Atsushi Kawata

Atsushi Kawata
Personal information
Full name Atsushi Kawata
Date of birth (1992-09-18) 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albirex Niigata (S) 2015 S.League 21642533011
2016 S.League 221343443020
Career total 431985976031

Honours

Club

Albirex Niigata (S)

Individual

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. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  6. "Albirex win big again at S.League Awards night". Today. 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. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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