has flourished in the more physical [[Scottish Premier League]].

==Early years==
Born and raised in [[Yokohama]], Japan, Nakamura began playing football competitively at age 5, playing with the local youth club side Misono FC until he entered junior high school. In fifth grade, he was selected for Yokohama's city all-star team's tour of the former [[Soviet Union]], even though the team was only meant to include sixth graders.{{Fact|date=May 2007}}

In 1991 at age 12, he joined Nissan FC Junior Youth, the youth division of [[Nissan Motors]]' club side, which would become [[Yokohama Marinos]] when [[J. League]] began play in 1993.

However, Nakamura was not promoted to the Nissan FC Youth team in 1994, and he enrolled at Toko Gakuen High School in Kawasaki. There, Nakamura was named the most valuable player of Japan's national high school football tournament in 1995, and led the school to the tournament final in 1996.

After graduation from Toko Gakuen in 1997, Nakamura signed with the local club, [[Yokohama Marinos]].

==Club career==
===Yokohama Marinos (1997-2002)===
In 1997, 19-year-old Nakamura joined [[Yokohama Marinos]] of [[J. League]] (later merged with [[Yokohama Flugels]] and renamed "[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]"), 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]] of [[Serie A]], after the clubs agreed to a US$3.5 million transfer fee following a 6-month loan period.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2002/07/04/italy_nakamura-ap/ | work=CNN | title=Nakamura confirms move to Reggina | accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref>

===Reggina (2002-2005)===
Following the disappointment of being omitted from Japan's final World Cup squad, Nakamura joined [[Italy|Italian]] club [[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.

===Celtic (2005-2009)===
Nakamura expressed interest in playing in [[Spain]] and media reports linked him to [[Atlético Madrid]] and [[Deportivo La Coruña]] of [[La Liga]] as well as [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] teams [[Borussia Dortmund]] and [[Borussia Monchengladbach]] in the summer of 2005,<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=335345 ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Nakamura set for Primera Liga switch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but Nakamura ultimately chose to join [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].

[[Image:Shunsuke Nakamura.jpg|thumb|right|Nakamura warming up ahead of [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]'s clash with [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on 5 August 2005]] He made an immediate impact at Celtic, and was named Man of the Match in his début against [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] on 6 August 2005.<ref>[http://sport.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=829&id=1740152005 He's the Orient express - Scotsman.com Sport<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> His creativity, as well as his work ethic and composure under pressure has won praise from teammates, manager [[Gordon Strachan]] and Celtic supporters.<ref>http://www.celticfc.net/newsroom/news.aspx?id='2005-12-12_1152ss'</ref><ref>[http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/news/scot-premier/shunsuke.html Scottish Football News - Shunsuke Nakamura :: Soccerphile<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In his first season with Celtic, Nakamura won his first major club titles, the Scottish Premier League and Scottish League Cup.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/sport/columns/200604/s1622269.htm ABC Sport Online - World Cup 2006 - Shunsuke Nakamura: Creative heartbeat<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On 13 September 2006, he played his début [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] game against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford (football ground)|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 Park|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 21 November 2006, Nakamura scored perhaps the most important goal of his career to date with a 30-yard free-kick against [[Manchester United]] at [[Celtic Park]] in a crucial Champions League game. The goal resulted in Celtic progressing to the Champions League knockout stage for the first time.<ref>[http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=soccer&id=2671411 Celtic into knockout phase with win over Man Utd]</ref> On 26 December 2006, Nakamura chipped the ball over Dundee United's goalkeeper [[Derek Stillie]] at Celtic Park (He won the Goal of the Season award by this<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6582025.stm | work=BBC News | title=Nakamura takes top player award | date=22 April 2007 | accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref>). It was Nakamura's performance in the final 20 minutes of the game which allowed Celtic to escape with a point, prompting Gordon Strachan to proclaim him "a genius". <ref>http://www.celticfc.net/newsroom/news.aspx?id='2006-12-27_1252df'</ref>

On 25 February 2007, during the [[Scottish Cup 2006-07|Scottish Cup]] quarter-final between Celtic and [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle]], Nakamura broke a bone in his left hand after an Inverness player stepped on it. However, Nakamura played in the next game on 3 March against [[Dunfermline Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Celts ease past Pars | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.celticfc.net/newsroom/news.aspx?id='2007-03-03_1707df' | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-03-05 | language = }}</ref>
Gordon Strachan, said that they couldn't play the second leg of the Champions League match against the European Champions [[AC Milan]] in San Siro without him.<ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Celts ease past Pars | date= | publisher= | url =http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20070301-00000051-sph-socc' | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2007-03-01 | language = }}</ref> He played in both legs of the fixture, the first of which was a 0-0 draw at Celtic Park, with Milan going on to win the tie 1-0 at the [[San Siro]], after extra time.

On 22 April 2007 Celtic won their 41st league championship, and second in a row. The title was won in dramatic fashion by an injury time free-kick from Nakamura in a 2-1 victory against Kilmarnock.<ref>Colin Moffat, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6574335.stm Kilmarnock 1-2 Celtic], BBC Sport, 22 April 2007</ref> The result left Celtic 13 points clear of Rangers with four matches remaining. Quite fittingly, later that day Nakamura was recognized by his peers by him winning the [[Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year|Scottish Professional Footballers' Association's player of the year]] award for 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6582025.stm Nakamura takes top player award], ''BBC News'', 22 April 2007, Retrieved 22 April 2007</ref> This was followed in May by the [[Scottish Football Writers' Association]] player of the year award<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/6615155.stm Nakamura gets top writers' prize] BBC Sport Online, 2007-05-02 Retrieved 2007-05-02</ref> and both Players Player of the Year award and the Fans Player of the Year award at Celtic's own end of season awards ceremony. He was also awarded SPL goal of the season for his goal against Dundee Utd.<ref name=autogenerated1 />

Nakamura featured little in the first part of Celtic's 2007&ndash;08 campaign due to a knee injury which was picked up in a [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] qualifying match against [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] in August 2007 and repeatedly aggravated, including in a match against [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] on 27 October 2007,<ref>{{cite news | last = Gordon | first = Phil | title = Shunsuke Nakamura out of Champions League as knee fails to improve | publisher = [http://www.timesonline.co.uk Times Online] | date = 2007-11-22 | url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/scotland/article2918103.ece | accessdate = 2008-01-21 | location=London}}</ref> after which Nakamura sat out for nearly three months. Nakamura returned to play on 12 January 2008, for Celtic's [[Scottish Cup]] match against [[Stirling Albion F.C.|Stirling Albion]], in which he scored a goal.<ref>{{cite news | title = Celtic 3-0 Stirling Albion | publisher = [http://www.rte.ie RTE Sport] | date = 2008-01-12 | url = http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0112/celticstirling.html | accessdate = 2008-01-21 }}</ref>

On 16 April 2008 Nakamura scored his first goal against Glasgow rivals [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in a 2-1 victory for Celtic. This goal made him the first ever Japanese player to score in an [[Old Firm]] game. He later had a goal bound effort illegally cleared off the line by [[Carlos Cuéllar]] in the same match.

On 1 July, it was reported that newly-promoted Serie A side [[Bologna F.C.|Bologna]] were interested in acquiring Nakamura's services from Celtic. However, the player has reiterated his desire to see out the remaining years of his contract until he returns to [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] to end his career.

On 13 September, Nakamura played his 100th Scottish Premier League match in a 4&ndash;2 victory against Motherwell.

On 28 February 2009, he scored a hat trick against [[St. Mirren F.C.| St. Mirren]] in a 7-0 win.

===Espanyol (2009-2010)===
Many media have speculated that Nakamura returned to his hometown club [[Yokohama F. 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 [[La Liga|Spanish Primera Division]] side [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Nakamura snubs Yokohama to join Espanyol | publisher = Japan Today | date = 22 June 2009 | url = http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/nakamura-snubs-yokohama-to-join-espanyol}} </ref> He agreed to join on a two-year contract, subject to a medical examination.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8101864.stm|title=Espanyol seal deal for Nakamura |date=23 June 2009|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=23 June 2009}}</ref>
He made his debut with "Los Pericos" in the first league match of the [[La Liga 2009–10|2009-10]] season against [[Athletic 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.

On 1st February 2010, Nakamura told the Spanish press that he was going to stay at the Barcelona-based side. However, on 12th February a statement was released which admitted that both Espanyol and Nakamura himself had decided upon the player's return to Japan.<ref>{{cite news | title = It is best for the player to return to Japan, agree Espanyol and Nakamura | publisher = Sponichi | date = 13 February 2010 | url = http://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2010/02/13/08.html}} </ref> Nakamura was transferred to [[Yokohama Marinos]] on 26th February.

==National team==
[[File:Shunsuke Nakamura Japan.jpg|thumb|Nakamura playing for the national team.]]
===Youth national teams (1996-2000)===
Nakamura's national team career with Japan started in 1996 as the only high school player selected to the Under-19 team for the Asia Youth Championship. The following year, he was a member of Japan's Under-20 team that finished in the final 8 of the [[FIFA World Youth Championship]].

In 1999, Nakamura was selected a member of Japan's Under-23 team that won all its Asian qualifying matches in the run up to the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympic Games]] in Sydney. Nakamura formed a lethal combination in the attacking midfield with [[Shinji Ono]] on a team that would form the core of the Japanese national team, and included [[Atsushi Yanagisawa]], [[Junichi Inamoto]] and [[Naohiro Takahara]]. In Sydney, Japan reached the quarterfinal round.

===Under Troussier (2000-02)===
Nakamura made his senior national team debut on 13 February 2000, in an [[Asian Cup]] qualifier match against [[Singapore]]. He scored his first national team goal against [[Brunei]] in the very next match on 16 February 2000, also in Asian Cup qualifying.

After helping Japan win [[Asian Cup 2000]], Nakamura appeared to have cemented his place in the national team, having played every match of the tournament. However, his national team career took a sharp turn in a friendly match on 25 March 2001, a humiliating 5-0 loss to [[France national football team|France]]. He did not play for the team led by manager [[Philippe Troussier]] again until almost a year later, in a friendly match against [[Ukraine national football team|Ukraine]] on 21 March 2002.

Although Nakamura played in four friendly matches leading up to the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup Finals]], he was left out of the 23-man squad to the disappointment of fans. In the second to last warm up match for the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]], he scored two goals, one of them a curling shot made directly from a corner kick.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/news/2002/05/02/japan_honduras/ | work=CNN | title=Santos lifts Japan to 3-3 draw with Honduras | accessdate=23 May 2010}}</ref> However, he picked up a knee injury against Honduras and did not play in the final warm up match, a 3-0 loss against [[Norway]], and was ultimately not picked for the World Cup squad.<ref>[http://worldcup.espnsoccernet.com/story?id=210564&lang=en ESPNsoccernet.com World Cup 2002: Japan veterans given surprise call-up<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Despite Nakamura's talents, Troussier could not find a place in his rigid, defensive-minded system. He believed Nakamura lacked the physique and stamina to play either the center or the left of the midfield, and had a surplus of players at both positions.<ref>[http://www.fcjapan.co.jp/mail_magazine/news/feature_view.php3?id=49&m=1 FC Japan<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Under Zico (2002-06)===
After the World Cup, Troussier resigned as manager of Japan, and was replaced by former [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] and [[Kashima Antlers]] star [[Zico]]. The new coach immediately brought the talented player back to the national team, starting Nakamura in his début against [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]].

Zico has lauded Nakamura's improvement since 2002, especially his physical development, stating, "Unquestionably, he has improved a great deal since his move to Serie A. He is the soul of our midfield."<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=336786&cc=5901 ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Celtic chase signing of Nakamura<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Nakamura has flourished under Zico's attacking style and earned his place as the central playmaker. He led Japan to the championship at [[Asian Cup 2004]], where he was named Most Valuable Player, and qualification for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup Finals]].<ref>http://www.fifa.com/en/news/interview/0,4323,110314-N,00.html</ref> Nakamura also starred for Japan in the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]] and [[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]], scoring a total of 4 goals in 6 matches.

Nakamura was suspended for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification)|World Cup qualification]] match against [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] on 8 June 2005 that clinched Japan's place in the 2006 Finals,<ref>http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050608/1/3tgq.html</ref> he nonetheless played a key role in the qualifying run and has replaced [[Hidetoshi Nakata]] as the main playmaker in Japan's attack.<ref>http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050922/1/4pwd.html</ref>

In the 2006 FIFA World Cup Nakamura scored the [[2006 FIFA World Cup controversies#Australia_vs._Japan_.28Group_stage.29|controversial]] opening goal in Japan's first game against [[Australia national football team|Australia]], which Australia came back to win 3-1.

After the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]], Nakamura retired from international football.

==Honours==
===Club and national team===
*[[J-League|J. League 1st stage]]: 2000
*[[J. League Cup]]: 2001
*[[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]
*[[Scottish Premier League]]: [[Scottish Premier League 2005-06|2006]], [[Scottish Premier League 2006-07|2007]], [[Scottish Premier League 2007-08|2008]]
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: 2006, [[Scottish League Cup 2008–09|2009]]
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[Scottish Cup 2006–07|2007]]

===Individual===
*[[J. League Best Eleven]]: 1999, 2000
*[[J. League Most Valuable Player]]: 2000
*Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2000
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup]] Bronze Shoe Award: [[Confederations Cup 2003|2003]]
*[[AFC Asian Cup]] Best Eleven: [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]], [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]
*[[AFC Asian Cup#Most Valuable Players|AFC Asian Cup Most Valuable Player]]: [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]eoin
*[[SPFA Players' Player of the Year]]: 2007
*[[SFWA Footballer of the Year]]: 2007
*[[Scottish PFA Goal of the Season]]: 2007
*[[Scottish PFA's Team of the Season]]: 2007<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/scotland/6584145.stm SPFA's team of the 2006/07 season]</ref>
*[[Scottish Premier League monthly awards|Scottish Premier League Player of the Month]]: [[Scottish Premier League 2006-07#Monthly awards|2007 (February)]]
*[[Celtic Player of The Year]]: 2007<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://www.celticfc.net/news/stories/news_100507142734.aspx Clean sweep for Nakamura]</ref>
*Celtic Fans Player of the Year: 2007<ref name=autogenerated2 />

==Achievements==
*Nominated for [[Ballon d'Or]]: [[Ballon d'Or 2007|2007]]

==Career statistics==
As of '''24 May, 2009'''
{{Football player statistics 1|YY}}
{{Football player statistics 2|JPN|YY}}
|-
|[[J. League 1997|1997]]||rowspan="6"|[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]]||rowspan="6"|[[J. League|J. League Division 1]]||27||5||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||31||5
|-
|[[J. League 1998|1998]]||33||9||colspan="2"|-|||4||1||colspan="2"|-||37||10
|-
|[[J. League 1999|1999]]||26||7||3||1||4||0||colspan="2"|-||33||8
|-
|[[J. League 2000|2000]]||30||5||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||36||6
|-
|[[J. League 2001|2001]]||24||3||1||0||6||2||colspan="2"|-||31||5
|-
|[[J. League 2002|2002]]||8||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||8||4
{{Football player statistics 2|ITA|YY}}
|-
|[[Serie A 2002–03|2002-03]]||rowspan="3"|[[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]]||rowspan="3"|[[Serie A]]||32||7||4||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||36||8
|-
|[[Serie A 2003–04|2003-04]]||16||2||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||18||2
|-
|[[Serie A 2004–05|2004-05]]||33||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||33||2
{{Football player statistics 2|SCO|YY}}
|-
|[[Scottish Premier League 2005–06|2005-06]]||rowspan="4"|[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]||rowspan="4"|[[Scottish Premier League|Premier League]]||33||6||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||38||6
|-
|[[Scottish Premier League 2006–07|2006-07]]||37||9||5||0||colspan="2"|-||8||2||50||11
|-
|[[Scottish Premier League 2007–08|2007-08]]||26||6||4||1||colspan="2"|-||4||0||34||7
|-
|[[Scottish Premier League 2008–09|2008-09]]||32||8||2||0||3||1||5||0||42||9
{{Football player statistics 2|ESP|YY}}
|-
|[[La Liga 2009–10|2009-10]]||rowspan="1"|[[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]||rowspan="1"|[[La Liga]]||13||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||0
{{Football player statistics 2|JPN|YY}}
|-
|[[J. League 2010|2010]]||[[Yokohama F. Marinos|Yokohama Marinos]]||[[J. League|J. League Division 1]]||11||1||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||12||1
{{Football player statistics 3|4|JPN}}159||34||7||1||22||4||colspan="2"|-||188||39
{{Football player statistics 4|ITA}}81||11||6||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||87||12
{{Football player statistics 4|SCO}}128||29||12||1||7||1||17||2||164||33
{{Football player statistics 4|ESP}}13||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||0
{{Football player statistics 5}}381||74||27||3||29||5||17||2||454||84
|}

==National team career statistics==
===Appearances in major competitions===
Last update: '''14 October 2009'''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team!!rowspan="2"|Competition!!rowspan="2"|Category!!colspan="2"|Appearances!!rowspan="2"|Goals!!rowspan="2"|Team Record
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!Start!!Sub
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship]]||U-20||5||0||1||Quarterfinals
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]||Senior||3||0||2||Qualified
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympics]]||U-23||4||0||0||Quarterfinals
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup]]||Senior||5||0||0||'''Champions'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup]]||Senior||2||0||3||Round 1
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2004 AFC Asian Cup]]||Senior||6||0||2||'''Champions'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2005 FIFA Confederations Cup]]||Senior||3||0||1||Round 1
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||Senior||7||1||1||Qualified
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup]]||Senior||3||0||1||Round 1
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2007 AFC Asian Cup]]||Senior||6||0||2||4th Place
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]||Senior||11||0||1||Qualified
|}

===Goals for national team===
Last update: '''19 November 2009'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''<big>Shunsuke Nakamura: International Goals</big>'''
! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
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| 1. || 16 February 2000 || [[Macau]], [[China]] || {{fb|BRU}} || 9-0 || Won || Asian Cup 2000 Qual
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| 2. || 11 June 2000 || [[Miyagi Stadium|Miyagi, Japan]] || {{fb|SVK}} || 1-1 || Draw || Friendly
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| 3. || 16 August 2000 || [[Hiroshima Big Arch|Hiroshima, Japan]] || {{fb|UAE}} || 3-1 || Won || Friendly
|-
| 4. || 2 May 2002 || [[Kobe Wing Stadium|Kobe, Japan]] || {{fb|HON}} || 3-3 || Draw || Friendly
|-
| 5. || 2 May 2002 || [[Kobe Wing Stadium|Kobe, Japan]] || {{fb|HON}} || 3-3 || Draw || Friendly
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| 6. || 28 March 2003 || [[Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|Tokyo, Japan]] || {{fb|URU}} || 2-2 || Draw || Friendly
|-
| 7. || 18 June 2003 || [[Stade de France|Paris, France]] || {{fb|NZL}} || 3-0 || Won || Confederations Cup 2003 Group Stage
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| 8. || 18 June 2003 || [[Stade de France|Paris, France]] || {{fb|NZL}} || 3-0 || Won || Confederations Cup 2003 Group Stage
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| 9. || 20 June 2003 || [[Stade Geoffroy-Guichard|Saint-Étienne, France]] || {{fb|FRA}} || 1-2 || Lost || Confederations Cup 2003 Group Stage
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| 10. || 9 June 2004 || [[Saitama Stadium|Saitama, Japan]] || {{fb|IND}} || 7-0 || Won || World Cup 2006 Qual
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| 11. || 20 July 2004 || [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Chongqing, China]] || {{fb|OMA}} || 1-0 || Won || Asian Cup 2004 Group Stage
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| 12. || 24 July 2004 || [[Chongqing Olympic Sports Center|Chongqing, China]] || {{fb|THA}} || 4-1 || Won || Asian Cup 2004 Group Stage
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| 13. || 22 June 2005 || [[RheinEnergieStadion|Cologne, Germany]] || {{fb|BRA}} || 2-2 || Draw || Confederations Cup 2005 Group Stage
|-
| 14. || 7 September 2005 || [[Miyagi Stadium|Miyagi, Japan]] || {{fb|HON}} || 5-4 || Won || Friendly
|-
| 15. || 8 October 2005 || [[Skonto stadions|Riga, Latvia]] || {{fb|LVA}} || 2-2 || Draw || Friendly
|-
| 16. || 12 June 2006 || [[Fritz-Walter-Stadion|Kaiserslautern, Germany]] || {{fb|AUS}} || 1-3 || Lost || World Cup 2006 Group Stage
|-
| 17. || 13 July 2007 || [[My Dinh National Stadium|Hanoi]], [[Vietnam]]|| {{fb|UAE}} || 3-1 || Won || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] Group Stage
|-
| 18. || 16 July 2007 || [[My Dinh National Stadium|Hanoi]], [[Vietnam]] || {{fb|VIE}} || 4-1 || Won || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]] Group Stage
|-
| 19. || 11 September 2007 || [[Hypo-Arena|Klagenfurt]], [[Austria]] || {{fb|SUI}} || 4-3 || Won || Friendly
|-
| 20. || 11 September 2007 || [[Hypo-Arena|Klagenfurt]], [[Austria]] || {{fb|SUI}} || 4-3 || Won || Friendly
|-
| 21. || 2 June 2008 || [[Nissan Stadium|Yokohama]], [[Japan]] || {{fb|OMA}} || 3-0 || Won || World Cup 2010 Qual
|-
| 22. || 6 September 2008 || [[Bahrain National Stadium|Riffa]], [[Bahrain]] || {{fb|BHR}} || 3-2 || Won || World Cup 2010 Qual
|-
| 23. || 28 March 2009 || [[Saitama Stadium|Saitama]], [[Japan]] || {{fb|BHR}} || 1-0 || Won || World Cup 2010 Qual
|-
| 24. || 18 November 2009 || |[[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] || {{fb|HKG}} || 4-0 || Won || [[2011_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification#Group_A|2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|}

===National team Appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Appearances!!Goals
|-
|2000||align="Center"|16||align="Center"|3
|-
|2001||align="Center"|1||align="Center"|0
|-
|2002||align="Center"|6||align="Center"|2
|-
|2003||align="Center"|8||align="Center"|4
|-
|[[Japan national football team in 2004|2004]]||align="Center"|15||align="Center"|3
|-
|[[Japan national football team in 2005|2005]]||align="Center"|11||align="Center"|2
|-
|[[Japan national football team in 2006|2006]]||align="Center"|6||align="Center"|2
|-
|[[Japan national football team in 2007|2007]]||align="Center"|10||align="Center"|4
|-
|[[Japan national football team in 2008|2008]]||align="Center"|9||align="Center"|2
|-
|2009||align="Center"|11||align="Center"|2
|-
|2010||align="Center"|5||align="Center"|0
|-
!Total
|align="Center"|98||align="Center"|24
|}

== Personal life ==
Nakamura married a former Japanese talent in 2004. In the same year, his first son was born. His second son was born on 15 January 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland. Nakamura enjoys [[baseball]], which is the most popular sport in Japan. His favourite team is [[Yomiuri Giants]]. He bats right-handed and throws right-handed though he is a left-footed footballer. According to the [[Evening Times]], he is a fan of the [[Grand Theft Auto]] and [[Gran Turismo (series)|Gran Turismo]] video games. He has appeared with Zico on the front cover of the Japanese releases of [[Konami|Konami's]] ''[[Winning Eleven]]'' video game series (''WE 5'' ''WE 9'', ''WE 9: Ubiquitous Evolution'' and ''WE 10'') in 2001, 2005 and 2006. He also appeared on the front cover of [[Namco|Namco's]] ''Football Kingdom Trial Edition'' in 2004. He is the paid promoter of the Yamada electronics chain. His current boot sponsor is Adidas.

== References ==

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==External links==
* [http://www.shunsuke.com/ Official site]
* {{nfteams|3557}}
* {{soccerbase|id=20825|name=Shunsuke Nakamura}}
* [http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/shunsuke-nakamura/profil/spieler_6069.html Player profile on Transfermarkt]
* [http://forum.celtictalk.org/topic/15460-25-shunsuke-nakamura/ Player profile on CelticTalk]
* [http://www.celticfc.net/home/players/playerInfo/sNakamura.aspx Profile at official Celtic website]

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