Yu Nakasato

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中里優

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|fullname=Yu Nakasato

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1994|7|14}}

|birth_place=Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan

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|height={{Height|m=1.48}}

|position=Midfielder

|currentclub=Tokyo Verdy Beleza

|clubnumber=7

|youthyears1=2007–2010|youthclubs1=Tokyo Verdy Beleza

|years1=2011–|clubs1=Tokyo Verdy Beleza|caps1=102|goals1=16

|totalcaps=102|totalgoals=16

|nationalyears1=2012|nationalteam1=Japan U-20|nationalcaps1=1|nationalgoals1=0

|nationalyears2=2016–2018|nationalteam2=Japan|nationalcaps2=20|nationalgoals2=0

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|club-update=December 31, 2018

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{{Nihongo|Yu Nakasato|中里優|Nakasato Yū|born July 14, 1994}} is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. She plays for Tokyo Verdy Beleza and the Japan national team.

Club career

Nakasato was born in Fuchu on July 14, 1994. In 2011, she joined Nippon TV Beleza from youth team. She was selected Best Eleven in 2017 season.

National team career

In August 2012, Nakasato was selected for Japan U-20 national team for 2012 U-20 World Cup and Japan won 3rd place.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160305220606/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=357357/index.html FIFA] On June 2, 2016, she debuted for Japan national team against United States. She played 20 games for Japan until 2018.

National team statistics

List of match in [http://www.jfa.jp/nadeshikojapan/schedule_result/2016.html 2016], [http://www.jfa.jp/nadeshikojapan/schedule_result/2017.html 2017], [http://www.jfa.jp/nadeshikojapan/schedule_result/2018.html 2018] at Japan Football Association {{in lang|ja}}