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.
Shinji Kagawa 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. — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
13 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2011–2018The archive holds 13 team sheets naming Shinji Kagawa in Japan's starting line-up, from 2011-01-09 to 2018-07-02.
13 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
15 goals across 11 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 2011–2018| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-19 |  Colombia | W2–1(n) | 6' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Saransk |
| 2017-03-28 |  Thailand | W4–0(h) | 8' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saitama |
| 2016-03-29 |  Syria | W5–0(h) | 66' 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saitama |
| 2015-09-08 |  Afghanistan | W6–0(n) | 10' 50' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tehran |
| 2015-09-03 |  Cambodia | W3–0(h) | 61' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saitama |
| 2015-01-20 |  Jordan | W2–0(n) | 82' | AFC Asian Cup | Melbourne |
| 2013-06-19 |  Italy | L3–4(n) | 33' | Confederations Cup | Recife |
| 2013-03-26 | Jordan | L1–2(a) | 69' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amman |
| 2012-06-08 | Jordan | W6–0(h) | 35' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saitama |
| 2011-10-11 |  Tajikistan | W8–0(h) | 41' 68' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Osaka |
| 2011-01-21 |  Qatar | W3–2(a) | 29' 71' | AFC Asian Cup | Doha |
Honours
7 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours7 | ||||
| Bundesliga | ×2 | 2010–11, 2011–12 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| Premier League | ×1 | 2012–13 | Manchester United | |
| DFB-Pokal | ×2 | 2011–12, 2016–17 | Borussia Dortmund | |
| AFC Asian Cup | ×1 | 2011 | Japan | |
| FA Community Shield | ×1 | 2013 | Manchester United | |
| Individual honours9 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| AFC Asian International Player of the Year | 2012 | |||
| Teams of the season · 5 | ||||
| kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season | ×2 | 2010–11, 2011–12 | ||
| Bundesliga Team of the Season | 2015–16 | |||
| ESM Team of the Season | 2011–12 | |||
| VDV Team of the Season | 2011–12 | |||
| More honours · 3 | ||||
| Bundesliga Player of the Hinrunde | 2010 | |||
| IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time | 2021 | |||
| kicker Bundesliga first half of the 2012 season, only one selected for world class. | ||||