Masahiro Fukasawa

Masahiro Fukazawa
Personal information
Full nameMasahiro Fukazawa
Date of birthJuly 12, 1978
Place of birthNumazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionMidfielder, Defender
Club information
Current team
Nagacorp FC
Number32
Youth career
1993–1995Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2000Yokohama Marinos/F. Marinos14(0)
2000–2004Albirex Niigata157(8)
2005–2006Montreal Impact49(1)
2006-2007Bangkok University29(4)
2008–2009SAFFC57(4)
2009-2010Bangkok United30(0)
2011-2012Fourway Rangers1(0)
2012–2013Bontang FC22(3)
2013–Nagacorp FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:42, 19 February 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 26, 2010

Masahiro Fukazawa (深澤 仁博 Fukazawa Masahiro, born July 12, 1978 in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football player.

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. In early of 2012 he joined Bontang FC

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 where 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
1996Yokohama MarinosJ. League 100000000
199700000000
199871001081
1999Yokohama F. MarinosJ. League 162000062
200000000000
2000Albirex NiigataJ. League 21312000151
20014114020471
200239331-424
200341140-451
2004J. League 171001081
United States League Open Cup League Cup Total
2005Montreal ImpactUSL First Division281281
2006210210
Thailand League Queen's Cup League Cup Total
2007Bangkok UnitedPremier League294294
Singapore League Singapore Cup League Cup Total
2008Singapore Armed ForcesS.League273273
2009301301
2010Bangkok UnitedPremier League
Country Japan 154101314017111
United States 491491
Thailand 294294
Singapore 574574
Total 289191314030620

Honours

Club

Albirex Niigata

Singapore Armed Forces

Individual

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