Taisei Marukawa
Japanese footballer
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Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League club Dewa United Banten.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taisei Marukawa | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Higashihiroshima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dewa United Banten | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KELT FC | |||
| 2012–2014 | Hiroshima Minami High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Chuo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Senglea Athletic | 26 | (3) |
| 2020 | Valletta | 8 | (2) |
| 2021 | Noah Jurmala | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Persebaya Surabaya | 32 | (17) |
| 2022–2024 | PSIS Semarang | 63 | (11) |
| 2024– | Dewa United Banten | 59 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 April 2026 | |||
Club career
Early career
Marukawa started his career when he was in high school by joining Hiroshima Minami High School. Then he joined Chuo University from 2016 to 2019.[2]
Senglea Athletic
Before the second half of 2019–20, Marukawa moved to Malta.[3] He signed one-year contract with Maltese Premier League club Senglea Athletic.[4] He made his debut on 1 February, as a starter in a 1–2 win to Balzan.[5] On 6 April, Marukawa scored his first goal for Senglea Athletic in a 2–2 draw over Ħamrun Spartans at the Hibernians Stadium.[6]
Valletta
On 26 August 2020, Marukawa signed with Valletta.[7] He made his league debut for Valletta on 21 September 2020 in a 4–2 league win against Birkirkara.[8] and scored his first goal for Valletta in a 1–1 draw over Hibernians at the National Stadium, Ta' Qali.[9]
Noah Jurmala
On 29 January 2021, Marukawa moved to Latvia.[10] He signed one-year contract with Latvian Higher League club Noah Jurmala.[11]
Persebaya Surabaya
In 2021, he signed for Indonesian club Persebaya. On 11 September 2021, Marukawa debuted for Persebaya during a 3–1 win over Persikabo 1973.[12]
On 29 September 2021, Marukawa scored his first league goal for Persebaya with scored a brace in 2021-22 Liga 1, earning them a 1–3 victory over PSS Sleman.[13] On 26 October 2021, Marukawa scored his goal for Persebaya in a match against Persija Jakarta in the 25th minute, playing at the Manahan Stadium, Persebaya was able to steal the full three points after beating Persija with a score of 1–0. This goal became Persebaya's only winning goal and managed to rank 5th in the standings.[14]
PSIS Semarang
On 1 April 2022, Taisei Marukawa moved to PSIS Semarang for the 2022–23 Liga 1.[15] In August 2023, with a market value of 6.08 billion rupiah, he's the most expensive player at PSIS Semarang.
Marukawa made his PSIS Semarang debut in a pre-season friendly against PSM Makassar on 28 May 2022.[16] On 23 July 2022, Marukawa made his league debut by starting in a 1–1 draw against RANS Nusantara. And he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 75th minute from the penalty at the Jatidiri Stadium, Semarang.[17]
On 23 March 2023, Taisei Marukawa's contract was extended by PSIS management for the next two seasons.[18]
Honours
Individual