Masaya Okugawa

Masaya Okugawa
Personal information
Full name Masaya Okugawa
Date of birth (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996
Place of birth Koga, Shiga, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Liefering
Number 9
Youth career
Ayano Boys Club
2009–2014 Kyoto Sanga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Kyoto Sanga 5 (1)
2015J. League U22 (loan) 4 (0)
2015– Liefering 13 (2)
National team
2013 Japan U17
2013–2014 Japan U19 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:41, 26 December 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2015

Masaya Okugawa (奥川 雅也 Okugawa Masaya, born 14 April 1996) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Austrian First League club Liefering.

Career

Kyoto Sanga

Okugawa joined Kyoto Sanga's youth setup in 2009 from local youth side Ayano Boys Club. He progressed through the youth system of the Sanga and in September 2014, he signed a professional contract with them.[1] He made his first team debut in the J. League Division 2 on 5 May 2015, in a 1–1 draw against FC Gifu, replacing Takumi Miyayoshi after 59 minutes.[2]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 5 June 2015, Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Okugawa from Kyoto Sanga,[3] for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be in the region of ¥100 million.[4] He will be developed for the first team via Liefering.[3]

References

  1. "奥川雅也選手(京都サンガF.C.U-18)トップチーム昇格のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Kyoto Sanga. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. "Gifu vs. Kyoto Sanga 1 - 1". Soccerway. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. 1 2 "New signings Stefan Lainer and Masaya Okugawa". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  4. ""京都のネイマール"19歳奥川、ザルツブルク移籍が決定的に" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.

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