The native form of this personal name is Kagawa Shinji. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Shinji Kagawa
Kagawa with Japan at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Shinji Kagawa[1]
Date of birth
(1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth
Kobe, Japan
Height
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)
Midfielder[4]
Team information
Current team
Cerezo Osaka
Number
8
Youth career
1994–1999
Marino FC
1999–2001
Kobe NK Football Club
2001–2005
FC Miyagi Barcelona
2005–2007
Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
2007–2010
Cerezo Osaka
125
(55)
2010–2012
Borussia Dortmund
49
(21)
2012–2014
Manchester United
38
(6)
2014–2019
Borussia Dortmund
99
(20)
2018
Borussia Dortmund II
1
(0)
2019
→ Beşiktaş (loan)
14
(4)
2019–2020
Real Zaragoza
33
(4)
2021
PAOK
6
(0)
2022–2023
Sint-Truiden
18
(2)
2023–
Cerezo Osaka
35
(2)
International career‡
2006–2008
Japan U19
4
(0)
2007
Japan U20
2
(0)
2008
Japan U23
3
(0)
2008–2019
Japan
97
(31)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Winner
2011 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 August 2019 (UTC)
Shinji Kagawa (Japanese: 香川 真司, Kagawa Shinji[kaꜜɡawaɕiꜜndʑi]; born 17 March 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Cerezo Osaka. He is widely regarded as one of the best Japanese players of all time.[5][6]
Kagawa began his professional career in his homeland with Cerezo Osaka before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2010. After two years with Dortmund, Kagawa signed for Manchester United on a four-year contract. Two years later, he returned to Dortmund.[7] Kagawa holds the records for most appearances and goals by a Japanese player in UEFA club competitions.[8] He later also played for Beşiktaş in Turkey, Real Zaragoza in Spain, PAOK in Greece, and Sint-Truiden in Belgium before returning to Japan, as he rejoined his boyhood club, Cerezo Osaka at the end of January 2023.
Since making his senior international debut in May 2008, he has won over 90 caps and scored over 30 goals. On 29 November 2012, Kagawa was named Asian Football Confederation International Player of the Year.[9]
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^"Exportschlager: Japans Fußball-Stars in Europa". UEFA.com (in German). 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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