Paris Nakajima-Farran
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
English: Paris Yui Nakajima-Farran Kanji: 中島勇生 | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Left back Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Næstved BK | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | AC Horsens | 1 | (0) |
| 2011-2012 | South China AA | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | CE Europa | ||
| 2013 | Dezzolla Shimane | 4 | |
| 2014 | Tokyo 23 FC | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Canada U20 | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2014. | |||
Paris Yui Nakajima-Farran (中島 勇生 Nakajima Yūi, born 11 August 1989 in Tokyo, Japan) is a former Canadian footballer of Japanese and British descent.
Personal
Paris was born in Tokyo to a Zimbabwean[1] father and Japanese mother. At the age of four, he moved to England with his family, and returned to Japan ten years later to play football with the youth team of the J-League club Yokohama F. Marinos. His brother Issey is also a professional footballer. Paris has Canadian and British citizenship, and is a graduate of Yokohama International School, where he played alongside Mike Havenaar.
Club career
Paris played for the Yokohama F. Marinos youth team from 2004 until 2007. He went professional in 2007 at the age of 17, after signing a two-year contract with Danish 1st Division team Næstved Boldklub. In September 2009, Paris joined his brother at AC Horsens on a 1-year deal. In July 2011, he signed with Hong Kong First Division League club South China AA, but was released by the club on 7 January 2012.[2] Later that year he joined Spanish third division side CE Europa, and played mostly for the second team. Paris also had a stint with Japanese fifth Division outfit, Dezzolla Shimane, before joining his current club Tokyo 23 FC which plays in the Kantō Soccer League.
International
In January 2008, Paris got his first international call in up for the winter training camp held in Florida for the Canadian national team. He also trained with Canada's U-23 Olympic squad in March 2008. Paris earned his first cap for Canada U-20 in an exhibition match against Argentina in May 2008, starting at right back. He has also represented the Canadian U-20 side during the 2009 edition of the Francophone Games hosted by Lebanon.