Kengo Kawamata

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Kengo Kawamata
川又 堅碁
Personal information
Full name Kengo Kawamata
Date of birth (1989-10-14) 14 October 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Saijō, Ehime, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 JEF United Chiba
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2007 Komatsu High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Ehime FC 2 (0)
2008–2014 Albirex Niigata 75 (26)
2010 → Catanduvense (loan)
2012 → Fagiano Okayama (loan) 38 (18)
2014–2016 Nagoya Grampus 65 (18)
2017–2019 Júbilo Iwata 73 (26)
2020– JEF United Chiba 17 (5)
National team
2015–2018 Japan 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:12, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Kengo Kawamata (川又 堅碁, Kawamata Kengo, born 14 October 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Chiba.

Career[]

Kawamata joined Ehime FC as an apprentice professional in 2006, while studying at Komatsu High school. He made his J2 League debut against Mito HollyHock in the 41st round.[1] In the 42nd round, he was able to provide an assist for Toshiya Tanaka.

After graduating from high school, he joined Albirex Niigata. In the 2010 season, he moved on a half-year loan to Brazilian club Catanduvense. He made 23 appearances during the 2011 season, scoring his first goal against Nagoya Grampus in the J.League Cup quarterfinals.[2]

In the 2012 season, Kawamata was loaned out to Fagiano Okayama on a season-long loan deal. At the end of the season, after 18 goals in 38 appearances, he returned to Niigata. He made a huge comeback to Albirex scoring 23 goals in 34 matches.

After a great season, Kawamata decided to transfer to Nagoya Grampus at half-season of 2014.

On 29 November 2016, Kawamata moved to Júbilo Iwata.[3] He then moved to JEF United Chiba on 24 June 2020.[4]

Club statistics[]

Updated to 19 February 2019.[5][6][7]

Club performance League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2006 Ehime FC J2 League 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
2008 Albirex Niigata J1 League 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
2009 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2010 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
2011 23 0 2 2 2 1 27 3
2012 Fagiano Okayama J2 League 38 18 2 0 – 40 18
2013 Albirex Niigata J1 League 32 23 2 0 6 1 40 24
2014 14 3 1 0 5 0 20 3
Nagoya Grampus 15 4 0 0 – 15 4
2015 33 9 0 0 6 2 40 11
2016 17 5 1 0 6 1 24 6
2017 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 34 14 0 0 2 2 36 16
2018 31 11 2 3 2 1 35 15
Career total 245 86 29 8 16 5 290 100

National team statistics[]

[8]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2015 5 1
2016 0 0
2017 3 0
2018 1 0
Total 9 1

National team goals[]

Score and Result lists Japan's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 31 March 2015 Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan  Uzbekistan
5–1
5–1
 Friendly [1]

References[]

  1. ^ "2006 J.LEAGUE Division 2 1st Day 41st Sec". J. League. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  2. ^ "2011J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Quarter-Finals". J. League. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  3. ^ 川又 堅碁選手、ジュビロ磐田へ完全移籍のお知らせ. nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ 磐田FW川又堅碁が千葉へ完全移籍！　J1昇格へ意気込む「優勝しましょう！」, soccer-king.jp, 24 January 2020
  5. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 50 out of 289)
  6. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 106 out of 289)
  7. ^ "Stats Centre: Kengo Kawamata Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  8. ^ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

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