Yuichiro Nagai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuichiro Nagai | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Thespakusatsu Gunma | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1996 | Mitsubishi Yowa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2008 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 278 | (63) |
| 1998–1999 | → Karlsruher SC II (loan) | 21 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 39 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Yokohama FC | 21 | (3) |
| 2014 | Arterivo Wakayama | 11 | (3) |
| 2015– | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 31 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–1999 | Japan U20 | 12 | (2) |
| 2003 | Japan | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 January 2010 |
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Yuichiro Nagai (永井 雄一郎? Nagai Yūichirō, born 14 February 1979 in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) player. He is a forward and currently plays for J. League Division 2 side Thespakusatsu Gunma.
He played his youth football at Mitsubishi Yowa Club. After graduating from high school in 1997, he joined Urawa. He made his professional debut on 12 April of that year in the opening league match against Yokohama Marinos at Urawa Komaba Stadium.
Nagai was loaned out to German second division Bundesliga side Karlsruher SC from 1998 to 1999. He played 21 league games and scored four goals.
In 2003, he took over the number nine jersey from iconic Masahiro Fukuda after the latter retired from the game. He scored a hat trick against Tokyo Verdy 1969 on 21 August 2004. In the same match, his teammate Koji Yamase also scored three goals. On 1 January 2007, he was instrumental in Urawa defending the Emperor's Cup by scoring a late winner assisted by Masayuki Okano.
In AFC Champions League 2007, he helped Urawa win the tournament scoring 3 goals. He was named the player of the tournament.
On 7 January 2009, he transferred to Shimizu S-Pulse.
He was a member of the Japan team for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by Malaysia. He scored a goal against Costa Rica at the group stage. The team was eliminated at the quarterfinal. He also represented Japan at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship hosted by Nigeria. He scored a goal in the semi-final against Uruguay and contributed to the team finishing runners-up in the competition.
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