Daisuke Ichikawa

Japanese association football player

Daisuke Ichikawa (市川 大祐, Ichikawa Daisuke, born May 14, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Daisuke Ichikawa
Personal information
Full nameDaisuke Ichikawa
Date of birth (1980-05-14) May 14, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birthShizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s)Defender
Youth career
1996–1997Shimizu S-Pulse
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2010Shimizu S-Pulse325(12)
2011Ventforet Kofu22(0)
2012Mito HollyHock32(1)
2013–2014Fujieda MYFC14(0)
2015FC Imabari1(0)
2016Vanraure Hachinohe20(2)
Total414(15)
National team
1998–2002Japan10(0)
Honours
Shimizu S-Pulse
Runner-upJ1 League1999
Runner-upJ.League Cup2008
WinnerEmperor's Cup2001
Runner-upEmperor's Cup1998
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2000
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2005
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2010
Representing  Japan
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place1998 Thailand
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Ichikawa is a product of Shimizu S-Pulses youth system. He played as right side-back and right midfielder. He made his J1 League debut on March 21, 1998 against Consadole Sapporo. He scored his first league goal against on November 14, 1998 against JEF United Ichihara. He was still a high school student at that time. He was instrumental in Shimizu winning the second stage of 1999 J1 League, the 1999–00 Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the 2001 Emperor's Cup. The side attack from Ichikawa on the right and Alessandro Santos on the left was Shimizu's main weapon during the period. He left the club end of 2010 season. Toward end of his career, he played for Ventforet Kofu (2011), Mito HollyHock (2012), Fujieda MYFC (2013–14), FC Imabari (2015) and Vanraure Hachinohe (2016). He retired end of 2016 season.

Ichikawa represented Japan national team at several underage levels. He made his first full international debut on April 1, 1998 against South Korea when he was 17 year and 322 days old, which made him the youngest player who represented Japan. Ichikawa was short-listed for the 1998 World Cup, but national coach Takeshi Okada dropped him together with Kazuyoshi Miura and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa at the final training camp in Nyon, Switzerland.

In March 2002, he was elected Japan for the first time in 4 years by Philippe Troussier. He was also chosen for the 2002 World Cup finals and played three games. Against Tunisia in the group stage, his cross was met by Hidetoshi Nakata who headed home to score Japan's second goal. He was capped 10 times without scoring between 1998 and 2002.

Statistics

[1][2]

Club statisticsLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAsiaTotal
1997Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League001000-10
19982013000-231
19992203140-291
20002624061-363
20013021020-332
2002301302020371
2003230004000270
2004300010-40
20053403150-421
20063113050-391
20073343161-426
20082702050-340
20092515050-351
20102102040-270
2011Ventforet KofuJ1 League2200010-230
2012Mito HollyHockJ2 League32110--331
2013Fujieda MYFCFootball League8010--90
2014J3 League6010--70
2015FC ImabariRegional Leagues1000--10
2016Vanraure HachinoheFootball League20200--202
CountryJapan414153434522049520
Total414153434522049520

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199810
199900
200000
200100
200290
Total100

References

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