Shinji Kagawa

Japanese association football player
Person human Q154708
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Summary

Shinji Kagawa was born on March 17, 1989[1], in Kobe[2]. He has worked as an association football player[3]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,243 views/month, #6,401 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Tarumi-ku[5]
  • Country of citizenship: Japan[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • Member of sports team: Cerezo Osaka[8]
  • League or competition: Bundesliga[9], Premier League[10], J.League[11]
  • Commons category: Shinji Kagawa[12]
  • Position played on team / speciality: midfielder[13]
  • Sport: association football[14]
  • Family name: Kagawa[15]
  • Given name: Shinji[16]
  • Official website: http://www.kagawashinji.com/[17]
  • Participant in: 2008 Summer Olympics[18], 2014 FIFA World Cup[19], 2015 AFC Asian Cup[20], 2018 FIFA World Cup[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Japanese[22]
  • Country for sport: Japan[23]
  • Name in native language: 香川 真司[24]
  • Sport number: 8[25]
  • Name in kana: カガワ シンジ[26]
  • Start of work period: 2006[27]
  • Height: 175 cm[28]
  • Mass: 68 kg[29]
  • Social media followers: 1,564,434[30], 1,498,086[31], 1,507,456[32], 1,486,860[33]

Why It Matters

Shinji Kagawa has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Shinji Kagawa born?

Shinji Kagawa's place of birth was Kobe[2].

What did Shinji Kagawa do for work?

Shinji Kagawa worked as an association football player[3].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [1] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Kobe, Tarumi-ku
    Sitelink count → 69
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'com
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57880|batch #57880]]: Import more precise places of birth, date from dewiki"
  2. 29d ago · TSUBAME98 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    League or competition → Bundesliga, Premier League, J.League
    Given name → Shinji
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Given name: Shinji"
  3. 4w ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id → 67842
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 67842, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273804|batch #273804]]"
  4. 10w ago · Cetateanul Rosu · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Member of sports team: Cerezo Osaka"
  5. 16w ago · ~2026-36625-29 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mass → {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+68'}
    Occupation → association football player
    Image last checked license → —
    Fotbolltransfers.com id → spelare/shinji-kagawa/2441
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Instance of: devil"
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