is a Japanese professional

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Career

Eunos Crescent

After arriving from Japan to try and secure a professional contract with a S.League side, Nakatake found that every team had filled their five-man foreign player roster. However, he refused to give up and played instead in the amateur

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with Eunos Crescent FC.

Hougang United

Having impressed in the NFL with Eunos, Nakatake was signed by the Cheetahs for the

2014 S.League The 2014 S.League was the 19th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League due to sponsorship reason ...

season, filling one of five foreign players spot. In his first season as a professional footballer, he made a total of 31 appearances, scoring one goal. Nakatake was the only foreign player on Hougang's

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squad that was retained by the Cheetahs for the

2015 S.League The 2015 S.League was the 20th season since the establishment of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs. The league was also known as the Great Eastern Yeo's S.League due to sponsorship reason ...

season.

Kuantan FA

In 2016, Nakatake signed for Malaysia Premier League side

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, playing for two seasons with the club.

PDRM FA

Having been released from his Kuantan FA contract, Nakatake signed with another Malaysia Premier League side

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for the 2018 season.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakatake, Shunsuke Hougang United FC players 1990 births Living people Japanese footballers Japanese expatriates in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Association football midfielders