Atsushi Kawata (河田 篤秀, Kawata Atsushi, born September 18, 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Sagan Tosu.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atsushi Kawata | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Fujiidera, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thespa Gunma | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Miharadai FC | |||
| –2004 | Izumi FC | ||
| 2005–2007 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| 2009–2010 | Hannan University High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Hannan University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 43 | (19) |
| 2017–2018 | Albirex Niigata | 50 | (12) |
| 2019–2021 | Tokushima Vortis | 86 | (23) |
| 2021–2023 | Omiya Ardija | 63 | (14) |
| 2023–24 | Sagan Tosu | 31 | (3) |
| 2024- | Thespa Gunma | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024 @ 05:58(AEST) | |||
During his time at Albirex Niigata (S), Kawata led the White Swans to being the first club in Singapore football history to achieve all the unprecedented sweep of all four of the league's major trophies, the 2016 S.League, 2016 Singapore Cup, 2016 Singapore League Cup and the 2016 Singapore Community Shield which led him to won the 2016 S.League Player Of The Year.[2]
Club career
editAlbirex Niigata (Singapore)
editAtsushi Kawata signed for Albirex Niigata (S) for the 2015 S.League season. He made 30 appearances, scoring 11 goals in all competitions that season. He renewed his contract with the club for the 2016 S.League season.[3] He was also part of the Albirex Niigata (S) squad that won both the 2015 Singapore Cup and the 2015 Singapore League Cup.[4]
In the 2016 S.League season, Kawata was part of the team which completed an unprecedented sweep of all four of the league's major trophies.[5] As a result, he was named the 2016 S.League Player of the Year, scoring 20 goals and contributing 8 assists in all competitions.[6][7]
Albirex Niigata
editAfter a stellar 2016 season in Singapore, Kawata earned a move back to parent club, Albirex Niigata for the 2017 J1 League season.[8]
He scored his first goal for the club against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on 23 September 2017.[9] In the match, he scored twice and this was the first time he started a match for the team. He also scored on 21 October 2017 against Júbilo Iwata.
Tokushima Vortis
editOn 6 January 2019, Kawata moved to J2 League club, Tokushima Vortis.[10] On 8 June 2019, he scored his first goal for the club against Machida Zelvia scoring the only goal in the match. On 24 August 2019, Kawata scored a 7-minute hat-trick in a league match against FC Ryukyu which resulted in a 6–1 win. He ended the 2019 season with 33 appearances scoring 14 goals and contributing 4 assists in all competitions.
Kawata was featured more often in the 2020 J2 League season where he would go on to make 39 appearances and scoring 9 goals in all competitions. Despite he scoring much lesser than the previous season, Kawata would go on to help Tokushima Vortis become the 2022 J2 League Champions thus promoting them to the top tier of the Japan football division, the J1 League. He also helped them to a semi-finals cup run in the 2020 Emperor's Cup which they lost 2–0 to Gamba Osaka.
Kawata goes on to have a bad start playing in the 2021 J1 League where he found himself scoring 1 goal in 24 matches. Midway throughout the season, Tokushima Vortis announced that will leave the club to venture for new challenges. In his time with Tokushima Vortis, he had played over 94 matches scoring 24 goals and contributing 4 assists in all competitions with the club.
Omiya Ardija
editOn 21 July 2021, Kawata joined J2 League club, Omiya Ardija on a permanent deal. On 9 August 2021, he make his debut for the club against his former club, Albirex Niigata in a 2–2 draw. In the next game, he went on to score his first goal for the club against Blaublitz Akita. He went on to finished the season finding his form scoring 7 goals in 19 appearances for the club. He went on to make 64 appearances scoring 14 goals and contributing 3 assists in all competitions in his 2 years stay at Omiya Ardija.
Sagan Tosu
editOn 28 March 2023, Kawata find himself transferring to J1 League club, Sagan Tosu donning the no.9 jersey which was previously worn by former 2010 FIFA World Cup winner, Fernando Torres. On 1 April 2023, he made his debut for the club in a match against FC Tokyo where he would go on to grab a win at the last kick of the game scoring in the 90+5 injury time from Jakub Slowik error.
Career statistics
edit- As of 13 August 2023.[11]
| Singapore | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Season | League | Singapore Cup | Singapore League Cup | Total | |||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2015 | S.League | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 11 |
| 2016 | S.League | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 20 | |
| Total | 43 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 31 | ||
| Japan | ||||||||||
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albirex Niigata | 2017 | J1 League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| 2018 | J2 League | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 9 | |
| Total | 50 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 12 | ||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2019 | J2 League | 33[a] | 14 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 14 | |
| 2020 | J2 League | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | 39 | 9 | ||
| 2021 | J1 League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 1 | |
| Total | 86 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 95 | 24 | ||
| Omiya Ardija | 2021 | J2 League | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 7 | |
| 2022 | J2 League | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | 40 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 14 | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 2023 | J1 League | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Career total | 258 | 70 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 294 | 83 | ||
- ^ Includes J1/J2 promotion play-offs
Honours
editClub
editAlbirex Niigata (S)
- S.League: 2016
- Singapore Cup : 2015, 2016
- Singapore League Cup: 2015, 2016
- Singapore Charity Shield: 2016
Tokushima Vortis
editIndividual
editReferences
edit- ^ "河田 篤秀：サガン鳥栖：Ｊリーグ". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Atsushi Kawata renews contract". Albirex Niigata (S). Dec 22, 2015. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ^ "Atsushi Kawata renews contract". Albirex Niigata (S). Dec 22, 2015. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ^ "Football: Albirex Niigata wins RHB Singapore Cup - Channel NewsAsia". Channel NewsAsia. Mediacorp. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ "Awesome Albirex Complete Sweep". The New Paper. Oct 30, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ^ "No surprises as Albirex reign supreme on S.League Awards Night". fourfourtwo.sg. Nov 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ^ "Albirex win big again at S.League Awards night". Today. Nov 2, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ^ Lim, Wei Xiang (25 November 2016). "S.League Player of the Year off to Japanese First Division". FourFourTwo. FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Kawata stats 2017".
- ^ "Atsushi move club".
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Atsushi Kawata Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
External links
edit- Atsushi Kawata at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Atsushi Kawata at Soccerway
