Shusaku Nishikawa

Shusaku Nishikawa

Nishikawa playing for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Shusaku Nishikawa
Date of birth	(1986-06-18) June 18, 1986
Place of birth	Usa, Oita, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Urawa Reds
Youth career
2002–2004	Oita Trinita
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Oita Trinita	118	(0)
2010–2013	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	135	(0)
2014–	Urawa Reds	237	(0)
National team
2005	Japan U-20	4	(0)
2008	Japan U-23	3	(0)
2009–2017	Japan	31	(0)
Honours Oita Trinita Winner J.League Cup 2008 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Winner J1 League 2012 Winner J1 League 2013 Runner-up J.League Cup 2010 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2013 Urawa Reds Winner AFC Champions League 2017 Runner-up J1 League 2014 Runner-up J1 League 2016 Winner J.League Cup 2016 Winner Emperor's Cup 2018 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2015 Representing Japan AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qatar AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2004 Malaysia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Shusaku Nishikawa (西川 周作, Nishikawa Shusaku, born June 18, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Nishikawa was born in Usa on June 18, 1986. He joined J1 League club Oita Trinita in 2005. In summer 2005, he debuted and became a first choice goalkeeper instead veteran goalkkeper Hayato Okanaka. Oita won the champions in the 2008 J.League Cup with young players, Masato Morishige, Hiroshi Kiyotake and Mu Kanazaki. However Oita was relegated to J2 League end of 2009 season and Oita released their main players including Nishikawa due to their financial problems. Nishikawa moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2010. Hiroshima won the J1 League champions in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, he moved to Urawa Reds. Urawa won the 2nd place in the 2014 and 2016 J1 League. In 2017, Urawa won the champions at 2017 AFC Champions League.

In 2005, Nishikawa was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2005 World Youth Championship and he played all 4 matches. In 2008, he was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics and he played all 3 matches. In October 2019, he was selected the Japan national team for 2011 Asian Cup qualification. At this qualification, he debuted against Hong Kong on October 8. However he could not play many matches behind Eiji Kawashima. In 2011, he participated 2011 Asian Cup. He played 2 matches and Japan won the champions. He also participated 2014 World Cup. From 2015, he played many matches instead Kawashima. He played 31 games for Japan until 2016.

Statistics

Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2005	Oita Trinita	J1 League	21	0	2	0	1	0	-		24	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	-		38	0
2010	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	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	42	0
2014	Urawa Reds	J1 League	34	0	2	0	2	0	-		38	0
2015			34	0	3	0	0	0	5	0	42	0
2016			34	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	43	0
2017			34	0	0	0	2	0	13	0	49	0
2018			34	0	6	0	5	0	-		45	0
2019			33	0	2	0	2	0	13	0	37	0
2020			34	0	-		1	0	-		35	0
2021
Country	Japan		490	0	23	0	39	0	49	0	601	0
Total			490	0	23	0	39	0	49	0	601	0

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2009	1	0
2010	2	0
2011	4	0
2012	1	0
2013	4	0
2014	3	0
2015	8	0
2016	8	0
Total	31	0

Other websites

• Shusaku Nishikawa at Soccerway.com
• Shusaku Nishikawa at WorldFootball.net
• Shusaku Nishikawa at Soccerbase.com
• Shusaku Nishikawa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Shusaku Nishikawa at kicker (in German)