Go to your room
As Shoya Nakajima’s mum and siblings boarded the 13 hour flight from Japan to Turkey, they probably dreamt of watching the forward net a spectacular winner on his home debut for Antalyaspor.
Unfortunately it didn’t quite pan out like that.
Just 20 seconds after coming on as a sub, Nakajima dived into a rash two-footed tackle, leaving his opponent writhing on the floor and the ref with no choice but to send him off.
The worst debut in history?
Shoya Nakajima comes on and then gets sent off 20 seconds later 😖
Check out his family's reaction in the stands 😬pic.twitter.com/YgMZI8oUT4
— Football Transfers (@Transfersdotcom) September 18, 2022
As a red-faced Nakajima slunk past his manager, he cast a sheepish gaze up into the stands, where his distraught mother buried her face in her hands.
On the plus side, Nakajima’s three game suspension means he’ll be able to spend some quality time showing his family around Turkey.
