Daisuke Ichikawa

Daisuke Ichikawa
Personal information
Full nameDaisuke Ichikawa
Date of birthMay 14, 1980
Place of birthShimizu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Fujieda MYFC
Number25
Youth career
Shimizu S-Pulse Youth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2010Shimizu S-Pulse304(12)
2011Ventforet Kofu22(0)
2012Mito HollyHock32(1)
2013-Fujieda MYFC8(0)
National team
1998–2002Japan10(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 January 2010

Daisuke Ichikawa (市川 大祐 Ichikawa Daisuke, born 14 May 1980 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese football player who plays as a midfielder for Japan Football League side Fujieda MYFC.[1]

Playing career

Ichikawa is a product of Shimizu's youth system. He made his J. 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 J. League in 1999, the Asian Cup Winners Cup in 2000 and the Emperor's Cup in 2001. The side attack from Ichikawa on the right and Alessandro dos Santos on the left was Shimizu's main weapon during the period.

International career

He represented Japan at several underage levels. He made his first full international debut on April 1, 1998 against 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 finals, but national coach Takeshi Okada dropped him together with Kazuyoshi Miura and Tsuyoshi Kitazawa at the final training camp in Nyon, Switzerland.

He was chosen for the 2002 World Cup finals by Philippe Troussier 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.

Club career

(Correct as of 6 December 2013)

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
1997Shimizu S-PulseJ. League 1001000-10
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 KofuJ. League 12200010-230
2012Mito HollyHockJ. League 232110-331
2013Fujieda MYFCJapan Football League8010-90
Country Japan 387133334522046718
Total 387133334522046718

National team

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199810
199900
200000
200100
200290
Total100

References

  1. Fujieda squad
  2. Daisuke Ichikawa at National-Football-Teams.com

External links