Surname: Kagawa
Firstname: Shinji
Country: Japan
Date of birth: 1989-03-17
Birthplace: Kobe
Height: 172 cm
Weight: 63.0 kg
Playing Career
Position: Midfielder
Clubs: Cerezo Osaka (2006-2010), Borussia Dortmund (Ger/2010-2012), Manchester United (Eng/since 2012)
International appearances: 57
International goals: 19
International debut: 24/05/2008, Japan-Ivory Coast (1-0)
Last international appearance: 07/06/2014, Japan-Zambia (4-3)
Playing honours
International
-Asian Nations Cup (2011), 5 matches, 2 goals
Confederations Cup: first round (2013), 3 matches, 1 goal
Club
-German Championships (2011, 2012)
-German Cup (2012)
-English Championship (2013)
-Community Shield (2013)
Kagawa left out on the wing
Jurgen Klopp says his former Dortmund charge Shinji Kagawa is being wasted at Manchester United, and not only since he fell from favour with David Moyes.
His goals, vision, movement and defense-breaking passes helped Dortmund win Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012, and in his first season in England he won the Premier League with United.
But with the Red Devils on dreadful form and his talents out of favour, Kagawa will be desperate to prove himself with Japan this summer at his first World Cup.
At 21 he missed the cut for the 2010 World Cup, and now 2014 could be frustrating too as the central attacking midfield position is taken by Keisuke Honda, forcing Kagawa to play on the left wing.