Shinya Aikawa Explained

Shinya Aikawa
相川 進也
Fullname:Shinya Aikawa
Birth Date:26 July 1983
Birth Place:Kamisato, Saitama, Japan
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1999–2001
Youthclubs1:Maebashi Ikei High School
Years1:2002–2007
Clubs1:Consadole Sapporo
Caps1:133
Goals1:28
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:FC Gifu
Caps2:22
Goals2:5
Totalcaps:155
Totalgoals:33

is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Aikawa was born in Kamisato, Saitama on July 26, 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club Consadole Sapporo in 2002. On May 6, he debuted against Vegalta Sendai in the J.League Cup.[1] He first played in the J1 League in November and played the last four matches in the 2002 season.[2] However Consadole finished in last place and was relegated to the J2 League at the end of the 2002 season. He became a regular forward under the new manager Masaaki Yanagishita in 2004 and played often until 2006. However Yanagishita resigned at the end of the 2006 season, and Aikawa did not play as much under the new manager Toshiya Miura in 2007. In September 2007, he moved to the Japan Football League club FC Gifu. He scored 4 goals in 8 matches and Gifu was promoted to J2 at the end of the 2007 season. However he did not play much in 2008 and retired at the end of the 2008 season.

Club statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal
2002Consadole SapporoJ1 League42001052
2003J2 League11021colspan="2"-131
200440731colspan="2"-438
200534910colspan="2"-359
200635944colspan="2"-3913
20079100colspan="2"-91
2007FC GifuFootball League8400colspan="2"-84
2008J2 League14121colspan="2"-162
Total155331271016840

Notes and References

  1. https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=6305 J.League
  2. https://data.j-league.or.jp/SS/jpn/team/2002010002_000014_W0707_J.html J.League