Taishi Nozawa
Japanese association football player
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Taishi Brandon Nozawa (野澤 大志 ブランドン, Nozawa Taishi Burandon; born 25 December 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belgian Pro League club Antwerp.[2]
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| Full name | Taishi Brandon Nozawa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 December 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Antwerp | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagata Dragon FC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | FC Ryukyu | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | FC Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | FC Tokyo U-23 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | FC Tokyo | 54 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Iwate Grulla Morioka (loan) | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Antwerp | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan U15 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U16 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U17 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U18 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Japan U23 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 April 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
International career
Nozawa has been representing Japan since 2017, playing for each youth team. Particularly, in 2018, he contributed to the victory of 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.[4]
In December 2023, he was first called up to Japan for the game against Thailand, that was held on New Year’s Day 2024.[5]
On 4 April 2024, Nozawa was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 December 2023[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| FC Tokyo U-23 | 2019 | J3 League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2020 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Iwate Grulla Morioka (loan) | 2021 | J3 League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022 | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
