is a Japanese retired football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career Nagata was born in Shizuoka on 6 April 1983. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 2002. He debuted in September 2002 and became a regular center back in 2003. However he injured his anterior cruciate ligament in March 2005. Although he came back in November, Reysol was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season. In 2006, Nagata moved to J1 club Albirex Niigata with teammate Kisho Yano. However Nagata could not play at all in the match for injuries in 2006. He became a regular player in 2007 and played many matches as center back with Mitsuru Chiyotanda (2007–2009) and Kazuhiko Chiba (2010). In 2011, Nagata moved to Urawa Reds with teammate Márcio Richardes. He became a regular center back from first season. However he could not play many matches for repeated injuries from 2013. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Tokyo Verdy.Tokyo Verdy Although he played for the club in 2 seasons, he could hardly play in the match and resigned end of 2018 season. Nagata joined Tokyo United FC on 15 May 2019.充選手加入のお知らせ, tokyo-united-fc.jp, 15 May 2019

National team career Nagata was a participant at 2003 World Youth Championship in United Arab Emirates. He was called up to senior national team in 2004. He made his full international debut on 2 September 2010 in a friendly match against Guatemala.Japan National Football Team Database He was also selected in the national squad for the 2011 Asian Cup finals as a late replacement for injured Tomoaki Makino.Makino, Sakai out of Japan squad the AFC Official Website He played 2 games for Japan until 2011.

Club statistics Tokyo Verdy ClubSeasonLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupOther1TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKashiwa Reysol2002600000-6020032301040-280200428210402035220055100102081Albirex Niigata2006000000-0020072200030-25020083012050-37120093304060-43020103402060-420Urawa Reds20113420070-41220122902051-36120139020102014020141302050-20020155010103010020161000003040Tokyo Verdy201710010--11020180030--30Career total28262104811203637 1Includes other competitive competitions, including the J. League promotion/relegation series.

National team statistics

Japan national teamYearAppsGoals201010201110Total20

Appearances in major competitions TeamCompetitionCategoryAppearancesGoalsTeam recordStartSub2002 AFC Youth ChampionshipU-19600Runners-up2003 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-20210Quarter-finals2011 AFC Asian CupSenior010Champions

Honours Japan AFC Asian Cup: 1 2011

Urawa Reds J.League Cup: 1 2016

Individual AFC U-19 Championship Best Eleven: 1 2002

References

External links

Japan National Football Team Database