# Masashi Nakayama

Masashi Nakayama is a Japanese footballer, born on 23 September 1967 in Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan. Nakayama played as a forward for Júbilo Iwata and Consadole Sapporo. Nakayama scored 268 goals in 592 games for club and country and won 10 trophies, including the AFC Champions League and 3 league titles.

## Nakayama's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 539 | 247 |
| Japan | 53 | 21 |
| Total | 592 | 268 |

Goals per game: 0.45.

## Nakayama's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 10
- League titles: 3
- Domestic cups: 5
- AFC Champions League: 1
- Trophies with Japan: 1
- Individual awards: 11

### Júbilo Iwata

- AFC Champions League: 1 (1998–99)
- Asian Super Cup: 1 (1999)
- J1 League: 3 (1997, 1999, 2002)
- Emperor's Cup: 1 (2003)
- Japanese Super Cup: 3 (2000, 2003, 2004)

### Japan

- AFC Asian Cup: 1 (1992)

### Individual

- J.League Most Valuable Player: 1 (1998)
- J.League Top Scorer: 2 (1998, 2000)
- J.League Best XI: 4 (1997, 1998, 2000, 2002)
- J.League 20th Anniversary Team: 1
- Japanese Footballer of the Year: 1 (1998)
- AFC Player of the Month: 1 (1998)
- Selected to AFC All Star Team: 1 (1999)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1990–2009: Júbilo Iwata, 419 games, 207 goals
2. 2010–2012: Consadole Sapporo, 13 games, 0 goals
3. 2015–2020: Azul Claro Numazu, 0 games, 0 goals

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