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The Career Path of Shunsuke Nakamura

Which footballer followed this career path?

The career path

  1. Yokohama F. Marinos1997 — 2002🇯🇵 Japan
  2. Reggina2002 — 2005🇮🇹 Italy
  3. Celtic2005 — 2009🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland
  4. Espanyol2009 — 2010🇪🇸 Spain
  5. Yokohama F. Marinos2010 — 2017🇯🇵 Japan
  6. Júbilo Iwata2017 — 2019🇯🇵 Japan
  7. Yokohama FC2019 — 2022🇯🇵 Japan

The answer

This career path belongs to Shunsuke Nakamura.

Position
Attacking Midfielder
Nationality
🇯🇵 Japanese
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Hints

  1. Hint 1Known for his precise and deadly free-kicks.
  2. Hint 2He won the J.League Most Valuable Player award twice (2000 and 2013).
  3. Hint 3He was the first Japanese player to score a goal in the UEFA Champions League.
  4. Hint 4An asteroid discovered in 1999 was named in his honor: 29986 Shunsuke.

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Did you know?

  • A coach joked he 'could open a tin of beans with his left foot' due to his incredible ball skill.
  • During his time at Celtic, he became the first Japanese player to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or (2007).
  • Despite being a star, the nickname 'kinoko' (mushroom) was given to him in Japan because of his characteristic hairstyle that he maintained for decades.

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This question appeared in the daily riddle of August 28, 2026.

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