Ayumi Niekawa (牲川 歩見, Niekawa Ayumi, born 12 May 1994 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.[3]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ayumi Niekawa[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Júbilo Iwata | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | → Sagan Tosu (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | → Thespakusatsu Gunma (loan) | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Azul Claro Numazu (loan) | 56 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mito HollyHock | 60 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Japan U-17 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2022 | ||||||||||||||
National team career edit
In June 2011, Niekawa was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2011 U-17 World Cup. He played 1 match against Argentina.[4]
Club statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2013 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.League U-22 Selection (loan) | 2014 | J3 League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Sagan Tosu (loan) | 2016 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma (loan) | 2017 | J2 League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Azul Claro Numazu (loan) | 2018 | J3 League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Mito Hollyhock | 2020 | J2 League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2022 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 148 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 0 | ||
Honours edit
Club edit
Urawa Red Diamonds
References edit
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Ayumi Niekawa" (in Japanese). Urawa Red Diamonds. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "選手情報詳細". URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Ayumi Niekawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 251 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 93 out of 289)
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Ayumi Niekawa Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
External links edit
- Profile at Urawa Red Diamonds
- Ayumi Niekawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ayumi Niekawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ayumi Niekawa at Soccerway
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