Kengo Kawamata

Japanese association football player

Kengo Kawamata (川又 堅碁, Kawamata Kengo, born October 14, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Kengo Kawamata
Personal information
Full name Kengo Kawamata
Date of birth (1989-10-14) October 14, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Saijo, Ehime, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
JEF United Chiba
Youth career
2005–2007 Komatsu High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Ehime FC 2 (0)
2008–2014 Albirex Niigata 75 (26)
2010Catanduvense (loan)
2012Fagiano Okayama (loan) 38 (18)
2014–2016 Nagoya Grampus 65 (18)
2017–2019 Júbilo Iwata 73 (26)
2020– JEF United Chiba 27 (6)
National team
2015–2018 Japan 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography

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Kawamata was born in Saijo on October 14, 1989. When he played for Komatsu High School, he also played for J2 League club Ehime FC in 2006. After graduating from the high school, he joined J1 League club Albirex Niigata in 2008. He played many matches from 2011. In 2012, he moved to J2 club Fagiano Okayama on loan. He scored 18 goals in the 2012 season. In 2013, he returned to Niigata. In 2013, he scored 23 goals and was selected J.League Best Eleven. In August 2014, he moved to Nagoya Grampus and played in 3 seasons. In 2017, he moved to Júbilo Iwata. Although he scored many goals until 2018, he could not play in the match in 2019 and Iwata was relegated to J2 end of the 2019 season. In 2020, he moved to J2 club JEF United Chiba.

On March 27, 2015, Kawamata debuted for the Japan national team against Tunisia. He played 9 games and scored 1 goals for Japan until 2018.

Statistics

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
2006 Ehime FC J2 League 2 0 0 0 - 2 0
2008 Albirex Niigata J1 League 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
2009 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2010 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
2011 23 0 2 2 2 1 27 3
2012 Fagiano Okayama J2 League 38 18 2 0 - 40 18
2013 Albirex Niigata J1 League 32 23 2 0 6 1 40 24
2014 14 3 1 0 5 0 20 3
2014 Nagoya Grampus J1 League 15 4 0 0 0 0 15 4
2015 33 9 1 0 6 2 40 11
2016 17 5 1 0 6 1 24 6
2017 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 34 14 2 2 0 0 36 16
2018 31 11 2 3 2 1 35 15
2019 8 1 1 0 0 0 9 1
2020 JEF United Chiba J2 League 27 6 - - 27 6
2021
Country Japan 280 94 17 7 29 6 326 107
Total 280 94 17 7 29 6 326 107

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2015 5 1
2016 0 0
2017 3 0
2018 1 0
Total 9 1

References

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  1. Kengo Kawamata at National-Football-Teams.com  
  2. Kengo Kawamata at J.League (in Japanese)  
  3. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

Other websites

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