JapanCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Masashi Nakayama , nicknamed "Gon" during his playing career, is a Japanese professional football manager and former player. He was the J.League Most Valuable Player in 1998, J.League Top Scorer in 1998 and 2000, and J.League Best XI in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
3 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1998The archive holds 3 team sheets naming Masashi Nakayama in Japan's starting line-up, from 1998-06-14 to 1998-06-26.
3 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
9 goals across 9 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1992–1998| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-06-26 |  Jamaica | L1–2(n) | 74' | FIFA World Cup | Lyon |
| 1997-11-16 |  Iran | W3–2(n) | 39' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Johor Bahru |
| 1997-11-08 |  Kazakhstan | W5–1(h) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tokyo |
| 1993-10-28 |  Iraq | D2–2(n) | 69' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 1993-10-21 |  North Korea | W3–0(n) | 51' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 1993-10-18 | Iran | L1–2(n) | 88' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Doha |
| 1993-05-05 |  Sri Lanka | W6–0(n) | 82' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Dubai |
| 1992-11-06 |  China | W3–2(h) | 84' | AFC Asian Cup | Hiroshima |
| 1992-11-01 | North Korea | D1–1(h) | 80' | AFC Asian Cup | Hiroshima |
Honours
10 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours10 | ||||
| AFC Champions League | ×1 | 1998–99 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| J1 League | ×3 | 1997, 1999, 2002 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| Japanese Super Cup | ×3 | 2000, 2003, 2004 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| AFC Asian Cup | ×1 | 1992 | Japan | |
| Asian Super Cup | ×1 | 1999 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| Emperor's Cup | ×1 | 2003 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| Individual honours11 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| J.League Top Scorer | ×2 | 1998, 2000 | ||
| Player of the year · 2 | ||||
| J.League Most Valuable Player | 1998 | |||
| Japanese Footballer of the Year | 1998 | |||
| Monthly awards · 1 | ||||
| AFC Player of the Month | 1998 | |||
| More honours · 6 | ||||
| J.League Best XI | ×4 | 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002 | ||
| J.League 20th Anniversary Team | ||||
| Selected to AFC All Star Team | 1999 | |||