Daiki Niwa (footballer)

Daiki Niwa (丹羽 大輝, Niwa Daiki, born 16 January 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Sestao River Club.^[1]

Daiki Niwa
丹羽 大輝

Personal information
Full name	Daiki Niwa
Date of birth	(1986-01-16) 16 January 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Sestao River Club
Number	5
Youth career
1998–2003	Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2017	Gamba Osaka	131	(4)
2007	→ Tokushima Vortis (loan)	45	(1)
2008	→ Omiya Ardija (loan)	0	(0)
2008–2011	→ Avispa Fukuoka (loan)	109	(3)
2017–2018	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	14	(0)
2018–2020	FC Tokyo	9	(0)
2018–2020	→ FC Tokyo U-23 (loan)	18	(0)
2021–	Sestao River Club	10	(0)
International career
2015	Japan	2	(0)
Honours Gamba Osaka Winner J1 League 2005 Winner J1 League 2014 Runner-up J1 League 2015 Winner J.League Cup 2014 Runner-up J.League Cup 2005 Runner-up J.League Cup 2015 Runner-up J.League Cup 2016 Winner Emperor's Cup 2014 Winner Emperor's Cup 2015 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2006 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2012 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Runner-up J1 League 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021

Playing career

He spent 4 years on loan at Avispa Fukuoka during which time he had spells as club captain, before returning to his parent club Gamba Osaka at the start of the 2012 season.

National team career

On 7 May 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for a two-days training camp.^[2] On 23 July 2015, he was called again for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.^[3]

Club statistics

As of end of 2020 season

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other^1		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia				Total
2004	Gamba Osaka	J1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
2005			0	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
2006			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2007	Tokushima Vortis	J2	45	1	2	0	-		-		-		47	1
Total			45	1	2	0	-		-		-		47	1
2008	Omiya Ardija	J1	0	0	0	0	2	0	-		-		2	0
Total			0	0	0	0	2	0	-		-		2	0
2008	Avispa Fukuoka	J2	9	1	1	0	-		-		-		10	1
2009			35	1	2	0	-		-		-		37	1
2010			35	1	4	1	-		-		-		39	2
2011		J1	30	0	0	0	1	0	-		-		31	0
Total			109	3	7	1	1	0	-		-		117	4
2012	Gamba Osaka	J1	14	0	3	0	1	1	3	0	-		21	1
2013		J2	25	2	2	1	-		-		-		27	3
2014		J1	25	2	5	0	4	0	-		-		34	2
2015			34	0	4	0	1	0	12	0	4	0	55	0
2016			28	0	2	0	5	1	3	0	1	0	39	1
2017			5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-		7	0
Total			131	4	17	1	11	2	19	0	5	0	183	7
2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1	13	0	0	0	1	0	-		-		14	0
2018			1	0	0	0	5	0	-		-		6	0
Total			14	0	0	0	6	0	-		-		20	0
2018	FC Tokyo	J1	6	0	1	0	0	0	-		-		7	0
2019			0	0	2	0	2	0	-		-		4	0
2020			3	0	-		0	0	1	0	-		4	0
Total			9	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	-		15	0
2021	Sestao River Club	Tercera División	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		7	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Career Total			308	8	29	2	22	2	20	0	5	0	384	12

¹ includes J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup appearances.

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 30 November 2019

Club performance			League		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Total
2018	FC Tokyo U-23	J3	1	0	1	0
2019			17	0	17	0
Career total			18	0	18	0

National team statistics

^[4]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	2	0
Total	2	0

Honors

Gamba Osaka

• J1 League - 2014
• J2 League - 2013
• Emperor's Cup - 2014, 2015
• J.League Cup - 2014
• Japanese Super Cup - 2015

FC Tokyo

• J.League Cup - 2020

References

1. "El Sestao River, de Tercera, ficha al internacional japonés Daiki Niwa". 6 May 2021.
2. "大久保嘉人ら28人日本代表候補合宿メンバー／一覧 : 日刊スポーツ".
3. http://www.jfa.jp/national_team/news/00006836/ EAFF東アジアカップ2015（8/2～9＠中国／武漢） SAMURAI BLUE（日本代表）メンバー・スケジュール
4. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

External links

• Daiki Niwa at National-Football-Teams.com  
• Daiki Niwa at J.League () (in Japanese)