Taishi Brandon Nozawa

Taishi Brandon Nozawa
野澤 大志 ブランドン
Personal information
Full name Taishi Brandon Nozawa[1]
Date of birth (2002-12-25) 25 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Okinawa, Japan
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 FC Tokyo
Number 41
Youth career
Nagata Dragon FC
2014–2017 FC Ryukyu
2018–2019 FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 FC Tokyo U-23 5 (0)
2020– FC Tokyo 10 (0)
2021–2022 → Iwate Grulla Morioka (loan) 36 (0)
International career‡
2017 Japan U15 2 (0)
2018 Japan U16 5 (0)
2019 Japan U17 4 (0)
2019 Japan U18 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2024 Qatar
AFC U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:42, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:42, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Taishi Brandon Nozawa at Soccerway
  6. ^ "28 Christian Athletes to Cheer On at the Paris 2024 Olympics". Christianity Today. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
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