What is Shu Kurata?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Shu Kurata |image=Shu Kurata 2017 (36700073003) (cropped).jpg |image_size=200 |caption=Kurata playing for [[Gamba Osaka]] in 2017 |fullname=Shu Kurata |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1988|11|26}} |birth_place=[[Takatsuki, Osaka|Takatsuki]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.72}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub=[[Gamba Osaka]] |clubnumber= |youthyears1=2004–2006|youthclubs1=[[Gamba Osaka]] |years1=2007–|clubs1=[[Gamba Osaka]]|caps1=305|goals1=51 |years2=2010|clubs2=→[[JEF United Chiba]] (loan)|caps2=29|goals2=8 |years3=2011|clubs3=→[[Cerezo Osaka]] (loan)|caps3=33|goals3=10 |totalcaps=|totalgoals= |nationalyears1=2015–2017|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=9|nationalgoals1=2 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Gamba Osaka]]}} {{Medal|W|[[AFC Champions League]]|2008}} {{Medal|W|[[J1 League]]|2014}} {{Medal|RU|[[J1 League]]|2015}} {{Medal|W|[[J.League Cup]]|2007}} {{Medal|W|[[J.League Cup]]|2014}} {{Medal|RU|[[J.League Cup]]|2015}} {{Medal|RU|[[J.League Cup]]|2016}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2008}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2009}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2014}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2015}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2012}} |club-update=end of the 2020 season |nationalteam-update= }} {{Nihongo|'''Shu Kurata'''|倉田 秋|Kurata Shu|born November 26, 1988}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Kurata was born in [[Takatsuki, Osaka|Takatsuki]] on November 26, 1988. He joined [[J1 League]] club [[Gamba Osaka]] from their youth team in 2007. Although he did not play many matches, Gamba won the champions in the [[2008 AFC Champions League]]. In 2010, he moved to [[J2 League]] club [[JEF United Chiba]] on loan and became a regular player. In 2011, he moved to J1 club [[Cerezo Osaka]]. In 2012, he returned to [[Gamba Osaka]]. However Gamba was relegated t