Yuto Nagatomo

Yuto Nagatomo
	Nagatomo with Galatasaray in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Yuto Nagatomo
Date of birth	12 September 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Saijō, Ehime, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Full back
Club information
Current team	FC Tokyo
Number	5
Youth career
2002–2004	Higashi Fukuoka High School
2005–2007	Meiji University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2011	FC Tokyo
2010–2011	→ Cesena (loan)
2011–2018	Inter Milan
2018	→ Galatasaray (loan)
2018–2020	Galatasaray
2020–2021	Marseille
2021–	FC Tokyo
National team‡
2008	Japan U-23
2008–	Japan
Honours
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2022

Yuto Nagatomo (長友佑都, Nagatomo Yuto, born September 12, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He plays for the Japan national team.

Biography

Nagatomo was born in Saijo on September 12, 1986. When he played for Meiji University, he also played for FC Tokyo in 2007. After graduating from the university, he joined FC Tokyo in 2008. He became a regular left side back from first season. The club won the champions in the 2009 J.League Cup. In summer 2010, he moved to Italian Serie A club Cesena. In January 2011, he moved to Internazionale Milano. He played 170 matches for the club in 7 seasons. In February 2018, he moved to Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray. The club won the champions in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 season. In summer 2020, he moved to French Ligue 1 club Olympique Marseille.

On May 24, 2008, Nagatomo debuted for the Japan national team against Ivory Coast. He became a regular player as left side back soon. In August 2008, he also played for Japan U-23 national team at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2010, he was selected the Japan for 2010 World Cup. He played full-time in all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2011, he participated 2011 Asian Cup. He played full-time in all 6 matches and Japan won the champions. He also played at 2013 Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. He played full-time in all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2019, he played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2023^[3]^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental^[c]		Other^[d]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Tokyo	2007	J.League Division 1	0	0	—		1	0	—		—		1	0
	2008	J.League Division 1	29	3	3	0	3	0	—		—		35	3
	2009	J.League Division 1	31	1	1	0	4	1	—		—		36	2
	2010	J.League Division 1	12	1	—		1	0	—		—		13	1
	Total		72	5	4	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	85	6
Cesena (loan)	2010–11	Serie A	16	0	0	0	—		—		—		16	0
Inter Milan (on loan)	2010–11	Serie A	13	2	3	0	—		3	0	—		19	2
Inter Milan	2011–12	Serie A	35	2	1	0	—		7	0	—		43	2
	2012–13	Serie A	25	0	2	0	—		8	2	—		35	2
	2013–14	Serie A	34	5	2	0	—		—		—		36	5
	2014–15	Serie A	14	0	1	0	—		3	0	—		18	0
	2015–16	Serie A	22	0	4	0	—		—		—		26	0
	2016–17	Serie A	16	0	0	0	—		4	0	—		20	0
	2017–18	Serie A	11	0	2	0	—		—		—		13	0
	Total Inter		170	9	15	0	0	0	25	2	0	0	210	11
Galatasaray (loan)	2017–18	Süper Lig	15	0	1	0	—		—		—		16	0
Galatasaray	2018–19	Süper Lig	17	1	0	0	—		7	0	1	0	25	1
	2019–20	Süper Lig	15	1	2	1	—		6	0	1	0	24	2
	Total		47	2	3	1	0	0	13	0	2	0	65	3
Marseille	2020–21	Ligue 1	25	0	1	0	—		2	0	1	0	29	0
FC Tokyo	2021	J1 League	10	0	—		—		—		—		10	0
	2022	J1 League	30	0	1	0	—		—		—		31	0
	2023	J1 League	27	0	2	0	6	0	—		—		35	0
Career total			397	16	26	1	15	1	40	2	3	0	481	20

International

As of match played 5 December 2022^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2008	7	1
	2009	11	2
	2010	16	0
	2011	10	0
	2012	10	0
	2013	12	0
	2014	10	0
	2015	10	0
	2016	5	0
	2017	10	0
	2018	9	0
	2019	12	1
	2020	1	0
	2021	8	0
	2022	11	0
Total		142	4

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nagatomo goal.

List of international goals scored by Yuto Nagatomo
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 November 2008	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	Syria	1–0	3–1	Friendly
2	31 May 2009	National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Belgium	1–0	4–0	Friendly
3	8 October 2009	Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan	Hong Kong	2–0	6–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	10 October 2019	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	Mongolia	3–0	6–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification