| Mitsuru Nagata 永田 充 | |
| Fullname: | Mitsuru Nagata |
| Birth Date: | 6 April 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2001 |
| Youthclubs1: | Shizuoka Gakuen High School |
| Years1: | 2002–2005 |
| Clubs1: | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Caps1: | 62 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2006–2010 |
| Clubs2: | Albirex Niigata |
| Caps2: | 119 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2011–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Urawa Reds |
| Caps3: | 91 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Tokyo United FC |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 282 |
| Totalgoals: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2002–2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U-20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
is a Japanese retired football player. He played for Japan national team.
Nagata was born in Shizuoka on 6 April 1983. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 2002. He debuted in September 2002 and became a regular center back in 2003. However he injured his anterior cruciate ligament in March 2005. Although he came back in November, Reysol was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season. In 2006, Nagata moved to J1 club Albirex Niigata with teammate Kisho Yano. However Nagata could not play at all in the match for injuries in 2006. He became a regular player in 2007 and played many matches as center back with Mitsuru Chiyotanda (2007–2009) and Kazuhiko Chiba (2010). In 2011, Nagata moved to Urawa Reds with teammate Márcio Richardes. He became a regular center back from first season. However he could not play many matches for repeated injuries from 2013. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Tokyo Verdy.[1] Although he played for the club in 2 seasons, he could hardly play in the match and resigned end of 2018 season. Nagata joined Tokyo United FC on 15 May 2019.[2]
Nagata was a participant at 2003 World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. He was called up to senior national team in 2004. He made his full international debut on 2 September 2010 in a friendly match against Guatemala.[3] He was also selected in the national squad for the 2011 Asian Cup finals as a late replacement for injured Tomoaki Makino.[4] He played 2 games for Japan until 2011.
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Other1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2002 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 6 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 42 | 0 | ||
| Urawa Reds | 2011 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 41 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2017 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 11 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 282 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 363 | 7 | ||
1Includes other competitive competitions, including the J. League promotion/relegation series.
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
| Team | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Sub | ||||||
| 2002 AFC Youth Championship | U-19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Runners-up | ||
| 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship | U-20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2011 AFC Asian Cup | Senior | 0 | 1 | 0 | Champions | ||
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