Daiki Niwa (footballer)

Daiki Niwa (丹羽 大輝, Niwa Daiki, born 16 January 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[1]

Daiki Niwa
丹羽 大輝
Personal information
Full name Daiki Niwa
Date of birth (1986-01-16) 16 January 1986
Place of birth Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
FC Tokyo
Number 5
Youth career
1998–2003 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2017 Gamba Osaka 131 (4)
2007Tokushima Vortis (loan) 45 (1)
2008Omiya Ardija (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2011Avispa Fukuoka (loan) 109 (3)
2017–2018 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 14 (0)
2018– FC Tokyo 9 (0)
2018–FC Tokyo U-23 (loan) 18 (0)
National team
2015 Japan 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2020 season

Playing career

He spent 4 years on loan at Avispa Fukuoka during which time he had spells as club captain, before returning to his parent club Gamba Osaka at the start of the 2012 season.

National team career

On 7 May 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for a two-days training camp.[2] On 23 July 2015, he was called again for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[3]

Club statistics

As of end of 2020 season
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other1 Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2004Gamba OsakaJ1000000--00
2005000000--00
200600000000-00
Total 00000000-00
2007Tokushima VortisJ245120---471
Total 45120---471
2008Omiya ArdijaJ1000020--20
Total 000020--20
2008Avispa FukuokaJ29110---101
200935120---371
201035141---392
2011J13000010--310
Total 10937110--1174
2012Gamba OsakaJ1140301130-211
2013J225221---273
2014J12525040--342
2015340401012040550
201628020513010391
201750100010-70
Total 1314171112190501837
2017Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ11300010--140
2018100050--60
Total 1400060--200
2018FC TokyoJ1601000--70
2019002020--40
202030-0010-40
Total 90302010-150
Career Total 30882922222005038412

1 includes J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup appearances.

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 30 November 2019

Club performance League Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Total
2018FC Tokyo U-23J31010
2019170170
Career total 180180

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201520
Total20

Honors

Gamba Osaka

FC Tokyo

References

  1. Daiki Niwa at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. http://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/japan/news/1473077.html
  3. http://www.jfa.jp/national_team/news/00006836/ EAFF東アジアカップ2015(8/2~9@中国/武漢) SAMURAI BLUE(日本代表)メンバー・スケジュール
  4. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
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