Shusaku Nishikawa

Shusaku Nishikawa
西川 周作

Nishikawa with Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Shusaku Nishikawa[1]
Date of birth	(1986-06-18) 18 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Usa, Ōita, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Urawa Red Diamonds
Number	1
Youth career
2002–2004	Oita Trinita
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2009	Oita Trinita	118	(0)
2010–2013	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	135	(0)
2014–	Urawa Red Diamonds	371	(0)
International career^‡
2005	Japan U-20	4	(0)
2007–2008	Japan U-23	8	(0)
2009–2017	Japan	31	(0)
Medal record Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qatar AFC U-19 Championship 2004 Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024, 10:40 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 December 2017, 12:22 (UTC)

Shusaku Nishikawa (西川 周作, Nishikawa Shūsaku, born 18 June 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and captain for J1 League club, Urawa Red Diamonds.[3]

Club career

Nishikawa is a product of Oita's youth system and was promoted to the top team in 2005. He made his J1 League debut on 2 July 2005 for Oita Trinita in a match against Yokohama F. Marinos. He became a regular in the 2006 season. After the relegation of Oita Trinita Nishikawa signed on 30 December 2009 for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

On 5 January 2014, Nishikawa was announce official transfer to Urawa Red Diamonds as permanently for 2014 season after contract expiration with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[4]

International career

Nishikawa was a member of the Japan U20 national team for the 2005 World Youth Championship finals. He played full time in all four matches. He was also a member of the Japan U23 national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He played full time in all three matches.[5]

He made his full international debut for Japan on 8 October 2009 in a 2011 Asian Cup qualification against Hong Kong.

Career statistics

Club

As of the start for 2025 season.[6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		ACL		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oita Trinita	2005	J. League Div. 1	21	0	2	0	1	0	—				24	0
	2006		30	0	1	0	5	0	—				36	0
	2007		11	0	2	0	2	0	—				15	0
	2008		22	0	0	0	5	0	—				27	0
	2009		34	0	1	0	3	0	—		3	0	41	0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2010		34	0	1	0	4	0	5	0	—		44	0
	2011		34	0	0	0	1	0	—				35	0
	2012		34	0	0	0	4	0	—				38	0
	2013		33	0	3	0	1	0	5	0	4	0	46	0
Urawa Red Diamonds	2014		34	0	2	0	2	0	—				38	0
	2015	J1 League	34	0	3	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	40	0
	2016		34	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	2	0	45	0
	2017		34	0	0	0	2	0	13	0	3	0	52	0
	2018		34	0	6	0	5	0	—				45	0
	2019		33	0	2	0	2	0	13	0	—		50	0
	2020		34	0	0	0	1	0	—				35	0
	2021		32	0	6	0	3	0	—				41	0
	2022		32	0	2	0	2	0	7	0	1	0	44	0
	2023		34	0	1	0	4	0	7	0	3	0	49	0
	2024		36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
	2025		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			624	0	32	0	48	0	64	0	18	0	786	0

1. Includes Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship, FIFA Club World Cup, J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2009	1	0
	2010	2	0
	2011	4	0
	2012	1	0
	2013	4	0
	2014	3	0
	2015	8	0
	2016	8	0
	2017	0	0
Total		31	0

Honours

Oita Trinita

• J.League Cup: 2008

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• J1 League: 2012
• Japanese Super Cup: 2013

Urawa Red Diamonds

• J. League Cup: 2016
• Suruga Bank Championship: 2017
• AFC Champions League: 2017, 2022[8][9]
• Emperor's Cup: 2018
• Japanese Super Cup: 2022

Japan

• AFC Asian Cup: 2011
• Kirin Cup: 2011
• EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013

Individual

• J.League Best XI: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023[10]
• AFC Champions League Player of the week: 2019 Semi-finals 2nd leg

References

1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
2. "National team squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
3. "Reds lure Nishikawa from Sanfrecce". The Japan Times. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
4. 西川周作選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ Archived 9 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine 浦和レッズ公式HP 2014年1月5日
5. "Shusaku Nishikawa Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
6. 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)" Archived 19 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 56 out of 289)
7. 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)" Archived 16 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine, 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 16 out of 289)
8. "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
9. Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
10. "2023年Jリーグベスト11は神戸と浦和が最多タイ4名！ 大迫勇也や西川周作ら". GOAL. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.

External links

• Shusaku Nishikawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Shusaku Nishikawa at National-Football-Teams.com
• Shusaku Nishikawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Profile at Urawa Reds (in Japanese)
• Shusaku Nishikawa – Yahoo! Japan competition record (in Japanese)
• Shusaku Nishikawa whoscored.com profile
• Shusaku Nishikawa on Twitter