Shinji Kagawa’s 38th goal sets Bundesliga record for highest-scoring Japanese player
The former Manchester United attacking midfielder is one ahead of Shinji Okazaki, who played for Stuttgart and Mainz
Shinji Kagawa became the highest-scoring Japanese player in the Bundesliga by showing a touch of class to give Borussia Dortmund a 2-1 win at Augsburg on Saturday.
Kagawa, who scored 21 league goals in his first stint at Dortmund from 2010-12 before leaving for Manchester United, has 17 in his second stint after rejoining the club in 2014.
Kagawa’s 38 goals put the former Cerezo Osaka midfielder one ahead of Shinji Okazaki, who played for Stuttgart and Mainz before leaving for English Premier League side Leicester in 2015.
Also, 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt beat Stuttgart 2-1, and promoted Hannover lost for the first time this season, to Borussia Moenchengladbach 2-1. Strugglers Hamburger SV and Werder Bremen later played out a scoreless draw in the Northern Derby.
Andrey Yarmolenko got Dortmund off to a flying start by scoring with his heel in a goalmouth scramble. It was the Ukraine forward’s first Bundesliga goal since his arrival from Dinamo Kiev.
Brazilian defender Caiuby equalised shortly afterwards with a header to Philipp Max’s cross.