Kensuke Nagai

{{short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kensuke Nagai <br> 永井謙佑 | fullname = Kensuke Nagai | image = Kensuke Nagai.jpg | image_size = 180px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|3|5|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Fukuyama, Hiroshima]], Japan | height = {{height|m=1.77}} | currentclub = [[Nagoya Grampus]] | clubnumber = 18 | position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]] | youthyears1 = 1994–1997 | youthclubs1 = Cariru Tênis Clube | youthyears2 = 1998–2000 | youthclubs2 = Iseigaoka SSS | youthyears3 = 2001–2003 | youthclubs3 = Asakawa Junior High School | youthyears4 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs4 = Kyushu {{Abbr|IU|International University}} High School | collegeyears1 = 2007–2010 | college1 = [[Fukuoka University]] | years1 = 2009 | clubs1 = [[Avispa Fukuoka]] | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = [[Vissel Kobe]] | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = [[Nagoya Grampus]] | caps3 = 57 | goals3 = 13 | years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = [[Standard Liège]] | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = → [[Nagoya Grampus]] (loan) | caps5 = 42 | goals5 = 12 | years6 = 2015–2016 | clubs6 = [[Nagoya Grampus]] | caps6 = 62 | goals6 = 17 | years7 = 2017–2022 | clubs7 = [[FC Tokyo]] | caps7 = 179 | goals7 = 21 | years8 = 2022– | clubs8 = [[Nagoya Grampus]] | caps8 = 107 | goals8 = 15 | nationalyears1 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam1 = [[Japan national under-18 football team|Japan U-18]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2008 | nationalteam2 = [[Japan national under-19 football team|Japan U-19]] | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | nationalyears3 = 2009–2011 | nationalteam3 = [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U-20]] | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears5 = 2009–2012 | nationalteam5 = [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23]] | nationalcaps5 = 31 | nationalgoals5 = 13 | nationalyears6 = 2010–2019 | nationalteam6 = [[Japan national football team|Japan]] | nationalcaps6 = 12 | nationalgoals6 = 3 | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|[[Nagoya Grampus]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[J1 League]]|[[2011 J.League Division 1|2011]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Games]]}} {{Medal|G|[[2010 Asian Games|2010 Guangzhou]]|[[Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men|Team]]}} | pcupdate = 15 September 2025 | ntupdate = 19 November 2019 }} {{nihongo|'''Kensuke Nagai'''|永井謙佑|Nagai Kensuke|born 5 March 1989}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[Association football|football]] player who plays as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] for [[J1 League]] club [[Nagoya Grampus]].

==Career== From the age of 3, Nagai spent five years in [[Ipatinga]], Brazil, where he started playing [[Street football (association football)|street football]] with his childhood friends.<ref name=nikkansports>{{Cite news|script-title=ja:九州国際大付に韋駄天／高校サッカー |url=http://kyusyu.nikkansports.com/news/p-kn-tp1-20061217-131404.html |publisher=Nikkan Sports |date=17 December 2006 |access-date=28 July 2012 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818200758/http://kyusyu.nikkansports.com/news/p-kn-tp1-20061217-131404.html |archive-date=18 August 2012 }}</ref>

After moving back from Brazil to [[Kitakyushu, Fukuoka]], he played soccer at local elementary and junior high school clubs,<ref name=nikkansports/> before joining the Kyushu International University High School club, where he played two matches in the 85th [[All Japan High School Soccer Tournament]].<ref name="hochi">{{cite web |title=岡田監督、平山より寿人より福岡大・永井！スーパーサブは快足ＦＷ…日本代表発表：日本代表：サッカー：スポーツ報知 |url=http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/soccer/japan/news/20100329-OHT1T00249.htm |access-date=17 October 2024 |date=9 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409153511/http://hochi.yomiuri.co.jp/soccer/japan/news/20100329-OHT1T00249.htm |archive-date=9 April 2010 }}</ref>

He joined the [[Fukuoka University]] club in April 2007 and won the 33rd Prime Minister's Cup All Japan College Soccer Tournament in 2009.<ref name="hochi" />

While playing for the Fukuoka University Club, Nagai also played for [[Avispa Fukuoka]] in [[J. League Division 2]] in [[2009 J. League Division 2|2009]] and [[Vissel Kobe]] in [[2010 J. League Division 1|2010]] as a [[J.League designated special players|J.League designated special player]].<ref>{{cite web |title=福岡大学FW永井謙佑選手、JFA・Jリーグ特別指定選手承認のお知らせ |url=http://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/whatsnew/wn_18.html |access-date=17 October 2024 |date=6 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306174753/http://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/whatsnew/wn_18.html |archive-date=6 March 2010 }}</ref>

On 23 December 2009, he was named in the squad for [[Japan national football team|Japan]]'s [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] against [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]],<ref>{{Cite news |title=Japan Coach Takeshi Okada Names Young Squad For Yemen Test |url=http://goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2009/12/23/1704426/japan-coach-takeshi-okada-names-young-squad-for-yemen-test |publisher=Goal |date=23 December 2009 |access-date=11 January 2009 |archive-date=30 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130153138/http://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2009/12/23/1704426/japan-coach-takeshi-okada-names-young-squad-for-yemen-test |url-status=dead }}</ref> and made his full international debut for the team in the fixture on 6 January 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Japan rally past Yemen, qualify for 2011 Asian Cup |url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/8.html |publisher=Japan Football Association |date=7 January 2010 |access-date=11 January 2009 }}</ref>

He was selected as a member of [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japanese squad]] for the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/kensuke-nagai-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213109/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/kensuke-nagai-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|title=Kensuke Nagai Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=27 December 2017}}</ref>

He was transferred from Nagoya to [[Standard Liège]] of [[Belgian Pro League]] in January 2013, but was loaned back to Nagoya from August 2013 to June 2014, due to limited playing opportunities at Standard Liège. In January 2015, the loan deal was terminated, and Nagai returned to Nagoya on a permanent basis.

==Career statistics==

===Club=== :''{{As of|2024|12|8}}''.<ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2019-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411629 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)"], 9 February 2019, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411628}} (p. 49 out of 289)</ref><ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 105 out of 289)</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kensuke-nagai/80191/|title=Japan - Kensuke Nagai - Profile with news, career statistics and history|work=Soccerway.com}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|[[Emperor's Cup]] and [[Belgian Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|League Cup{{efn|[[J. League Cup]]}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|[[AFC Champions League]]}} !colspan="2"|Other<sup>[[#notes gs1|4]]</sup> !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |[[Fukuoka University]] |2009 |colspan="2"|-||1||0|| colspan="2" |-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0 |- |[[Avispa Fukuoka]] |[[2009 J. League Division 2|2009]] |5||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||5||0 |- |[[Vissel Kobe]] |[[2010 J. League Division 1|2010]] |3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||0 |- |rowspan="2"|[[Nagoya Grampus]] |[[2011 J. League Division 1|2011]] |27||3||4||2||2||2||7||2||colspan="2"|-||40||9 |- |[[2012 J. League Division 1|2012]] |30||10||3||2||0||0||7||1||colspan="2"|-||40||13 |- | rowspan="2" |[[Standard Liège]] |[[2012–13 Belgian Pro League|2012–13]] |11||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||11||0 |- |[[2013–14 Belgian Pro League|2013–14]] |0 |0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - |1 |0 | colspan="2" | - |1 |0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Nagoya Grampus]] |[[2013 J. League Division 1|2013]] |14||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||0 |- |[[2014 J. League Division 1|2014]] |28||12||4||6||6||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||38||19 |- |[[2015 J. League Division 1|2015]] |31||10||colspan="2"|-||4||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||35||11 |- |[[2016 J1 League|2016]] |31||7||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||34||7 |- | rowspan="6" |[[FC Tokyo]] |[[2017 J1 League|2017]] |30||1||1||0||8||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||39||2 |- |[[2018 J1 League|2018]] |32||5||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||36||5 |- |[[2019 J1 League|2019]] |33||9||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||39||10 |- |[[2020 J1 League|2020]] |26||4||colspan="2"|-||3||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||33||5 |- |[[2021 J1 League|2021]] |38||2||1||1||10||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||49||5 |- |[[2022 J1 League|2022]] |20 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - |23 |0 |- | rowspan="3" |[[Nagoya Grampus]] |[[2022 J1 League|2022]] |13 |4 | colspan="2" | - |2 |0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - |15 |4 |- |[[2023 J1 League|2023]] |33 |4 |3 |0 |7 |2 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - |43 |6 |- |[[2024 J1 League|2024]] |34 |6 | colspan="2" | - |8 |3 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - |42 |9 |- ! colspan="2" |Career total !439||77||24||12||60||13||19||4||0||0||542||106 |} {{notelist}}

===International=== {{updated|19 November 2019}} {{col-start}}{{col-break|width=15%}} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center" |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="2"|'''[[Japan national under-18 football team|Japan U18]]''' |- |2007||3||1 |- | rowspan="2"|'''[[Japan national under-19 football team|Japan U19]]''' |- |2008||3||4 |- | rowspan="2"|'''[[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U20]]''' |- |2009||5||1 |- | rowspan="6"|'''[[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]]''' |- |2009||3||1 |- |2010||6||5 |- |2011||10||4 |- |2012||12||3 |- ! colspan=1|Total!!21||9 |- | rowspan="12"|'''[[Japan national football team|Japan]]''' |- |[[2010 Japan national football team|2010]]||1||0 |- |[[2011 Japan national football team|2011]]||0||0 |- |[[2012 Japan national football team|2012]]||0||0 |- |[[2013 Japan national football team|2013]]||0||0 |- |[[2014 Japan national football team|2014]]||0||0 |- |[[2015 Japan national football team|2015]]||5||0 |- |[[2016 Japan national football team|2016]]||0||0 |- |[[2017 Japan national football team|2017]]||0||0 |- |[[2018 Japan national football team|2018]]||0||0 |- |[[2019 Japan national football team|2019]]||6||3 |- ! colspan=1|Total!!12||3 |}

{{col-break|width=70%}} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:90%" |- !colspan="7"|'''International appearances and goals''' |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Goal !! Competition |- !colspan="7"|'''2007''' |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 12 November || [[Suphachalasai Stadium]], [[Bangkok]] || {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} [[Myanmar national under-20 football team|Myanmar U18]] ||align=center| 8–0 ||align=center| 1 || [[2008 AFC Youth Championship qualification]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U18]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 14 November || [[Suphachalasai Stadium]], [[Bangkok]] || {{flagicon|LAO}} [[Laos national under-20 football team|Laos U18]] ||align=center| 5–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[2008 AFC Youth Championship qualification]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U18]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 18 November || [[Thai Japanese Stadium]], [[Bangkok]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thailand national under-20 football team|Thailand U18]] ||align=center| 3–2 ||align=center| 0 || [[2008 AFC Youth Championship qualification]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U18]] |- !colspan="7"|'''2008''' |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 31 October || [[Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Dammam]] || {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Yemen national under-20 football team|Yemen U19]] ||align=center| 5–0 ||align=center| 1 || [[2008 AFC U-19 Championship]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U19]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 2 November || [[Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Dammam]] || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iran national under-20 football team|Iran U19]] ||align=center| 4–2 ||align=center| 3 || [[2008 AFC U-19 Championship]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U19]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 8 November || [[Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium]], [[Dammam]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea national under-20 football team|South Korea U19]] ||align=center| 0–3 ||align=center| 0 || [[2008 AFC U-19 Championship]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U19]] |- !colspan="7"|'''2009''' |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 11 January || [[Qatar SC Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Syria national under-20 football team|Syria U20]] ||align=center| 0–1 ||align=center| 0 || [[Qatar International Friendship Tournament|2009 Qatar International Friendship Tournament]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U20]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 13 January || [[Qatar SC Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team|United Arab Emirates U20]] ||align=center| 1–1 ||align=center| 1 || [[Qatar International Friendship Tournament|2009 Qatar International Friendship Tournament]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U20]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 15 January || [[Qatar SC Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Serbia national under-21 football team|Serbia U20]] ||align=center| 3–2 ||align=center| 0 || [[Qatar International Friendship Tournament|2009 Qatar International Friendship Tournament]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U20]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 18 January || [[Qatar SC Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan national under-21 football team|Uzbekistan U20]] ||align=center| 2–3 ||align=center| 0 || [[Qatar International Friendship Tournament|2009 Qatar International Friendship Tournament]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U20]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 20 January || [[Qatar SC Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar national under-21 football team|Qatar U20]] ||align=center| 3–1 ||align=center| 0 || [[Qatar International Friendship Tournament|2009 Qatar International Friendship Tournament]] / [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U20]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 2 December || [[Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground]], [[Hong Kong]] || {{flagicon|PRK}} [[North Korea national under-23 football team|North Korea U23]] ||align=center| 2–1 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2009 East Asian Games|2009 East Asian Games]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 10 December || [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[South Korea national under-23 football team|South Korea U23]] ||align=center| 2–1 ||align=center| 1 || [[Football at the 2009 East Asian Games|2009 East Asian Games]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 12 December || [[Hong Kong Stadium]], [[Hong Kong]] || {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Hong Kong national under-23 football team|Hong Kong U23]] ||align=center| 1–1 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2009 East Asian Games|2009 East Asian Games]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- !colspan="7"|'''2010''' |- | 1. || 6 January || [[Ali Muhesen Stadium]], [[Sana'a]] || {{fb|YEM}} ||align=center| 3–2 ||align=center| 0 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 8 November || [[Tianhe Stadium]], [[Guangzhou]] || {{flagicon|CHN}} [[China national under-23 football team|China U23]] ||align=center| 3–0 ||align=center| 1|| [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 10 November || [[Huadu Stadium]], [[Guangzhou]] || {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia U23]] ||align=center| 2–0 ||align=center| 1 || [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 16 November || [[Huangpu Sports Center]], [[Guangzhou]] || {{flagicon|IND}} [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] ||align=center| 5–0 ||align=center| 2 || [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 19 November || [[Huangpu Sports Center]], [[Guangzhou]] || {{flagicon|THA}} [[Thailand national under-23 football team|Thailand U23]] ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 23 November || [[Yuexiushan Stadium]], [[Guangzhou]] || {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran U23]] ||align=center| 2–1 ||align=center| 1 || [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 25 November || [[Tianhe Stadium]], [[Guangzhou]] || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|United Arab Emirates U23]] ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- !colspan="7"|'''2011''' |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 9 February || [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Hawalli, Kuwait|Hawalli]] || {{fb|KUW}} ||align=center| 0–3 ||align=center| 0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2011/28.html|title=Ｕ－22日本代表中東遠征国際親善試合（vsクウェート代表）試合結果、監督・選手コメント|date=10 February 2011|access-date=22 April 2011|work=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=ja}}</ref> / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 12 February || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Manama]] || {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain national under-23 football team|Bahrain U22]] ||align=center| 2–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2011/30.html|title=Ｕ－22日本代表中東遠征国際親善試合（vsU-22バーレーン代表）試合結果、監督・選手コメント|date=13 February 2011|access-date=22 April 2011|work=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=ja}}</ref> / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 26 March || [[Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium]], [[Tashkent]] || {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan national under-23 football team|Uzbekistan U22]] ||align=center| 0–1 ||align=center| 0|| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2011/95.html|title=国際親善試合 U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表第1戦試合結果|date=26 March 2011|access-date=1 May 2011|work=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=ja}}</ref> / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 29 March || [[JAR Stadium]], [[Tashkent]] || {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Uzbekistan national under-23 football team|Uzbekistan U22]] ||align=center| 2–1 ||align=center| 1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2011/109.html|title=国際親善試合 U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表第2戦試合結果|date=29 March 2011|access-date=1 May 2011|work=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=ja}}</ref> / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 1 June || [[Niigata Stadium]], [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia U22]] ||align=center| 3–1 ||align=center| 2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/2011/20110601u22_fm/match_page/m1.html|title=U-22日本代表国際親善試合 2011_06_01 オーストラリア|date=1 June 2011|access-date=1 June 2011|work=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=ja}}</ref> / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 23 June || [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Hawalli, Kuwait|Hawalli]] || {{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait national under-23 football team|Kuwait U22]] ||align=center| 1–2 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2|2012 Summer Olympics qualification]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 10 August || [[Sapporo Dome]], [[Sapporo]] || {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Egypt national under-23 football team|Egypt U22]] ||align=center| 2–1 ||align=center| 1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/2011/20110810u22_fm/match_page/m1.html|title=U-22日本代表国際親善試合 2011_08_10 エジプト|date=10 August 2011|access-date=10 August 2011|work=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=ja}}</ref> / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 21 September || [[Tosu Stadium]], [[Tosu, Saga|Tosu]] || {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia U22]] ||align=center| 2–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2|2012 Summer Olympics qualification]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 22 November || [[Bahrain National Stadium]], [[Manama]] || {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain national under-23 football team|Bahrain U22]] ||align=center| 2–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2|2012 Summer Olympics qualification]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 27 November || [[National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|National Olympic Stadium]], [[Tokyo]] || {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Syria national under-23 football team|Syria U22]] ||align=center| 2–1 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2|2012 Summer Olympics qualification]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U22]] |- !colspan="7"|'''2012''' |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 5 February || [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]] || {{flagicon|SYR}} [[Syria national under-23 football team|Syria U23]] ||align=center| 1–2 ||align=center| 1 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2|2012 Summer Olympics qualification]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 22 February || [[National Stadium, Bukit Jalil|National Stadium]], [[Bukit Jalil]] || {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Malaysia national under-23 football team|Malaysia U23]] ||align=center| 4–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2|2012 Summer Olympics qualification]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 14 March || [[National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|National Olympic Stadium]], [[Tokyo]] || {{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain national under-23 football team|Bahrain U23]] ||align=center| 2–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers Preliminary Round 2|2012 Summer Olympics qualification]] / [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U23]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 11 July || [[National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|National Olympic Stadium]], [[Tokyo]] || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#New Zealand|New Zealand U23 (Olympic)]] ||align=center| 1–1 ||align=center| 0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2012/351.html|title=キリンチャレンジカップ2012 対U-23ニュージーランド代表|date=12 July 2012|access-date=27 July 2012|work=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=ja}}</ref> / [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japan U23 (Olympic)]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 18 July || [[City Ground]], [[West Bridgford]] || {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Belarus|Belarus U23 (Olympic)]] ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2012/372.html|script-title=ja:杉本選手のゴールでベラルーシを下す|date=19 July 2012|access-date=27 July 2012|work=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=ja}}</ref> / [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japan U23 (Olympic)]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 21 July || [[City Ground]], [[West Bridgford]] || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Mexico|Mexico U23 (Olympic)]] ||align=center| 2–1 ||align=center| 0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jfa.or.jp/national_team/topics/2012/377.html|script-title=ja:大津の決勝ゴールでメキシコに競り勝つ|date=22 July 2012|access-date=27 July 2012|work=[[Japan Football Association]]|language=ja}}</ref> / [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japan U23 (Olympic)]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 26 July || [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]] || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Spain|Spain U23 (Olympic)]] ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] / [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japan U23 (Olympic)]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 29 July || [[St James' Park]], [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]] || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Morocco|Morocco U23 (Olympic)]] ||align=center| 1–0 ||align=center| 1 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] / [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japan U23 (Olympic)]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 1 August || [[Ricoh Arena]], [[Coventry]] || {{flagicon|HON}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Honduras|Honduras U23 (Olympic)]] ||align=center| 0–0 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] / [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japan U23 (Olympic)]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 4 August || [[Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] || {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Egypt|Egypt U23 (Olympic)]] ||align=center| 3–0 ||align=center| 1 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] / [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japan U23 (Olympic)]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 7 August || [[Wembley Stadium]], [[London]] || {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Mexico|Mexico U23 (Olympic)]] ||align=center| 1–3 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] / [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japan U23 (Olympic)]] |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | || 10 August || [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]] || {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#South Korea|South Korea U23 (Olympic)]] ||align=center| 0–2 ||align=center| 0 || [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] / [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#Japan|Japan U23 (Olympic)]] |- |} {{col-end}}

===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=35302|accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || rowspan="2" | 9 June 2019 || rowspan="2" | [[Hitomebore Stadium Miyagi]], [[Rifu]], Japan || rowspan="2" | {{fb|SLV}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–0 || rowspan="2" | [[Kirin Cup#2019 Kirin Challenge Cup|2019 Kirin Challenge Cup]] |- | 2. || align=center | '''2'''–0 |- | 3. || 10 October 2019 || [[Saitama Stadium 2002]], [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]], Japan || {{fb|MNG}} || align=center | '''4'''–0 || style="text-align:center"| 6–0 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] |}

==Honours==

===Japan=== *[[Asian Games]] : [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]]

===Club=== '''Nagoya Grampus''' *[[J.League Cup]]: [[2024 J.League Cup|2024]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.jleague.jp/match/leaguecup/2024/110214/live/|title= 名古屋vs新潟の試合結果・データ (JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2024年11月2日)|access-date= 10 November 2024|website= J.League|language=ja}}</ref> *[[Japanese Super Cup]] : [[2011 Japanese Super Cup#Results|2011]]

'''FC Tokyo''' *[[J.League Cup]] : [[2020 J.League Cup|2020]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.fctokyo.co.jp/players/2018/4 Profile at FC Tokyo] *[http://nagoya-grampus.jp/team/top/player/2016/11-kensuke-nagai.html Profile at Nagoya Grampus] *{{FIFA player|321739}} *{{NFT player|35302}} *{{J.League player|10534}} *[http://soccer.yahoo.co.jp/jleague/players/detail/801348 Kensuke Nagai] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830053956/http://soccer.yahoo.co.jp/jleague/players/detail/801348 |date=30 August 2019 }} at [[Yahoo! Japan]] sports {{in lang|ja}}

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