Shusaku Nishikawa

Shusaku Nishikawa

Personal information
Date of birth	18 June 1986
Place of birth	Usa, Ōita, Japan
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
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 Reds	72	(0)
National team^‡
2005	Japan U-20	4	(0)
2007–2008	Japan U-23	8	(0)
2009–	Japan	27	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 March 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2016

Shusaku Nishikawa (西川 周作 Nishikawa Shūsaku, born 18 June 1986 in Usa, Ōita) is a Japanese football player currently playing for Urawa Red Diamonds.^[2]

Career

Club

Nishikawa is a product of Oita's youth system and was promoted to the top team in 2005. Nishikawa made his J-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 J-League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

International

Nishikawa was a member of the Japan team for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship finals. He was also a member of the Japan team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[3]

He made his full international debut for Japan on 8 October 2009 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Hong Kong.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 March 2016

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		ACL		Other^1		Total
		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
	Total	118	0	6	0	16	0	-		3	0	143	0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2010	34	0	1	0	4	0	5	0	-		44	0
	2011	34	0	0	0	3	0	-		-		35	0
	2012	34	0	0	0	4	0	-		1	0	39	0
	2013	33	0	1	0	3	0	5	0	-		42	0
	Total	135	0	2	0	12	0	10	0	3	0	160	0
Urawa Red Diamonds	2014	36	0	2	0	2	0	-		-		36	0
	2015	25	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	-		30	0
	2016	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	-	-		6	0
	Total	72	0	2	0	2	0	8	0	0	0	84	0
Career total		325	0	10	0	30	0	18	0	6	0	391	0

¹Includes Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.

International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan
	2009	1	0
	2010	2	0
	2011	4	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	4	0
	2014	3	0
	2015	8	0
	2016	4	0
	Total	27	0

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			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

• J. League Cup: 2008

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• J. League Division 1: 2012
• Japanese Super Cup: 2013

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup: 2011
• Kirin Cup: 2011
• EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013

Individual

• J. League Best XI: 2012

References

1. "National team squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
2. "Stats Centre: Shusaku Nishikawa Facts". TheJapanTimes.co.jp. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
3. "Shusaku Nishikawa Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 25 July 2009.

External links

• Shusaku Nishikawa – FIFA competition record
• Shusaku Nishikawa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)
• Shusaku Nishikawa – Sanfrecce Hiroshima official site (Japanese)
• Shusaku Nishikawa – Yahoo! Japan competition record (Japanese)
• Shusaku Nishikawa whoscored.com profile
• Shusaku Nishikawa on Twitter