Masahiro Fukasawa

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Masahiro Fukasawa

Full name	Masahiro Fukasawa
Date of birth	July 12, 1977 (1977-07-12) (age 30)
Place of birth	Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Singapore Armed Forces FC
Youth clubs
1993-1995	Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-2000 2000-2004 2005-2006 2007 2008-	Yokohama F. Marinos Albirex Niigata Montreal Impact Bangkok University FC Singapore Armed Forces FC	13 (3) 141 (7) 53 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 26, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of February 26, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Masahiro Fukasawa (born July 12, 1977 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

[edit] Career

Fukasawa was educated at and played for Shizuoka Gakuen High School. After graduating from the high school, he entered professional football.

Fukasawa played 20 games in J. League Division 1 and 134 games in Diviison 2. In 2005, he moved to Canada to play for Montreal Impact and was named the club's newcomer of the year in his first season in the club.^[1]

In 2007, he joined Bangkok University FC in Thailand and became the first Japanese footballer to play for a non-Japanese club in AFC Champions League. In 2008, he moved to Singapore's S.League side Singapore Armed Forces FC.