Atsushi Kawata
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Atsushi Kawata | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata (S) | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Hannan University Senior High School | ||
| – | Hannan University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015-2016 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 43 | (19) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:40, 1 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Atsushi Kawata (河田 篤秀 Kawata Atsushi, born Sep 18, 1992 in Osaka) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays 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 S.League Player of the Year, 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 Albriex Niigata for the 2017 J-League One season.[7]
Career statistics
Statistics accurate as of 2 Nov 2016
| 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 | |
| Career total | 43 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 60 | 31 | ||
Honours
Club
Albirex Niigata (S)
- S.League (1): 2016
- Singapore Cup (2): 2015, 2016
- Singapore League Cup (2): 2015, 2016
- Singapore Charity Shield (1): 2016
Individual
References
- ↑ "Atsushi Kawata renews contract". Albirex Niigata (S). Dec 22, 2015. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Atsushi Kawata renews contract". Albirex Niigata (S). Dec 22, 2015. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Football: Albirex Niigata wins RHB Singapore Cup - Channel NewsAsia". Channel NewsAsia. Mediacorp. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ↑ "Awesome Albirex Complete Sweep". The New Paper. Oct 30, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ↑ "No surprises as Albirex reign supreme on S.League Awards Night". fourfourtwo.sg. Nov 2, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Albirex win big again at S.League Awards night". Today. Nov 2, 2016. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
- ↑ Lim, Wei Xiang (25 November 2016). "S.League Player of the Year off to Japanese First Division". FourFourTwo. FourFourTwo. Retrieved 2 December 2016.