Masaya Nishitani
Masaya Nishitani (西谷 正也, Nishitani Masaya, born September 16, 1978) is a former Japanese professional athlete. He is best known as an association football player.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masaya Nishitani | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1978 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of birth | Tokushima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997-2003 2002-2003 2004 2005 2005-2008 | Cerezo Osaka →Vissel Kobe (loan) Vegalta Sendai Urawa Red Diamonds Consadole Sapporo | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Nishitani.
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Cerezo Osaka | J. League 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 1999 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2000 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2001 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2002 | Vissel Kobe | J. League 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Vegalta Sendai | J. League 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J. League 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | Consadole Sapporo | J. League 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 39 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | 42 | 5 | |||
| 2007 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 38 | 10 | |||
| 2008 | J. League 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Country | Japan | 235 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 273 | 40 | |
| Total | 235 | 39 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 273 | 40 | ||
References
- ↑ Guardian.co.uk, "Masaya Nishitani" Archived 2012-09-27 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2012-9-21.
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