Masahiro Fukasawa
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
football player.
Fukazawa played 20 games in J. League Division 1, Yokohama F. Marinos
and 134 games in J. League Division 2
Albirex Niigata
.
In 1996 he played with Club Atlético River Plate
in Argentina
for a year on loan. In 1999 he went on loan again to play with CD Tenerife
in Spain
for 6 months. In 2005, he moved to Canada
to play for Montreal Impact
in the United Soccer League
and was named the club's newcomer of the year in his first season .
In 2007, he joined Bangkok University FC
in Thailand
and became the first Japanese footballer to play for a non-Japanese club in AFC Champions League
. In 2008, he moved to Singapore
's S.League
side Singapore Armed Forces FC
.
Presently he decided to come back to Thailand again and join with his former club Bangkok United FC (formerly name Bangkok University FC)"
Masahiro Fukazawa won the accolade as SAFFC’s Player of the Year at the Warriors Nite 2008, the Club’s annual Appreciation Dinner, held on 19 Nov 08 at the Civil Club @ Bukit Batok.
The Award marked a personal milestone for the Japanese who joined the Warriors only this year and capped it with a consistent and solid performance on the flanks and in central midfield. The versatile Japanese has been highly influential and effective, particularly in the final rundown to the Championship against title contenders, Home United
and Super Reds
.
He is one of the few Japanese players to play in 4 out of 6 Confederations.
|1996||rowspan="3"|Yokohama Marinos
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|1999||rowspan="2"|Yokohama F. Marinos
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|2000||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|2000||rowspan="5"|Albirex Niigata
||rowspan="4"|J. League 2
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|2001||41||1||4||0||2||0||47||1
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|2003||41||1||4||0||colspan="2"|-||45||1
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|2004||J. League 1||7||1||0||0||1||0||8||1
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|2005||rowspan="2"|Montreal Impact
||rowspan="2"|USL First Division
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|2006||21||0||||||||||21||0
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|2007||Bangkok United||Premier League||29||4||||||||||29||4
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|2008||rowspan="2"|Singapore Armed Forces||rowspan="2"|S.League
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|2009||30||1||||||||||30||1
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|2010||Bangkok United||Premier League||||||||||||||||
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
football player.
Career
Fukazawa was educated at and played for Shizuoka Gakuen High School, where he led the varsity soccer team to the national championship in 1995. After graduating from high school, he entered professional football.Fukazawa played 20 games in J. League Division 1, Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
and 134 games in J. League Division 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
is a Japanese J. League Division 1 association football team. Despite the club's relative youth, only joining the J. League in 1999, Albirex are one of Japan's best supported teams. In 2003, while still playing in the second tier of Japanese football , Albirex attracted the best average crowd in...
.
In 1996 he played with Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
in Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
for a year on loan. In 1999 he went on loan again to play with CD Tenerife
CD Tenerife
Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Tenerife . Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Segunda División B, holding home matches at Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López, with a 24,000-seat capacity.-History:Club Deportivo Tenerife was founded in...
in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
for 6 months. In 2005, he moved to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to play for Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...
in the United Soccer League
United Soccer League
The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s.After the demise of the second incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1983, four ASL teams founded the USL...
and was named the club's newcomer of the year in his first season .
In 2007, he joined Bangkok University FC
Bangkok University FC
Bangkok United Football Club is a Thai professional football club based in Bangkok. Formerly known as Bangkok University FC until 2009. This club were relegated from the 2010 Thai Premier League only 4 years after winning their first league title in 2006...
in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and became the first Japanese footballer to play for a non-Japanese club in AFC Champions League
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
. In 2008, he moved to Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's S.League
S.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
side Singapore Armed Forces FC
Singapore Armed Forces Football Club
The Singapore Armed Forces Football Club is a professional football club that represents the Singapore Armed Forces and plays in the top-tier S.League. Singapore Armed Forces Football Club was officially established on 16 February 1996...
.
Presently he decided to come back to Thailand again and join with his former club Bangkok United FC (formerly name Bangkok University FC)"
Masahiro Fukazawa won the accolade as SAFFC’s Player of the Year at the Warriors Nite 2008, the Club’s annual Appreciation Dinner, held on 19 Nov 08 at the Civil Club @ Bukit Batok.
The Award marked a personal milestone for the Japanese who joined the Warriors only this year and capped it with a consistent and solid performance on the flanks and in central midfield. The versatile Japanese has been highly influential and effective, particularly in the final rundown to the Championship against title contenders, Home United
Home United FC
Home United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.-History:The Police Sports Association was founded in the mid-1940s to organise football activities for the Singapore Police Force. They sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football...
and Super Reds
Super Reds FC
Super Reds Football Club was a South Korean professional football club which played as a foreign team in Singapore's S.League between 2007 and 2009.- History :The creation of the club in 2007 was driven by the Korean community in Singapore...
.
He is one of the few Japanese players to play in 4 out of 6 Confederations.
Playing style
Small in size but speedy on and off the ball, originally debuted as a skillful shadow striker in J.League. He was converted into an attacking midfield while at Montreal and had sharp one-on-ones. In Singapore, with his ball skills, he was brought into the middle of the field as a holding midfield, and that is were he plays now in Thailand.Club career statistics
|-|1996||rowspan="3"|Yokohama Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|1997||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|1998||7||1||0||0||1||0||8||1
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|1999||rowspan="2"|Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
is a Japanese association football team that participates in the fully professional J. League Division 1; the top Japanese professional football league. Having won the J-League title three times and finished second twice, they are one of the most successful J-League clubs. The team are based in...
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||6||2||0||0||0||0||6||2
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|2000||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|2000||rowspan="5"|Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
is a Japanese J. League Division 1 association football team. Despite the club's relative youth, only joining the J. League in 1999, Albirex are one of Japan's best supported teams. In 2003, while still playing in the second tier of Japanese football , Albirex attracted the best average crowd in...
||rowspan="4"|J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
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|2001||41||1||4||0||2||0||47||1
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|2002||39||3||3||1||colspan="2"|-||42||4
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|2003||41||1||4||0||colspan="2"|-||45||1
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|2004||J. League 1||7||1||0||0||1||0||8||1
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|2005||rowspan="2"|Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact
Montreal Impact was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1992, the team played in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid until the 2011 season. The owner Joey Saputo now operates the MLS team Montreal ImpactThe...
||rowspan="2"|USL First Division
USL First Division
The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....
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|2006||21||0||||||||||21||0
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|2007||Bangkok United||Premier League||29||4||||||||||29||4
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|2008||rowspan="2"|Singapore Armed Forces||rowspan="2"|S.League
S.League
The S.League is the top men's professional association football league in Singapore. The league was launched in 1996 and currently involves 12 clubs.-History:...
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|2009||30||1||||||||||30||1
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|2010||Bangkok United||Premier League||||||||||||||||
154||10||13||1||4||0||171||11
49||1||||||||||49||1
29||4||||||||||29||4
57||4||||||||||57||4
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Individual
- Montreal Impact's Newcomer of the Year: 2005
- SAFFC's Player of the Year: 2008
- Bangkok united football club : 2010