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.
Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese former professional footballer. He is currently working as an assistant coach of the Japan national football team. He is the only person to have been named J.League Most Valuable Player more than once, receiving the award in 2000 and 2013. Renowned as one of Japan's greatest ever footballers, Nakamura was known for his free-kicks; Steve Perryman once remarked that Nakamura "could open a tin of beans with his left foot". — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-31
In the line-ups
11 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2000–2007The archive holds 11 team sheets naming Shunsuke Nakamura in Japan's starting line-up, from 2000-10-29 to 2007-07-28.
11 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
13 goals across 12 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 2003–2009| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-28 |  Bahrain | W1–0(h) | 47' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saitama |
| 2008-09-06 | Bahrain | W3–2(a) | 18' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Riffa |
| 2008-06-02 |  Oman | W3–0(h) | 49' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yokohama |
| 2007-07-16 |  Vietnam | W4–1(a) | 53' | AFC Asian Cup | Hanoi |
| 2007-07-13 |  United Arab Emirates | W3–1(n) | 42' (pen) | AFC Asian Cup | Hanoi |
| 2006-06-12 |  Australia | L1–3(n) | 26' | FIFA World Cup | Kaiserslautern |
| 2005-06-22 |  Brazil | D2–2(n) | 27' | Confederations Cup | Cologne |
| 2004-07-24 |  Thailand | W4–1(n) | 21' | AFC Asian Cup | Chongqing |
| 2004-07-20 | Oman | W1–0(n) | 33' | AFC Asian Cup | Chongqing |
| 2004-06-09 |  India | W7–0(h) | 29' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Saitama |
| 2003-06-20 |  France | L1–2(a) | 59' | Confederations Cup | Saint-Étienne |
| 2003-06-18 |  New Zealand | W3–0(n) | 12' 75' | Confederations Cup | Saint-Denis |
Honours
11 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours11 | ||||
| Scottish Premier League | ×3 | 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08 | Celtic | |
| AFC Asian Cup | ×2 | 2000, 2004 | Japan | |
| Scottish League Cup | ×2 | 2005–06, 2008–09 | Celtic | |
| Emperor's Cup | ×1 | 2013 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
| J.League Cup | ×1 | 2001 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
| J2 League promotion | ×1 | 2022 | Yokohama | |
| Scottish Cup | ×1 | 2006–07 | Celtic | |
| Individual honours23 | ||||
| Player of the year · 8 | ||||
| J.League Player of the Year | ×2 | 2000, 2013 | ||
| Japanese Footballer of the Year | ×2 | 2000, 2013 | ||
| Celtic Player of the Year | 2006–07 | |||
| SFWA Footballer of the Year | 2006–07 | |||
| SPFA Players' Player of the Year | 2006–07 | |||
| SPL Player of the Year | 2006–07 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| SPFA Team of the Season | 2006–07 | |||
| More honours · 14 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven | ×3 | 2000, 2004, 2007 | ||
| J.League Best Eleven | ×3 | 1999, 2000, 2013 | ||
| J.League Monthly MVP | ×2 | 2013, 2015 | ||
| AFC Asian Cup All-time XI | 2023 | |||
| AFC Asian Cup MVP | 2004 | |||
| FIFA Confederations Cup Bronze Shoe | 2003 | |||
| J.League 20th Anniversary Team | ||||
| J.League 30th Anniversary Team | ||||
| SPFA Goal of the Season | 2006–07 | |||