Hidetoshi Nakata

Japanese association football player

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Born 1977 · age 49Japan

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Born 1977

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Updated 2026-06-26

Hidetoshi Nakata, OSSI is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Considered as one of the greatest Asian football players of all time and coming from an Asian Football Confederation (AFC) country in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Nakata became the first ever AFC player to be nominated for the Ballon d'Or.

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Bolton Wanderers F.C.
2005–2006
ACF Fiorentina
2004–2006
Bologna F.C. 1909
2004–2004
Parma Calcio 1913
2001–2004
AS Roma
2000–2001
A.C. Perugia Calcio
1998–2000
Japan men's national football team
1997–2006
Shonan Bellmare
1995–1998
Japan national under-23 football team
1995–2000
Japan national under-20 association football team
1994–1995
Japan national under-17 football team
1991–1993

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2005–2006	21	1
2004–2006	20	0
2004–2004	17	2
2001–2004	67	5
2000–2001	30	5
1998–2000	48	12
1997–2006	77	11
1995–1998	85	16
1995–2000	12	3
1994–1995	12	6
1991–1993	6	2