Shūsaku Nishikawa
Japanese footballer (born 1986)
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Shūsaku Nishikawa (西川 周作, Nishikawa Shūsaku; born 18 June 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds being its vice-captain.[3]
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Nishikawa in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Shūsaku Nishikawa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Usa, Ōita, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Yokkaichi Minami Elementary School | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Usa FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 432 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Japan U-23 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Japan | 31 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 December 2017, 12:22 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Nishikawa is a product of Oita's youth system and was promoted to the top team in 2005. He made his J.League Division 1 debut on 2 July 2005 for Oita Trinita in a match against Yokohama F. Marinos. He became a regular in the 2006 season.
After the relegation of Oita Trinita, Nishikawa signed on 30 December 2009 for J.League Division 1 club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
On 5 January 2014, Nishikawa was announce official transfer to Urawa Red Diamonds as permanently for 2014 season after contract expiration with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[4]
International career
Nishikawa was a member of the Japan U20 national team for the 2005 World Youth Championship finals. He played full time in all four matches. He was also a member of the Japan U23 national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played full time in all three matches.[5]
He made his full international debut for Japan on 8 October 2009 in a 2011 Asian Cup qualification against Hong Kong.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | ACL | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oita Trinita | 2005 | J. League Div. 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 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 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Total | 118 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 142 | 0 | |||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2010 | J. League Div. 1 | 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 | ||
| Total | 135 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 0 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2014 | J. League Div. 1 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | J1 League | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 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 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2026-27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 432 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 544 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 685 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 849 | 0 | ||
International
Honours
Oita Trinita
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Urawa Red Diamonds
- J. League Cup: 2016
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2017
- AFC Champions League: 2017, 2022[8][9]
- Emperor's Cup: 2018
- Japanese Super Cup: 2022
Japan
Individual
