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Shinji Kagawa
b. 1989
Japanese association football player
- Born
- 17 Mar 1989 · Tarumi-ku
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 17 Mar 1989BornBorn in Tarumi-ku
- 2006 – 2010TeamCerezo Osaka
- 2006 – 2008TeamJapan national under-20 association football team
- 2008Took part2008 Summer Olympics
- 2008 – 2019TeamJapan men's national football team
- 2008TeamJapan national under-23 football team
- 2010 – 2012TeamBorussia Dortmund
- 2012 – 2014TeamManchester United F.C.
- 2014Took part2014 FIFA World Cup
- 2014 – 2019TeamBorussia Dortmund
- 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
- 2018TeamBorussia Dortmund II
- 2019TeamBeşiktaş J.K.
- 2019 – 2020TeamReal Zaragoza
- 2021TeamPAOK FC
- 2022 – 2023TeamSint-Truidense V.V.
- 2023TeamCerezo Osaka
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1989 – today).
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
- 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2015Paris Agreement
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic
- 20212020 Summer Olympics
- 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
- 2023Gaza war
- 20242024 Summer Olympics
- 20262026 Iran war
Biography
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.
Kagawa began his professional career in Japan with Cerezo Osaka, where he became the first midfielder in J.League history to claim the top scorer title, playing as a shadow striker. In the 2009 season, he formed a partnership with Takashi Inui, which played a role in his emergence as the J2 League's top scorer. He led the J2 League in both goals and assists that season.
He joined Borussia Dortmund in 2010. After two years with Dortmund, Kagawa signed for Manchester United on a four-year contract. Two years later, he returned to Dortmund. He later played for Beşiktaş in Turkey, Real Zaragoza in Spain, PAOK in Greece, and Sint-Truiden in Belgium before returning to Japan, rejoining Cerezo Osaka at the end of January 2023. Kagawa holds the record for most appearances and goals by a Japanese player in UEFA club competitions.
Since making his senior international debut in May 2008, he has won over 90 caps and scored over 30 goals. On 29 November 2012, Kagawa was named the Asian Football Confederation's International Player of the Year.
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