Atsushi Kawata

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Atsushi Kawata
Personal information
Full name Atsushi Kawata
Date of birth (1992-09-18) September 18, 1992 (age 28)
Place of birth Fujiidera, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Omiya Ardija
Number 33
Youth career
–
– Hannan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Albirex Niigata (S) 43 (19)
2017–2018 Albirex Niigata 48 (12)
2019–2021 Tokushima Vortis 2 (0)
2021- Omiya Ardija 5 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2021

Atsushi Kawata (河田 篤秀, Kawata Atsushi, born September 18, 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays for Japanese club Omiya Ardija.

Formerly he played for Albirex Niigata (S) in the S.League, Singapore's top tier of competitive football.[1]

Club career[]

Albirex Niigata (Singapore) FC[]

Atsushi Kawata signed for Albirex Niigata (S) for the 2015 S.League season. He made 30 appearances, scoring 11 goals in all competitions that season. He renewed his contract with the club for the 2016 S.League season.[2] He was also part of the Albirex Niigata (S) squad that won both the 2015 Singapore Cup and the 2015 Singapore League Cup.[3]

In the 2016 S.League season, Kawata was part of the team which completed an unprecedented sweep of all four of the league's major trophies.[4] As a result, he was named the 2016 , scoring 20 goals and contributing eight assists in all competitions.[5][6]

Albirex Niigata FC[]

After a stellar 2016 season in Singapore, Kawata earned a move back to parent club Albirex Niigata for the 2017 J-League One season.[7]

He scored the 1st goal for the club against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on 23/9/2017.[8] In the match, he scored twice and this is 1st time he started the match for the team. He also scored on 21/10/2017 against Júbilo Iwata.

Tokushima Vortis[]

For season 2019, he moved to Tokushima Vortis.[9]

Career statistics[]

Statistics accurate as of 11 July 2021

Singapore
Club Season League Singapore Cup Singapore League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albirex Niigata (S) 2015 S.League 21 6 4 2 5 3 30 11
2016 S.League 22 13 4 3 4 4 30 20
Total 43 19 8 5 9 7 60 31
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albirex Niigata 2017 J1 League 11 3 0 0 2 0 13 3
2018 J2 League 30 6 2 0 0 0 32 6
Total 41 9 2 0 2 0 45 9
Tokushima Vortis 2019 J2 League 33 14 0 0 0 0 33 14
2020 J2 League 37 9 2 0 0 0 39 9
2021 J1 League 16 0 1 0 6 1 23 1
Total 86 23 3 0 6 1 95 24
Omiya Ardija 2021 J2 League 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 3
Total 5 3 0 0 0 0 5 3
Career total 170 51 13 5 17 8 200 64

Honours[]

Club[]

Albirex Niigata (S)

Individual[]

  • S.League Player of the Year: 2016

References[]

  1. ^ "Atsushi Kawata renews contract". Albirex Niigata (S). Dec 22, 2015. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "Atsushi Kawata renews contract". Albirex Niigata (S). Dec 22, 2015. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Football: Albirex Niigata wins RHB Singapore Cup - Channel NewsAsia". Channel NewsAsia. Mediacorp. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Awesome Albirex Complete Sweep". The New Paper. Oct 30, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "No surprises as Albirex reign supreme on S.League Awards Night". fourfourtwo.sg. Nov 2, 2016. Archived from the original on November 3, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "Albirex win big again at S.League Awards night". . Nov 2, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  7. ^ Lim, Wei Xiang (25 November 2016). "S.League Player of the Year off to Japanese First Division". FourFourTwo. FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Kawata stats 2017".
  9. ^ "Atsushi move club".

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