Yuto Nagatomo: Japanese association football player

He plays for the Japan national team.

Yuto Nagatomo

Nagatomo at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Yuto Nagatomo
Date of birth	(1986-09-12) September 12, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Saijo, Ehime, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Olympique Marseille
Youth career
2002–2004	Higashi Fukuoka High School
2005–2007	Meiji University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	FC Tokyo	72	(5)
2010–2011	Cesena	16	(0)
2011–2018	Internazionale Milano	170	(9)
2018–2020	Galatasaray	47	(2)
2020–2022	Olympique Marseille	25	(0)
2022-	FC Tokyo	4	(0)
National team‡
2008	Japan U-23	2	(0)
2008–	Japan	123	(4)
Honours FC Tokyo Winner J.League Cup 2009 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qatar 2019 United Arab Emirates
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2020

Nagatomo was born in Saijo on September 12, 1986. When he played for Meiji University, he also played for FC Tokyo in 2007. After graduating from the university, he joined FC Tokyo in 2008. He became a regular left side back from first season. The club won the champions in the 2009 J.League Cup. In summer 2010, he moved to Italian Serie A club Cesena. In January 2011, he moved to Internazionale Milano. He played 170 matches for the club in 7 seasons. In February 2018, he moved to Turkish Süper Lig club Galatasaray. The club won the champions in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 season. In summer 2020, he moved to French Ligue 1 club Olympique Marseille.

On May 24, 2008, Nagatomo debuted for the Japan national team against Ivory Coast. He became a regular player as left side back soon. In August 2008, he also played for Japan U-23 national team at 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2010, he was selected the Japan for 2010 World Cup. He played full-time in all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2011, he participated 2011 Asian Cup. He played full-time in all 6 matches and Japan won the champions. He also played at 2013 Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. He played full-time in all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. In 2019, he played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place.