Emi Nakajima

Emi Nakajima (中島 依美) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for MyNavi Sendai Ladies and Japan national team.

Club career
Nakajima was born in Yasu on September 27, 1990. After graduating from high school, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2009. The club won L.League championship for 3 years in a row (2011-2013). She was also selected Best Eleven in 2013 and 2017.

National team career
Nakajima was included in Norio Sasaki's Japan U20 national team for the 2010 U20 World Cup in Germany. She appeared in all of Japan's three matches against Mexico, Nigeria and England, scoring one goal in a 3–1 win against England, as Japan were eliminated in the group stage. Nakajima received her first cap for the senior team against United States on May 14, 2011. On July 10, 2013, she was called up to the 2013 East Asian Cup in South Korea. She scored her first goal on July 20 in a 2–0 win against China in the first East Asian Cup final round match. In 2014, she played at 2014 Asian Cup and 2014 Asian Games. Japan won the championship at Asian Cup and 2nd place at Asian Games. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won their second consecutive title.

Under–20

 * Scores and results list Japan U20's goal tally first.

Senior team

 * Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Club

 * INAC Kobe Leonessa
 * L.League (2): 2011, 2012
 * Empress's Cup (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
 * Japan and South Korea Women's League Championship (1): 2012