1. Arata Izumi Arata Izumi arrived in India as a Japanese import in November 2006 to join East Bengal as a foreign player. The dynamic midfielder who played in India as a foreign player between 2006-2012 gained Indian citizenship on 24 August 2012 to be eligible to play for Indian National team due to his Indian roots from fathers side. The versatile midfielder had a reasonable debut season with East Bengal and had an injury-marred season with Mahindra United in the following 2007-08 season. Arata Izumi finally found his foot in Indian football when he joined newly promoted I-league side Pune FC.Arata showed his brilliance in the 2010 season, with … Continue reading 5 players from Japan who have made an impact in Indian Football