Market value
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Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
4
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.29
goals / match
Cerezo Osaka
top club · 348 apps
Position rank · 2009
#307
goals rank
#325
assists rank
122
season goals
4
season assists
Among 369 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.00m
peak value · 2004
€600k
top transfer fee · 00/01
17
best season · 1999
30 / 10
int'l caps / goals
419Appearances
122Goals
4Assists
48Yellow cards
2Red cards
96Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Akinori Nishizawa |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | 西澤 明訓 |
| Date of birth | 1976-06-18 (49 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Citizenship |  Japan |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2010-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jan 2010
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Retired
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
2009 — Cerezo Osaka
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2009
Transfer: Shimizu S-Pulse → Cerezo Osaka
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
2008 — Shimizu S-Pulse
29 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Shimizu S-Pulse
31 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Shimizu S-Pulse
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
2006 — Cerezo Osaka
40 matches · 12 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
2005 — Cerezo Osaka
38 matches · 14 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
2004 — Cerezo Osaka
34 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
2003 — Cerezo Osaka
33 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2002
2002 — Cerezo Osaka
35 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2002
Transfer: Bolton → Cerezo Osaka
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Bolton Wanderers
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Espanyol → Bolton
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 2001
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → Espanyol
00/01 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2000
00/01 — RCD Espanyol Barcelona
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
2000 — Cerezo Osaka
32 matches · 17 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
1999 — Cerezo Osaka
35 matches · 17 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
1998 — Cerezo Osaka
36 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1997
1997 — Cerezo Osaka
22 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
1996 — Cerezo Osaka
25 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 1995
Transfer: FC Volendam → Cerezo Osaka
95/96 · Return from loan
Jul 1995
Transfer: Cerezo Osaka → FC Volendam
95/96 · Loan
Jan 1995
Transfer: Shimizu HS → Cerezo Osaka
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 138 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 2009. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.31/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.31/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Cerezo Osaka
86.1%
Shimizu S-Pulse
11.1%
Bolton Wanderers
2.8%
RCD Espanyol Barcelona
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 1996 | 2009 | 348 | 111 | 3 | 7,416 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | 2007 | 2008 | 60 | 10 | 1 | 954 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 1 | 01/02 | 01/02 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 240 |
| RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 1 | 00/01 | 00/01 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | J.League Div.2 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 |
| 2008 | J. League Cup | Shimizu S-Pulse | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 |
| 2008 | J.League Div.1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 243 |
| 2007 | Emperor's Cup | Shimizu S-Pulse | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 2007 | J. League Cup | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 366 |
| 2007 | J.League Div.1 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | Emperor's Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 |
| 2006 | J.League Div.1 | Cerezo Osaka | 33 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 346 |
| 2005 | Emperor's Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 |
| 2005 | J.League Div.1 | Cerezo Osaka | 28 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 211 |
| 2004 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 430 |
| 2004 | J1 - 1st Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 234 |
| 2004 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 408 |
| 2003 | Emperor's Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 332 |
| 2003 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 274 |
| 2003 | J1 - 1st Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 253 |
| 2003 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 146 |
| 2002 | Emperor's Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | J.League Div.2 | Cerezo Osaka | 34 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 284 |
| 2000 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| 2000 | J1 - 1st Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 135 |
| 2000 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 |
| 1999 | Emperor's Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 1999 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 1999 | J1 - 1st Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 213 |
| 1999 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 249 |
| 1998 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 353 |
| 1998 | J1 - 1st Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 299 |
| 1998 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,347 |
| 1997 | Emperor's Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61 |
| 1997 | J1 - 1st Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 15 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 185 |
| 1997 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | J. League Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
| 1996 | J.League Div.1 | Cerezo Osaka | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 421 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 240 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | Copa del Rey | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | LaLiga | RCD Espanyol Barcelona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | 1995-01-01 | Shimizu HS | Cerezo Osaka | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | Cerezo Osaka | FC Volendam | Loan | 0 | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-12-01 | FC Volendam | Cerezo Osaka | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-01-01 | Cerezo Osaka | Espanyol | Transfer | 0 | €600k |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Espanyol | Bolton | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Bolton | Cerezo Osaka | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Cerezo Osaka | Shimizu S-Pulse | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Shimizu S-Pulse | Cerezo Osaka | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | Cerezo Osaka | Retired | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€1.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3435 | #9 | 30 | 10 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | J1 - 1st Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 15 |
| 2005 | J.League Div.1 | Cerezo Osaka | 10 | 28 |
| 2002 | J.League Div.2 | Cerezo Osaka | 8 | 34 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Emperor's Cup | Cerezo Osaka | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | Emperor's Cup | Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | J1 - 2nd Stage | Cerezo Osaka | 1 | 15 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | 1995-12-01 | FC Volendam | Cerezo Osaka | Return from loan | — | — |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | Cerezo Osaka | FC Volendam | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Akinori Nishizawa's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Town | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100% |
| Leicester City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 50% |
| Leeds United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0% |
| Aston Villa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50% |
| West Ham United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50% |
| Arsenal FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0% |
| Charlton Athletic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
| Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0% |
| Manchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 50% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 50% |
| Derby County | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0% |
| Liverpool FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 01/02 | First senior goal | |
| 2000 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 2006 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 29 | 517 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 |
| 2007 | 31 | 437 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 |
| 2006 | 40 | 439 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.64 |
| 2005 | 38 | 339 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.59 |
| 2004 | 34 | 1,072 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 2003 | 33 | 1,005 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.72 |
| 2002 | 35 | 284 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.22 |
| 2000 | 32 | 491 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 1999 | 35 | 657 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 1998 | 36 | 1,999 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.32 |
| 1997 | 22 | 246 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 |
| 1996 | 25 | 598 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 01/02 | 3 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.38 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
J1 - 1st Stage
89 apps
36 G
0 A
J.League Div.1
118 apps
26 G
0 A
J. League Cup
60 apps
25 G
0 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
74 apps
18 G
1 A
J.League Div.2
52 apps
9 G
0 A
Emperor's Cup
15 apps
7 G
3 A
League Cup
3 apps
1 G
0 A
LaLiga
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Akinori Nishizawa?
Akinori Nishizawa is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Akinori Nishizawa?
Akinori Nishizawa is 49 years old. He was born on June 18, 1976 in Shimizu, Shizuoka.
What position does Akinori Nishizawa play?
Akinori Nishizawa plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Akinori Nishizawa play for?
Akinori Nishizawa currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Akinori Nishizawa scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Akinori Nishizawa has scored 122 goals in 419 appearances.