| Taishi Brandon Nozawa 野澤 大志 ブランドン | |
| Fullname: | Taishi Brandon Nozawa[1] |
| Birth Date: | 25 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Okinawa, Japan |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | FC Tokyo |
| Clubnumber: | 41 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nagata Dragon FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Ryukyu |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | FC Tokyo |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | FC Tokyo U-23 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020– |
| Clubs2: | FC Tokyo |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Iwate Grulla Morioka (loan) |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Japan U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam4: | Japan U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:42, 9 December 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15:42, 9 December 2023 (UTC) |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club FC Tokyo.[2]
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]
| 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 | |||
Japan U16
Japan U23
Nozawa is one of the few public Christian sportspeople in Japan, and frequently posts about his faith on social media.[5]