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Kagawa began his professional career in his homeland with Cerezo Osaka before joining Borussia Dortmund in 2010. After two years with Dortmund, Kagawa signed for Manchester United on a four-year contract.
Shinji Kagawa started his professional football career at Cerezo Osaka in Japan.
Apr 1, 2022 · Where did he start his professional career? In 2006, at the age of 17 years even before he finished high school, Shinji Kagawa got signed by Cerezo Osaka, a Japanese football club that had been keeping a tab on him.
- 17 March 1989
- 35 years
- Shinji Kagawa
- Pisces
- Football brain. Kagawa was born in 1989, four years before the formation of Japan's official J-League, and he was part of a generation of boys for whom a football career seemed a realistic possibility.
- History-maker. At the age of 16, Kagawa was invited to play for a regional select XI against a Japan Under-18 side that then included current FC Schalke 04 defender Atsuto Uchida.
- Instant fan favourite. After becoming the Japanese second division's top scorer and helping Cerezo to promotion in 2009, he was signed by Dortmund in the summer of 2010.
- Champion. Kagawa's first two seasons at Signal Iduna Park coincided with two of the most glorious years in the club's recent history: a Bundesliga championship triumph in 2011, nine years after their last, and a domestic double - the first in BVB's history - in 2012.
Kagawa started playing football in his primary school years, and after joining a few small local clubs, Cerezo Osaka quickly noticed his talent and signed him at the age of 17. Kagawa was also 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.
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Kagawa began his professional career in his homeland with Cerezo Osaka before joining German club Borussia Dortmund in 2010.
