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Daiki Niwa

Daiki Niwa

Defender - Centre-Back  at SD Deusto
Age40
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornJanuary 16, 1986
at SD Deusto 266 days · joined 2025-09-01
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value €25k
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Gamba Osaka
top club · 183 apps

Career highs

€1.10m
peak value · 2017
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 2013
2 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Reto Ziegler
Defender - Centre-Back · Without Club
€100k
Julian Pinard
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired
Geoffrey Tréand
Midfield - Right Midfield · Retired
Ariel Rojas
Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired

Shares 1986-01-16 · 6 players total

484Appearances
15Goals
2Assists
56Yellow cards
1Red cards
178Full matches (90′)
Full nameDaiki Niwa
Name in home country丹羽 大輝
Date of birth1986-01-16 (40 yrs)
Place of birthKawachinagano, Osaka, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubSD Deusto
Joined2025-09-01
Contract expires—
AgentJAPAN SPORTS ...
Sep 2025
Transfer: Arenas Club → SD Deusto
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Arenas Club
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Arenas Club
31 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Sestao River → Arenas Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Sestao River
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Sestao River
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Sestao River
20/21 · Transfer
Feb 2021
Transfer: FC Tokyo → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Sestao River
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — FC Tokyo
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Tokyo
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
2019 — FC Tokyo, FC Tokyo U23
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Sanf. Hiroshima → FC Tokyo
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima, FC Tokyo, FC Tokyo U23
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Gamba Osaka, Sanfrecce Hiroshima
20 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Gamba Osaka → Sanf. Hiroshima
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Gamba Osaka
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Gamba Osaka
36 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Gamba Osaka
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
2015 — Gamba Osaka
43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Gamba Osaka
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — Gamba Osaka
35 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — Gamba Osaka
27 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — Gamba Osaka
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Avispa Fukuoka → Gamba Osaka
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Gamba Osaka
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — Avispa Fukuoka
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Avispa Fukuoka
39 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Avispa Fukuoka
37 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2008
Transfer: Gamba Osaka → Avispa Fukuoka
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
2008 — Avispa Fukuoka, Omiya Ardija
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2008
Transfer: Omiya Ardija → Gamba Osaka
07/08 · Return from loan
Feb 2008
Transfer: Gamba Osaka → Omiya Ardija
07/08 · Loan
Jan 2008
Transfer: Tokushima Vort. → Gamba Osaka
07/08 · Return from loan
Jul 2007
2007 — Tokushima Vortis
47 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2007
Transfer: Gamba Osaka → Tokushima Vort.
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
2006 — Gamba Osaka
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Gamba Osaka
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2004
Transfer: Gamba U18 → Gamba Osaka
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.10m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
16,045 min
Minutes played by club
Arenas Club 8.5%
Sestao River 3.7%
FC Tokyo 0.0%
FC Tokyo U23 0.0%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0.0%
Gamba Osaka 18.0%
Avispa Fukuoka 45.1%
Omiya Ardija 0.0%
Tokushima Vortis 24.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Arenas Club 2 23/24 24/25 36 2 0 1,363
Sestao River 3 20/21 22/23 46 1 0 589
FC Tokyo 4 19/20 2020 15 0 0 0
FC Tokyo U23 2 2018 2019 18 0 1 0
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 2017 2018 20 0 1 0
Gamba Osaka 12 05/06 2017 183 7 0 2,891
Avispa Fukuoka 4 2008 2011 117 4 0 7,235
Omiya Ardija 1 2008 2008 2 0 0 0
Tokushima Vortis 1 2007 2007 47 1 0 3,967

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€250K2€500K2€750K3€1M11/1214/1515/1616/1719/202007 — 1 goals (Tokushima Vortis)120072008 — 1 goals (Avispa Fukuoka)120082009 — 1 goals (Avispa Fukuoka)120092010 — 2 goals (Avispa Fukuoka)220102012 — 1 goals (Gamba Osaka)120122013 — 3 goals (Gamba Osaka)320132014 — 2 goals (Gamba Osaka)220142016 — 1 goals (Gamba Osaka)120162017 — 1 assists120172019 — 1 assists1201921/2222/23 — 1 goals (Sestao River)122/2323/24 — 2 goals (Arenas Club)223/2424/2511/12 — €500K14/15 — €400K15/16 — €800K16/17 — €1M19/20 — €500K21/22 — €150K22/23 — €100K23/24 — €50K24/25 — €50KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0611/12: 0011/1214/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1719/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212006: 0020062007: 1120072008: 1120082009: 1120092010: 2220102011: 0020112012: 1120122013: 3320132014: 2220142015: 0020152016: 1120162017: 0020172018: 0020182019: 0020192020: 00202021/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 2223/2424/25: 0024/25

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0611/12: 0011/1214/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1719/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/212006: 0020062007: 0020072008: 0020082009: 0020092010: 0020102011: 0020112012: 0020122013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 0020152016: 0020162017: 1120172018: 0020182019: 1120192020: 00202021/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Segunda Federación - Gr. II Arenas Club 5 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Segunda Federación - Gr. II Arenas Club 31 2 0 2 0 1,363
22/23 Copa del Rey Sestao River 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Segunda Federación - Gr. II Sestao River 15 1 0 1 0 589
21/22 Promoción a 1ª Federación Sestao River 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Segunda Federación - Gr. II Sestao River 26 0 0 4 0 0
2020 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020 J1 League FC Tokyo 3 0 0 0 0 0
2019 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J1 League FC Tokyo 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J3 League FC Tokyo U23 17 0 1 4 0 0
2018 Emperor's Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 0 0 1 0 0
2018 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018 J1 League FC Tokyo 6 0 0 1 0 0
2018 J3 League FC Tokyo U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Emperor's Cup Gamba Osaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J. League Cup Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 13 0 1 1 0 0
2017 J1 League Gamba Osaka 5 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Emperor's Cup Gamba Osaka 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J. League Cup Gamba Osaka 5 1 0 0 0 480
2016 J1 - 1st Stage Gamba Osaka 13 0 0 2 0 0
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage Gamba Osaka 15 0 0 1 0 0
2016 Jap. Super Cup Gamba Osaka 1 0 0 1 0 0
2015 Emperor's Cup Gamba Osaka 4 0 0 1 0 0
2015 J. League Championship Gamba Osaka 3 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J. League Cup Gamba Osaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J1 - 1st Stage Gamba Osaka 17 0 0 1 0 0
2015 J1 - 2nd Stage Gamba Osaka 17 0 0 0 0 0
2015 Jap. Super Cup Gamba Osaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Emperor's Cup Gamba Osaka 5 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J. League Cup Gamba Osaka 5 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J.League Div.1 Gamba Osaka 25 2 0 0 0 1,033
2013 Emperor's Cup Gamba Osaka 2 1 0 2 0 210
2013 J.League Div.2 Gamba Osaka 25 2 0 0 0 1,078
2012 Emperor's Cup Gamba Osaka 3 0 0 0 0 0
2012 J. League Cup Gamba Osaka 1 1 0 0 0 90
2012 J.League Div.1 Gamba Osaka 14 0 0 3 0 0
2011 J. League Cup Avispa Fukuoka 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 J.League Div.1 Avispa Fukuoka 30 0 0 4 0 0
2010 Emperor's Cup Avispa Fukuoka 4 1 0 1 0 349
2010 J.League Div.2 Avispa Fukuoka 35 1 0 6 0 3,150
2009 Emperor's Cup Avispa Fukuoka 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 J.League Div.2 Avispa Fukuoka 35 1 0 6 0 2,981
2008 Emperor's Cup Avispa Fukuoka 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 J. League Cup Omiya Ardija 2 0 0 1 0 0
2008 J.League Div.1 Omiya Ardija 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 J.League Div.2 Avispa Fukuoka 9 1 0 0 1 755
2007 Emperor's Cup Tokushima Vortis 2 0 0 1 0 0
2007 J.League Div.2 Tokushima Vortis 45 1 0 8 0 3,967
2006 J.League Div.1 Gamba Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 Jap. Super Cup Gamba Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Promoción a 2ª Federación Sestao River 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 AFC Champions League FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 AFC Champions League Gamba Osaka 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 AFC CL-Qualification Gamba Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 AFC Champions League Gamba Osaka 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 AFC Champions League Gamba Osaka 11 0 0 2 0 0
11/12 AFC Champions League Gamba Osaka 3 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 AFC Champions League Gamba Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
03/04 2004-02-01 Gamba U18 Gamba Osaka Transfer 0 —
06/07 2007-02-01 Gamba Osaka Tokushima Vort. Loan 0 —
07/08 2008-01-31 Tokushima Vort. Gamba Osaka Return from loan 0 —
07/08 2008-02-01 Gamba Osaka Omiya Ardija Loan 0 —
07/08 2008-06-30 Omiya Ardija Gamba Osaka Return from loan 0 —
08/09 2008-08-26 Gamba Osaka Avispa Fukuoka Loan 0 —
11/12 2012-01-31 Avispa Fukuoka Gamba Osaka Return from loan 500000 —
17/18 2017-07-01 Gamba Osaka Sanf. Hiroshima Transfer 1100000 —
18/19 2018-07-18 Sanf. Hiroshima FC Tokyo Transfer 650000 —
20/21 2021-02-01 FC Tokyo Without Club Transfer 150000 —
20/21 2021-05-06 Without Club Sestao River Transfer 150000 —
23/24 2023-07-01 Sestao River Arenas Club Transfer 50000 —
25/26 2025-09-01 Arenas Club SD Deusto Transfer 25000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Broken collarbone 2016-02-29 2016-04-04 36 6
17/18 Achilles tendon contusion 2018-04-13 2018-05-08 26 7
Current€25k
Peak€1.10m
Low€25k
Δ since start−€375k
€25k€294k€563k€831k€1.10m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.10m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3435 — 2 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Hiroki Fujiharu 2 1 0
Shu Kurata 2 0 0
Yasuyuki Konno 2 0 0
Masaaki Higashiguchi 2 0 0
Patric 2 1 0
Takashi Usami 2 0 0
Koki Yonekura 2 0 0
Hisashi Jogo 1 0 0
Tetsuya Okubo 2 1 0
Aritz Huete 2 0 0
Jae-suk Oh 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2013 J.League Div.2 Gamba Osaka 2 25
2014 J.League Div.1 Gamba Osaka 2 25
23/24 Segunda Federación - Gr. II Arenas Club 2 31

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2019 J3 League FC Tokyo U23 1 17
2017 J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 18

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
11/12 2012-01-31 Avispa Fukuoka Gamba Osaka Return from loan — €500k
08/09 2008-08-26 Gamba Osaka Avispa Fukuoka Loan — —
07/08 2008-06-30 Omiya Ardija Gamba Osaka Return from loan — —
07/08 2008-02-01 Gamba Osaka Omiya Ardija Loan — —
07/08 2008-01-31 Tokushima Vort. Gamba Osaka Return from loan — —
06/07 2007-02-01 Gamba Osaka Tokushima Vort. Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Daiki Niwa's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Urawa Red Diamonds 8 2 4 2 8 10 -2 25%
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 8 2 4 2 8 11 -3 25%
Sagan Tosu 8 1 5 2 5 8 -3 13%
FC Tokyo 8 4 2 2 13 10 +3 50%
Kashima Antlers 8 1 3 4 3 11 -8 13%
Vissel Kobe 8 1 1 6 3 12 -9 13%
Cerezo Osaka 8 2 1 5 6 11 -5 25%
Kyoto Sanga FC 8 4 2 2 8 7 +1 50%
Nagoya Grampus 8 3 0 5 9 9 0 38%
Shonan Bellmare 8 3 2 3 6 8 -2 38%
Yokohama F. Marinos 8 2 0 6 5 13 -8 25%
Kashiwa Reysol 8 5 2 1 12 6 +6 63%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
2007 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 31 1,363 2 0 0 0.13
22/23 16 589 1 0 0 0.15
21/22 28 0 4 0 0 0
2019 21 0 4 0 0 0
2018 14 0 2 0 0 0
2017 20 0 1 0 0 0
2016 36 480 4 0 0 0.75
2015 43 0 2 0 0 0
2013 27 1,288 2 0 0 0.14
2012 18 90 3 0 0 3
2011 31 0 4 0 0 0
2010 39 3,499 7 0 0 0.18
2009 37 2,981 6 0 0 0.18
2008 12 755 1 0 1 0.24
2007 47 3,967 9 0 0 0.2
20/21 2 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 11 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 3 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

J.League Div.2
149 apps
6 G
0 A
Segunda Federación - Gr. II
77 apps
3 G
0 A
J1 League
97 apps
2 G
1 A
J. League Cup
23 apps
2 G
0 A
Emperor's Cup
29 apps
2 G
0 A
J3 League
18 apps
0 G
1 A
AFC Champions League
19 apps
0 G
0 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
32 apps
0 G
0 A
J1 - 1st Stage
30 apps
0 G
0 A

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Who is Daiki Niwa?

Daiki Niwa is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SD Deusto.

How old is Daiki Niwa?

Daiki Niwa is 40 years old. He was born on January 16, 1986 in Kawachinagano, Osaka.

What position does Daiki Niwa play?

Daiki Niwa plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Daiki Niwa play for?

Daiki Niwa currently plays for SD Deusto.

How many career goals has Daiki Niwa scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Daiki Niwa has scored 15 goals in 484 appearances.

What is Daiki Niwa's market value?

Daiki Niwa's most recent reported market value is €25k.