Taishi Brandon Nozawa (野澤 大志 ブランドン, Nozawa Taishi Burandon, born 25 December 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club FC Tokyo.[2]
International career
Nozawa has been representing Japan since 2017, playing for each youth team. Particularly, in 2018, he contributed to the victory of 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.[3]
In December 2023, he was first called up to Japan for the game against Thailand, that was held on New Year’s Day 2024.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 December 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| FC Tokyo U-23 | 2019 | J3 League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2020 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 81 | 0 | ||
| Iwate Grulla Morioka (loan) | 2021 | J3 League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022 | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
Honours
Japan U16
Japan U23
Personal life
Nozawa is one of the few public Christian sportspeople in Japan, and frequently posts about his faith on social media.[6]
In January 2025, he announced that he had gotten married.[7]
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
- ^ "野澤 大志ブランドン：ＦＣ東京：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "U-16 Japan National Team takes home Asian title for the first time in 12 years at the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018". JFA. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ "サッカー日本代表 元日の強化試合メンバー 上田綺世ら23人選出" [Japan national football team: Twenty three players, including Ayase Ueda, are called up for the warm-up match on New Year's Day] (in Japanese). NHK. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ^ Taishi Brandon Nozawa at Soccerway
- ^ "28 Christian Athletes to Cheer On at the Paris 2024 Olympics". Christianity Today. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "ニュース｜FC東京オフィシャルホームページ". www.fctokyo.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 January 2025.
External links
- Taishi Brandon Nozawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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