Masakatsu Sawa

Masakatsu Sawa
Personal information
Full name Masakatsu Sawa
Date of birth (1983-01-12) January 12, 1983
Place of birth Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Deportivo Municipal
Number 30
Youth career
2002–2004 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Sporting Cristal 5 (1)
2006 Coronel Bolognesi 40 (11)
2007 Deportivo Municipal 38 (10)
2008 Cienciano 21 (3)
2008–2013 Kashiwa Reysol 91 (11)
2014– Deportivo Municipal
Total 195 (36)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2015.


Masakatsu Sawa (澤 昌克 Sawa Masakatsu, born January 12, 1983) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Deportivo Municipal in the Primera División Peruana. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder.

Career

On 13 September 2006, he became the first Japanese goalscorer in Copa Sudamericana, scoring 1 goal for Coronel Bolognesi against Chilean club Colo-Colo. After impressive performances for Coronel Bolognesi and Deportivo Municipal, he was offered to play for Peru national team. But he refused the offer because he did not want to lose Japanese nationality.[1] In July 2008, he joined Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol, located near his hometown, Moriya across the prefectural line.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2005Sporting CristalPrimera División51––51
2006Coronel Bolognesi4011––4011
2007Deportivo Municipal3810––30
2008Cienciano213–60273
Country Peru 10425–6011025
2008Kashiwa ReysolJ1 League0000–00
20099010–100
2010J2 League26210–272
2011J1 League2321020262
Country Japan 5843020634

References

  1. ↑ RPP Noticias - Masakatsu Sawa asegura que le ofrecieron jugar en la selección peruana
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