Shinji Kagawa
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 Kagawa with Borussia Dortmund in 2011 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shinji Kagawa | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Manchester United | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2005 | FC Miyagi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Cerezo Osaka | 125 | (55) |
| 2010–2012 | Borussia Dortmund | 49 | (21) |
| 2012– | Manchester United | 11 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Japan U19[2] | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Japan U20[2] | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Japan U23[2] | 3 | (0) |
| 2008– | Japan | 38 | (12) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 February 2013 |
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On 29 November 2012, Kagawa was named AFC International Player of the Year Award.[4]
Club career
Kagawa started playing football at the age of five. He joined Marino Football Club from 1994 to 1999,[5] Kobe NK Football Club from 1999 to 2001, and FC Miyagi Barcelona in Sendai from 2001 to 2005.[6][edit] Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka noticed his talent and signed him at the age of 17. He was the first player in Japan to sign a professional contract before graduating high school, except players promoted from youth teams of the J. League clubs.[7] In 2007, he gained a regular position but the club missed the promotion to the J. League Division 1. It was 2009 that he became the top scorer of J. League Division 2 and recognized attention.By mid-2010, Kagawa was represented with a sports agency run by retired German professional footballer Thomas Kroth, which ultimately handled his transfer to Borussia Dortmund.
[edit] Borussia Dortmund
[edit] 2010–11 season
On 23 August 2010, he made his debut appearance in the German Bundesliga, starting for his new club Borussia Dortmund. After scoring his first two competitive goals for the club in the UEFA Europa League qualifying tie against FK Qarabağ, he continued this form with his first goal in the Bundesliga match against Wolfsburg, which Dortmund won 2–0.[9] In the Revierderby against archrival Schalke 04, which Dortmund won 3–1, Kagawa said pre-match that he would score two goals, he then went on to score twice, making him one of the fans' favorites.[10]
Kagawa missed half of the Bundesliga season because of an injury he picked up on international duty, but managed to score eight goals in 18 appearances. His strong effort in the first half of the season helped his side finish as champions of the Bundesliga and he was even named in the Bundesliga Best XI.[11]
[edit] 2011–12 season
On 28 January 2012, Kagawa scored twice in Dortmund's 3–1 win against Hoffenheim. Kagawa scored the only goal of the game against Werder Bremen on 17 March, heading in a pass from İlkay Gündoğan in the eighth minute.[14] Kagawa scored two goals in Dortmund's 6–1 thrashing of Cologne on 25 March, keeping Dortmund five points ahead of Bayern in the title race.[15] Kagawa won the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2012 as Borussia Dortmund set a Bundesliga record scoring the most points in a season in the Bundesliga with 81 points. Kagawa also scored a goal and provided an assist for Borussia Dortmund, against rivals Bayern Munich in the 2012 DFB-Pokal Final.
[edit] Manchester United
On 18 July 2012, Kagawa was handed a two-minute appearance to mark his Manchester United debut in Durban against AmaZulu in a pre-season friendly match.[21] Kagawa made his first start for the Red Devils against Ajax Cape Town on 21 July 2012,[22] and scored his first goal against Shanghai Shenhua four days later.[23] He made his Premier League debut on 20 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes of United's 1–0 defeat away to Everton.[24] He scored his first goal against Fulham on 25 August 2012, in his home debut for the club. After Tom Cleverley's shot was parried by Mark Schwarzer, Kagawa scored on the rebound from close range.[25] On 19 September 2012, Kagawa was given his first Champions League start as Manchester United player against Galatasaray. He provided an assist for the winning goal scored by Michael Carrick in a 1–0 win.[26] On 23 October 2012, he set up Javier Hernández for United's first goal which United won eventually 3–2 against S.C. Braga. In that match he twisted his knee which left him sidelined for two months.[27] Kagawa since then returned from injury in January 2013.
[edit] International career
Kagawa played as a member of the Japan national under-20 football team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.[28]In 2008, he was also selected to play as a member of the Japanese team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[29] On 24 May 2008, he made his senior international debut in a friendly Kirin Cup match. Japan won the match against Côte d'Ivoire 1–0. He was not selected in Takeshi Okada's final 23 squad for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In September 2010 he scored the only goal of the game in Japan's win over Paraguay in Yokohama.[30] It took Kagawa five months to rehab his injury from the AFC Asia Cup. He returned in Dortmund's final game as a substitute in the 87th minute.
[edit] 2011 AFC Asian Cup
He was included in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup by coach Alberto Zaccheroni.[31] In the quarterfinals against Qatar, he scored two goals. The game ended 3–2, a win for Japan.[32] In the semi-final against South Korea, Kagawa broke his metatarsal bone[33] and missed the final where Japan beat Australia after extra-time.[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Club
Statistics accurate as of match played 30 January 2013[34][35]| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other[nb 1] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 36 | 7 | ||||
| 2008 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 16 | ||||
| 2009 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 44 | 27 | ||||
| 2010 | 11 | 7 | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 125 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 127 | 57 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2010–11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 28 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | – | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 17 | ||
| Total | 49 | 21 | 7 | 3 | – | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 29 | ||
| Manchester United | 2012–13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 2 | ||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 78 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 88 | |
[edit] International
- As of 12 October 2012
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