Shinji Kagawa Best Footballer Plays Borussia Dortmund

Shinji Kagawa, born 17 March 1989 in Tarumi-ku, Kobe) is a Japanese football player. He plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. Kagawa started playing soccer in his primary school years. He joined Kobe NK Soccer Club and later moved to FC Miyagi in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Cerezo Osaka quickly noticed his talent and signed with him at the age of 17. He was the first player in Japan to sign a professional contract before graduating high school, except players promoted from youth teams of the J. League clubs.

In 2007 season, he gained a regular position but the club missed the promotion to the J. League Division 1. On 23 August 2010 he made his debut appearance in the German Bundesliga, starting for his new club Borussia Dortmund. After scoring his first two competitive goals for the club in the Europa League qualifying tie against Qarabağ Ağdam he continued this form with his first goal in the Bundesliga match against Wolfsburg, which Dortmund won 2–0. In the Revierderby against archrival Schalke 04, which Dortmund won 3:1, he scored twice, making him one of the fans favorites.

Personal information
Full name Shinji Kagawa
Date of birth 17 March 1989 (1989-03-17) (age 21)
Place of birth Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Borussia Dortmund
Number 23
Youth career
2001–2005 FC Miyagi Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2010 Cerezo Osaka 125 (55)
2010– Borussia Dortmund 14 (7)
National team‡
2006–2009 Japan U-20 6 (0)
2008– Japan U-23 5 (1)
2008– Japan 17 (3)