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Kenji Cabrera

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Kenji Cabrera
Personal information
Full name Kenji Giovanni Cabrera Nakamura[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Shiga, Japan[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FBC Melgar
Number 26
Youth career
Esther Grande
Alianza Lima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– FBC Melgar 77 (7)
International career
2022– Peru U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:00, 15 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:00, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Kenji Giovanni Cabrera Nakamura (born 27 January 2003) is a Peruvian footballer of Japanese descent who plays as a midfielder for FBC Melgar.

Club career

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Born in Shiga, Japan, Cabrera started his career with Esther Grande, before a short spell in the Alianza Lima academy.[2] He joined FBC Melgar in 2021, immediately being promoted to the first team, making his debut the same year.[2]

International career

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Cabrera was born in Japan to a Peruvian father and Japanese mother, and moved to Peru at a young age. He holds dual-citizenship.[3] He has represented Peru at under-20 level.[1]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 15 January 2023.[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FBC Melgar 2021 Peruvian Primera División 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2022 20 1 0 0 8[a] 0 0 0 28 1
Career total 24 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 32 1
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Copa Sudamericana

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kenji Cabrera at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Zanatta, Diego (14 August 2022). "¿Quién es Kenji Cabrera, futbolista nacido en Japón que es sensación en Melgar?" [Who is Kenji Cabrera, a soccer player born in Japan who is a sensation in Melgar?]. El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Kenji Cabrera habló sobre su golazo de tiro libre con Melgar: "Lo sorprendí a Ángelo"". 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ Kenji Cabrera at Soccerway