Their 2026 World Cup
A goal and an assist in four matches, with 310 minutes out wide.
Match by match
Keito Nakamura played 3 matches for Japan, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group F | vs Tunisia 4-0 | Started, off on 79′ · 1 assist |
| Group F | vs Sweden 1-1 | Started, off on 75′ |
| Round of 32 | vs Brazil 1-2 | Started, off on 66′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 28 July 2000 · aged 25 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Abiko
- Height
- 1.80 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Keito Nakamura (中村 敬斗, Nakamura Keito; born 28 July 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Ligue 2 club Reims and the Japan national team. He plays either as a left winger or a forward.
Gamba Osaka Nakamura joined Gamba Osaka from Kantō Soccer League side Mitsubishi Yowa ahead of the 2018 J1 League season. He made his senior debut at the age of 17 on 24 February 2018 in a 3–2 home defeat by Nagoya Grampus in which replaced Hwang Ui-jo in the 69th minute and 10 minutes later crossed for Shun Nagasawa to head home and make the score 2–2. In total he played 17 J1 League games during his debut campaign and netted 1 goal, the winner in a 2–1 win over V-Varen Nagasaki on 24 November. He also scored once in 7 J.League Cup games and made one substitute appearance in the Emperor's Cup, a home defeat to Kwansei Gakuin University. Nakamura spent a large part of the second half of the season with Gamba's Under-23 side in J3 League where he netted 4 times in 15 appearances with the goals coming against FC Tokyo U-23, Thespakusatsu Gunma and Azul Claro Numazu.
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