Yuto Nagatomo
Nagatomo with Inter in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yuto Nagatomo | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Saijō, Ehime, Japan | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Full-back / Wing-back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Internazionale | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Higashi Fukuoka High School | ||
| 2005–2007 | Meiji University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | FC Tokyo | 72 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | → Cesena (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2011– | Internazionale | 150 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008– | Japan | 88 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 June 2016 |
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Yuto Nagatomo (長友 佑都 Nagatomo Yūto?, born 12 September 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for Serie A club Internazionale.
Nagatomo officially signed with FC Tokyo in 2008, while at Meiji. But he made an appearance at J.League Cup as Special Designated Youth Player in 2007. Nagatomo made 84 appearances in his four years at FC Tokyo.
In July 2010, Nagatomo was signed on loan by the newly promoted Serie A side A.C. Cesena, where he played the first half of the season as Cesena's starting left back. Before moving to Italy, Nagatomo gave a speech to 25,000 supporters just after the match involving F.C. Tokyo and Vissel Kobe on 17 July 2010. After being signed on a permanent deal, Nagatomo was then sold to Internazionale.
Due to his impressive performances for both Cesena and Japan in the 2011 Asian Cup, he was fully signed by Internazionale in January 2011. But before making any league appearances he was sent straight out on loan to Cesena in exchange for Davide Santon also on loan, becoming the first East Asian player to sign with Internazionale.
Nagatomo, wearing number 55, made his debut for Inter on 6 February 2011, replacing Wesley Sneijder in the Serie A match against Roma, which Inter won 5–3. In the following game, Nagatomo came on as a late substitute against Juventus, before starting in both of the following games against Fiorentina and Cagliari. Nagatomo has shown his versatility by playing right back against Sampdoria on 27 February 2011, and finishing the whole 90 minutes. On 6 March 2011, Nagatomo scored his first goal for Inter in the 5–2 trashing of Genoa on a Kharja assist with a swivel and a finish into the roof of the net.
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