Shawn van Eerden

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Full name Shawn Tyler Nozawa van Eerden
Date of birth (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Fujisawa, Japan
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Shawn van Eerden
Personal information
Full name Shawn Tyler Nozawa van Eerden
Date of birth (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Fujisawa, Japan
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Gainare Tottori (loan from Yokohama FC)
Number 44
Youth career
–2023 Yokohama FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Yokohama FC 0 (0)
2024YSCC Yokohama (loan) 15 (1)
2025Gainare Tottori (loan) 5 (0)
International career
Japan U18
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026

Shawn Tyler Nozawa van Eerden (Japanese: ヴァン イヤーデン ショーン; born 16 April 2004) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Yokohama FC.

Van Eerden was born on 16 April 2004 in Fujisawa, Japan and is a native of the city.[1] Born to a Canadian father and a Japanese mother, he was childhood friends with Japan international Kōta Takai.[2]

Club career

As a youth player, van Eerden joined the youth academy of Yokohama FC and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023. On 24 May 2023, he debuted for the club during a 1–0 home win over Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J.League Cup.[3]

Ahead of the 2024 season, he was sent on loan to YSCC Yokohama. On 24 March 2024, he debuted for the club during a 1–1 home draw with Gainare Tottori in the league. On 31 March 2024, he scored his first goal for the club during a 1–0 away win over Fukushima United FC in the league.[3]

International career

Van Eerden is a Japan youth international and is eligible to represent Canada internationally through his father. During the summer of 2022, he played for the Japan national under-18 football team at the 2022 SBS Cup.[2]

Style of play

References

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