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Shinji Kagawa (Japanese: 香川 真司, Kagawa Shinji [kaꜜɡawa ɕiꜜndʑi]; born 17 March 1989) 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.
- 17 March 1989 (age 34)
- 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
- Shinji Kagawa
- Kobe, Japan
Transfermarkt provides information on Shinji Kagawa, a 35-year-old Japanese midfielder who plays for Cerezo Osaka since 2022. See his date of birth, position, market value, national team career and more.
- Japan
- Kobe, Hyogo
Jul 2, 2018 · 02.07.2018. Shinji Kagawa: A hero in the eyes of the Borussia Dortmund faithful, as well as his legions of fans in his native Japan and far beyond, bundesliga.com looks at what has made BVB...
Jun 24, 2018 · Manchester United. 8.53M subscribers. Subscribed. 7.7K. 373K views 5 years ago. With commentary from Sir Alex Ferguson, we take a look back at cult hero Shinji Kagawa’s Manchester United...
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- Football brain. Kagawa was born in 1989, four years before the formation of Japan's official J-League, and he was part of a generation of boys for whom a football career seemed a realistic possibility.
- History-maker. At the age of 16, Kagawa was invited to play for a regional select XI against a Japan Under-18 side that then included current FC Schalke 04 defender Atsuto Uchida.
- Instant fan favourite. After becoming the Japanese second division's top scorer and helping Cerezo to promotion in 2009, he was signed by Dortmund in the summer of 2010.
- Champion. Kagawa's first two seasons at Signal Iduna Park coincided with two of the most glorious years in the club's recent history: a Bundesliga championship triumph in 2011, nine years after their last, and a domestic double - the first in BVB's history - in 2012.
22.11.2017. From winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles to bringing up his 200th appearance in a Borussia Dortmund shirt, Shinji Kagawa has left no stone unturned since swapping his native...
Jul 28, 2023 · Shinji Kagawa struck the winner as J-League top-division side Cerezo Osaka claimed a 3-2 comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain in an international club friendly Friday.
