Issey Nakajima-Farran
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Issey Nakajima-Farran

Issey Morgan Nakajima-Farran (Japanese: 中島ファラン一生; born 16 May 1984) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a winger or forward.

Nakajima-Farran has played professionally in Japan, Singapore, Denmark, Australia, Cyprus, Canada, Malaysia, and Spain and represented Singapore at youth international level and Canada at senior international level.

Nakajima-Farran was born in Calgary in Canada, to an English-Canadian father who was born in Rhodesia, and a Japanese mother. He moved with his family from Calgary to Tokyo, Japan at age three, and then from Tokyo to London, England at age ten.

Nakajima-Farran began playing at youth level with Verdy Kawasaki. After moving to England, he joined the Crystal Palace Academy. At age 16, he returned to Japan and signed a youth contract with Tokyo Verdy (which re-branded from Verdy Kawasaki, his former youth club).

In 2003, Nakajima-Farran began his professional soccer career after signing with J2 League's Albirex Niigata.

In 2004, he was loaned to their Singaporean satellite club Albirex Niigata Singapore in the S.League, playing for two seasons. In 2005, he was named the S.League Young Player of the Year.

In the winter transfer window of 2006, Nakajima-Farran had trials with English sides Millwall[citation needed], Portsmouth for a month and Reading for a couple of days.

In the spring of 2006, he signed with Danish First Division team Vejle Boldklub.[citation needed] He helped the club win the championship and gain promotion to the top league in the Danish football system, the Superliga. In February 2007, he extended his contract until the summer of 2009.

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