Masaki Yanagawa (柳川 雅樹, Yanagawa Masaki, born May 1, 1987) is a former Japanese football player.
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Masaki Yanagawa[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 1, 1987 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sanda, Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Vissel Kobe | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Vissel Kobe | 42 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | →Ventforet Kofu (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Thespa Kusatsu | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Tochigi SC | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Gainare Tottori | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Global | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Marikina | 43 | (2) | |||||||||||
| Total | 154 | (5) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Japan U-20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Club career
editYanagawa was born in Sanda on May 1, 1987. He joined J2 League club Vissel Kobe from youth team in 2006. In first season, he played many matches as center back and the club was promoted to J1 League. However he could hardly play in the match from 2007. He moved to Ventforet Kofu in 2010. Although he returned to Vissel in 2011, he had no opportunity to play and moved to Thespa Kusatsu in July 2011. From 2012, he played for Tochigi SC (2012) and Gainare Tottori (2013–14). In 2015, he moved to Philippines and joined Global with Vissel teammate Norio Suzuki. He moved to Voltes (later Marikina) in 2016. He left the club end of 2017 season.
National team career
editIn July 2007, Yanagawa was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2007 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 1 match as center back against Nigeria.
Club statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2006 | Vissel Kobe | J2 League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 1 | |
| 2007 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Ventforet Kofu | J2 League | - | |||||||
| Career total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. July 5, 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013.
External links
edit- Masaki Yanagawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Masaki Yanagawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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