| Taisei Marukawa | |
| Fullname: | Taisei Marukawa |
| Birth Date: | 30 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Height: | 1.69 m[1] |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Dewa United |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | KELT FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Hiroshima Minami High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| College1: | Chuo University |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Senglea Athletic |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | Valletta |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | Noah Jurmala |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | Persebaya Surabaya |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 17 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | PSIS Semarang |
| Caps5: | 63 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Dewa United |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 3 December 2024 |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Dewa United.
Marukawa started his career when he was in high school by joining Hiroshima Minami High School. Then he joined Chuo University from 2016 to 2019.[2]
Before the second half of 2019–20, Marukawa moved to Malta.[3] He signed one-year contract with Maltese Premier League club Senglea Athletic.[4] He made his debut on 1 February, as a starter in a 1–2 win to Balzan.[5] On 6 April, Marukawa scored his first goal for Senglea Athletic in a 2–2 draw over Ħamrun Spartans at the Hibernians Stadium.[6]
On 26 August 2020, Marukawa signed with Valletta.[7] He made his league debut for Valletta on 21 September 2020 in a 4–2 league win against Birkirkara.[8] and scored his first goal for Valletta in a 1–1 draw over Hibernians at the National Stadium, Ta' Qali.[9]
On 29 January 2021, Marukawa moved to Latvia.[10] He signed one-year contract with Latvian Higher League club Noah Jurmala.[11]
In 2021, he signed for Indonesian club Persebaya. On 11 September 2021, Marukawa debuted for Persebaya during a 3–1 win over Persikabo 1973.
On 29 September 2021, Marukawa scored his first league goal for Persebaya with scored a brace in 2021-22 Liga 1, earning them a 1–3 victory over PSS Sleman.[12] On 26 October 2021, Marukawa scored his goal for Persebaya in a match against Persija Jakarta in the 25th minute, playing at the Manahan Stadium, Persebaya was able to steal the full three points after beating Persija with a score of 1–0. This goal became Persebaya's only winning goal and managed to rank 5th in the standings.[13]
On 1 April 2022, Taisei Marukawa moved to PSIS Semarang for the 2022–23 Liga 1.[14] In August 2023, with a market value of 6.08 billion rupiah, he's the most expensive player at PSIS Semarang.
Marukawa made his PSIS Semarang debut in a pre-season friendly against PSM Makassar on 28 May 2022.[15] On 23 July 2022, Marukawa made his league debut by starting in a 1–1 draw against RANS Nusantara. And he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 75th minute from the penalty at the Jatidiri Stadium, Semarang.[16]
On 23 March 2023, Taisei Marukawa's contract was extended by PSIS management for the next two seasons.[17]
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