Shawn van Eerden
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shawn Tyler Nozawa van Eerden | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 2004 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024 | → YSCC Yokohama (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Gainare 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.
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]