Issey Nakajima-Farran
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Issey Morgan Nakajima-Farran | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Terengganu F.A. | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | Verdy Kawasaki | ||
| 1995–1997 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2000–2002 | Tokyo Verdy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Albirex Niigata | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Albirex Singapore | 45 | (26) |
| 2006–2007 | Vejle | 44 | (13) |
| 2007–2009 | Nordsjælland | 46 | (8) |
| 2009–2011 | Horsens | 55 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Brisbane Roar | 23 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | AEK Larnaca | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Alki Larnaca (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2014 | Toronto FC | 5 | (2) |
| 2014 | Montreal Impact | 13 | (0) |
| 2015 | CF Suburense | ? | (?) |
| 2015–2016 | Terengganu FA | 30 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Singapore U21 | 1 | (2) |
| 2006– | Canada | 37 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 30, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 25, 2016 |
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Issey Morgan Nakajima-Farran (born 16 May 1984) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Malaysia Premier League club Terengganu FA and the Canadian national team.
Born to an English-Zimbabwean father and a Japanese mother, Nakajima-Farran moved with his family from Canada to Tokyo when he was three. His football career began while playing for the junior youth team of Verdy Kawasaki. He later moved to England at the age of ten to play for Crystal Palace FC's youth team, but returned to Japan when he was 16 to pursue a youth contract with Tokyo Verdy. In 2003, he began his professional football career after having signed with J2 League's Albirex Niigata.
In 2004, Nakajima-Farran was transferred to the Albirex Niigata's Singaporean satellite club in the S.League. Upon two successful seasons with Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, scoring 26 goals in 45 appearances, he was awarded the S.League Young Player of the Year in 2005, and also was invited to play a game for the U-21 side of Singaporean national football team.
In the winter transfer window of 2006, Nakajima-Farran had trials with English sides Millwall FC and Portsmouth FC, however was signed by Danish First Division team Vejle Boldklub on a 2-year deal. He helped Vejle BK win the championship and gain promotion to the top league in the Danish football system, the Superliga, by netting 7 goals in 13 games. Following a strong performance in his first season in the top flight, he was bought by Danish Superliga side, FC Nordsjælland on a 4-year contract in June 2007.
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