Kenji Cabrera
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenji Giovanni Cabrera Nakamura[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Shiga, Japan[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esther Grande | |||
| Alianza Lima | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | FBC Melgar | 98 | (13) |
| 2025– | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 9 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Peru U20 | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Peru | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 21, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:13, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Kenji Giovanni Cabrera Nakamura (中村ジョバンニカブレラ健司, Nakamura Jobanni Kaburera Kenji; born 27 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Born in Japan, he represents the Peru national team.
Born in Shiga, Japan to a Peruvian father and a Japanese mother,[2] Cabrera started his career with Esther Grande, before a short spell in the Alianza Lima academy.[3] He joined FBC Melgar in 2021, immediately being promoted to the first team, making his debut the same year.[3]
In July 2025, Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced they had signed Cabrera to a deal through 2028, with an option for 2029.[4] He made his debut for his new club on August 13 against Forge FC in the semi-finals of the 2025 Canadian Championship.[5] On September 20, on his first start for the club, he scored his first MLS goal in the Whitecaps' 2–0 victory over Sporting Kansas City.[6]
