Английская Википедия:Gaku Nawata

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Gaku Nawata (Шаблон:Lang-ja; born 29 July 2006) is an Japanese footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

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.[1]

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.[2] And then, he skipped a grade to join the high school team, and he is still a key player there.[3][4][5][6]

International career

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.[7] On 11 October, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[8]

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.[9]

Honours

International

Individual

References

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