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The Career Path of Shinji Kagawa

Which footballer followed this career path?

The career path

  1. Cerezo Osaka2007 — 2010🇯🇵 Japan
  2. Borussia Dortmund2010 — 2012🇩🇪 Germany
  3. Manchester United2012 — 2014🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
  4. Borussia Dortmund2014 — 2019🇩🇪 Germany
  5. Beşiktaş2019 — 2019🇹🇷 Turkey
  6. Real Zaragoza2019 — 2020🇪🇸 Spain
  7. PAOK2021 — 2021🇬🇷 Greece
  8. Sint-Truiden2022 — 2023🇧🇪 Belgium
  9. Cerezo Osaka2023 — Present🇯🇵 Japan

The answer

This career path belongs to Shinji Kagawa.

Position
Attacking Midfielder
Nationality
🇯🇵 Japanese
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Hints

  1. Hint 1He was the first Japanese player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League.
  2. Hint 2He played for Borussia Dortmund and Manchester United.
  3. Hint 3He won the AFC Asian Cup with Japan in 2011.
  4. Hint 4He is known for his dribbling ability and vision.
  5. Hint 5He returned to his boyhood club, Cerezo Osaka, in 2023.

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Did you know?

  • He was the first Japanese footballer to sign a professional contract before finishing high school.
  • In his first spell with Borussia Dortmund, he won two consecutive Bundesligas (2011, 2012).
  • At the age of 12, he was invited to the Miyagi Academy before joining Cerezo Osaka.

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This question appeared in the daily riddle of August 23, 2026.

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