SHINJI KAGAWA

大阪樱花

Message

I’m Shinji Kagawa. Thank you for your continued support.

I take on world every day through football.
I think this is similar to Yanmar, with its challenging spirit, using technology to pave the way into the future, and takes on the world from Japan.

As a Yanmar Ambassador, I will work hard to provide children with dreams and hope. I hope that you will continue to support me.

Kagawa as a Yanmar Ambassador

香川凭借其精湛的技术和敏捷性,在世界顶级足球运动员中进行比赛,并且继续应对在全球舞台上比赛的挑战。 洋马也努力在全球范围内开展业务,以创建一个社会,提供一个充满丰富而充实的经验的令人兴奋的生活,这在我们公司的愿景中得到了体现。
香川渴望支持儿童的梦想和愿望与洋马实现“可持续未来”并发展后代的精神有很多共同点。为了帮助我们实现这些共同目标,香川川一以洋马大使的身份参加了各种活动,例如儿童足球诊所。
他还出现在洋马的电视广告和海报中。

SHINJI KAGAWA FOOTBALL CLINIC

PROFILE

Kagawa started playing football in kindergarten and was chosen as a selected member for his hometown of Kobe in fourth grade. After graduating from elementary school, he attended a football program in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. He played for the FC Miyagi Barcelona junior youth team while attending junior high school. In 2005, while in 11th grade, Kagawa signed a provisional contract with J.League’s Cerezo Osaka, and he joined the team the next year in 2006. In 2007, he secured a place as a regular member and became a core player for Cerezo Osaka. In addition to representing Japan on its U-19 team, he skipped a section to play on the Japan national U-23 team in the Beijing Olympics, and in 2008 he was selected for Japan’s senior team.

In the 2010/11 season, he transferred to Borussia Dortmund in Germany’s Bundesliga. He played a major role for the team, including being selected as an MVP, and significantly contributed to Borussia Dortmund’s two consecutive victories in the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons. In 2012, he transferred to Manchester United in England’s Premier League, making his taking part in the winning of the 2013 league championship the first such achievement by a Japanese player. In 2014, he played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil on the Japan national team wearing ace jersey No. 10. In September 2014, he returned to Borussia Dortmund in Germany’s Bundesliga. He subsequently transferred to Beşiktaş in Turkey’s top league, to Real Zaragoza in Spain’s second tier league, and then to PAOK Thessaloniki in Greece’s top league. He transferred to Belgium’s Sint-Truidense V.V. for the 2022 season and continued to constantly challenge himself overseas. In February 2023, he returned to Cerezo Osaka after twelve and a half years.