Shusaku Nishikawa
Shusaku Nishikawa (西川 周作, Nishikawa Shūsaku, born 18 June 1986) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Urawa Red Diamonds.[2]
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| Full name | Shusaku Nishikawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Usa, Ōita, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Oita Trinita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Oita Trinita | 118 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 135 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 203 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Japan U-23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Japan | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 December 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Nishikawa is a product of Oita's youth system and was promoted to the top team in 2005. Nishikawa made his J1 League debut on 2 July 2005 in a match against Yokohama F. Marinos. He became a regular in the 2006 season. After the relegation of Oita Trinita signed on 30 December 2009 for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
National team career
Nishikawa was a member of the Japan U-20 national team for the 2005 World Youth Championship finals. He played full time in all 4 matches. He was also a member of the Japan U-23 national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played full time in all 3 matches.[3]
He made his full international debut for Japan on 8 October 2009 in a 2011 Asian Cup qualification against Hong Kong.
Club statistics
Updated to 20 February 2019.[4][5]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | ACL | Other1 | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oita Trinita | 2005 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2010 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 44 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2014 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 456 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 517 | 0 | |
1Includes Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship, FIFA Club World Cup, J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 31 | 0 |
Appearances in major competitions
| Team | Competition | Category | Appearances | Goals | Team Record | |
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| Start | Sub | |||||
 Japan | 2004 AFC Youth Championship | U-19 | Third place | |||
| Japan | 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship | U-20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Round of 16 |
| Japan | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification | U-22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Qualified |
| Japan | 2008 Summer Olympics | U-23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Round 1 |
| Japan | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Senior | 1 | 0 | 0 | Qualified |
| Japan | 2011 AFC Asian Cup | Senior | 1 | 1 | 0 | Champions |
| Japan | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup | Senior | 2 | 0 | 0 | Champions |
Honours
Club
- Oita Trinita
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Urawa Red Diamonds
Japan
Individual
- J. League Best XI: 2012, 2016
- AFC Champions League Player of the week : 2019 Semi-finals 2nd leg
References
- "National team squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- "Reds lure Nishikawa from Sanfrecce". The Japan Times. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- "Shusaku Nishikawa Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 56 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 16 out of 289)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Shusaku Nishikawa. |
- Shusaku Nishikawa – FIFA competition record
- Shusaku Nishikawa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Shusaku Nishikawa at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile at Urawa Reds (in Japanese)
- Shusaku Nishikawa – Yahoo! Japan competition record (in Japanese)
- Shusaku Nishikawa whoscored.com profile
- Shusaku Nishikawa on Twitter
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