Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gaku Nawata | ||
Date of birth | 29 July 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kamimura Gakuen High School | ||
Youth career | |||
-2018 | Konokawauchi SC [1] | ||
2018-2022 | Kamimura Gakuen Junior HS | ||
2022– | Kamimura Gakuen High School | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | Japan U17 | 9 | (6) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:41, 21 November 2023 (UTC) |
Gaku Nawata ( Japanese: 名和田我空; born 29 July 2006) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker.
Nawata began his career as a football player at Konokawuchi SC when he was an elementary school student. He achieved second place in the U-12 tournament in Miyazaki when he was in sixth grade. [2]
In 2018, he enrolled in Kamimura Gakuen, which is known for its excellence in football. He won the national junior high school tournament and was the top scorer. [3] And then, he skipped a grade to join the high school team, and he is still a key player there. [4] [5] [6] [7]
In 2022, he was first called up to the Japan U-16. At 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, he scored the most of all the players and led his national team to victory. He also won the MVP award for the tournament. [8] On 11 October, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. [9]
In the same year, he has continued to represent Japan at 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In the first game at the knockout round, he scored the equalizer against Spain, but Japan conceded a goal later and ended up in defeat. [10]
International
Individual
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Gaku Nawata | ||
Date of birth | 29 July 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Kagoshima, Japan | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kamimura Gakuen High School | ||
Youth career | |||
-2018 | Konokawauchi SC [1] | ||
2018-2022 | Kamimura Gakuen Junior HS | ||
2022– | Kamimura Gakuen High School | ||
International career‡ | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | Japan U17 | 9 | (6) |
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:41, 21 November 2023 (UTC) |
Gaku Nawata ( Japanese: 名和田我空; born 29 July 2006) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a striker.
Nawata began his career as a football player at Konokawuchi SC when he was an elementary school student. He achieved second place in the U-12 tournament in Miyazaki when he was in sixth grade. [2]
In 2018, he enrolled in Kamimura Gakuen, which is known for its excellence in football. He won the national junior high school tournament and was the top scorer. [3] And then, he skipped a grade to join the high school team, and he is still a key player there. [4] [5] [6] [7]
In 2022, he was first called up to the Japan U-16. At 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, he scored the most of all the players and led his national team to victory. He also won the MVP award for the tournament. [8] On 11 October, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide. [9]
In the same year, he has continued to represent Japan at 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In the first game at the knockout round, he scored the equalizer against Spain, but Japan conceded a goal later and ended up in defeat. [10]
International
Individual