Masahiro Fukasawa

Masahiro Fukazawa
Personal information
Full name Masahiro Fukazawa
Date of birth July 12, 1977 (1977-07-12) (age 34)
Place of birth Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Defender
Club information
Current club Fourway Rangers
Number 11
Youth career
1993–1995 Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Yokohama Marinos/F. Marinos 14 (0)
2000–2004 Albirex Niigata 157 (8)
2005–2006 Montreal Impact 49 (1)
2007 Bangkok University 29 (4)
2008–2009 SAFFC 57 (4)
2010 Bangkok United 30 (0)
2011– Fourway Rangers 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:42, 19 February 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 26, 2008

Masahiro Fukazawa (深澤 仁博 Fukazawa Masahiro?, born July 12, 1977 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

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Career

Fukazawa was educated at and played for Shizuoka Gakuen High School, where he led the varsity soccer team to the national championship in 1995. After graduating from high school, he entered professional football.

Fukazawa played 20 games in J. League Division 1, Yokohama F. Marinos and 134 games in J. League Division 2 Albirex Niigata.

In 1996 he played with Club Atlético River Plate in Argentina for a year on loan. In 1999 he went on loan again to play with CD Tenerife in Spain for 6 months. In 2005, he moved to Canada to play for Montreal Impact in the United Soccer League and was named the club's newcomer of the year in his first season .[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.

Presently he decided to come back to Thailand again and join with his former club Bangkok United FC (formerly name Bangkok University FC)"

Masahiro Fukazawa won the accolade as SAFFC’s Player of the Year at the Warriors Nite 2008, the Club’s annual Appreciation Dinner, held on 19 Nov 08 at the Civil Club @ Bukit Batok.[2]

The Award marked a personal milestone for the Japanese who joined the Warriors only this year and capped it with a consistent and solid performance on the flanks and in central midfield. The versatile Japanese has been highly influential and effective, particularly in the final rundown to the Championship against title contenders, Home United and Super Reds.

He is one of the few Japanese players to play in 4 out of 6 Confederations.

Playing style

Small in size but speedy on and off the ball, originally debuted as a skillful shadow striker in J.League. He was converted into an attacking midfield while at Montreal and had sharp one-on-ones. In Singapore, with his ball skills, he was brought into the middle of the field as a holding midfield, and that is were he plays now in Thailand.

Club career statistics

[3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
1996 Yokohama Marinos J. League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
1999 Yokohama F. Marinos J. League 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 6 2
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 Albirex Niigata J. League 2 13 1 2 0 0 0 15 1
2001 41 1 4 0 2 0 47 1
2002 39 3 3 1 - 42 4
2003 41 1 4 0 - 45 1
2004 J. League 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 8 1
United States League Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup League Cup Total
2005 Montreal Impact USL First Division 28 1 28 1
2006 21 0 21 0
Thailand League Queen's Cup League Cup Total
2007 Bangkok United Premier League 29 4 29 4
Singapore League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total
2008 Singapore Armed Forces S.League 27 3 27 3
2009 30 1 30 1
2010 Bangkok United Premier League
Country Japan 154 10 13 1 4 0 171 11
United States 49 1 49 1
Thailand 29 4 29 4
Singapore 57 4 57 4
Total 289 19 13 1 4 0 306 20

Honours

Club

Albirex Niigata

Singapore Armed Forces

Individual

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