Taisei Marukawa

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Taisei Marukawa
Personal information
Full name Taisei Marukawa
Date of birth (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
PSIS Semarang
Number 10
Youth career
KELT FC
2013–2015 Hiroshima Minami High School
2016–2019 Chuo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Senglea Athletic 26 (3)
2020 Valletta 8 (2)
2021 Noah Jurmala 0 (0)
2021–2022 Persebaya Surabaya 32 (17)
2022– PSIS Semarang 63 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024

Taisei Marukawa (丸川 太誠, Marukawa Taisei, born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang.

Career[edit]

Early career[edit]

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]

Senglea Athletic F.C.[edit]

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]

Valletta F.C.[edit]

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]

FC Noah Jurmala[edit]

On 29 January 2021, Marukawa moved to Latvia.[10] He signed one-year contract with Latvian Higher League club Noah Jurmala.[11]

Persebaya Surabaya[edit]

In 2021, he signed for Indonesian club Persebaya. On 11 September 2021, Marukawa debuted for Persebaya during a 3–1 win over Persikabo 1973.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14]

PSIS Semarang[edit]

On 1 April 2022, Taisei Marukawa moved to PSIS Semarang for the 2022-23 Liga 1.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

On 23 March 2023, Taisei Marukawa's contract was extended by PSIS management for the next two seasons.[18]

Honours[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Taisei Marukawa: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Taisei Marukawa" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "丸川太誠選手 マルタプレミアリーグ、セングレア・アスレチック来季加入内定". footballnavi.jp.
  4. ^ "Jose Wilkson dan Taisei Marukawa Pernah Satu Klub, Pelatih Persebaya Ungkap Keuntungannya" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Balzan vs Senglea Athletic". ESPN.COM. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Senglea Athletic vs Hamrun Spartans". Soccerway (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. ^ "VALLETTA FC COMPLETE TAISEI MARUKAWA, MIHAILO JOVANOVIC SIGNINGS". maltafootball. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Valletta – Birkirkara". eurosport.com. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Hibernians vs Valletta". soccerway.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Interview with Taisei Marukawa". mainichi.jp (Archived).
  11. ^ "Marukawa Joins Noah Jūrmala". besoccer.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. ^ Taisei Marukawa at Soccerway
  13. ^ "Fakta Unik Taisei Marukawa Pencetak 2 Gol Persebaya vs PSS: Dari Hiroshima hingga Nomor Keramat". batam.tribunnews.com (in Indonesian).
  14. ^ "Hasil BRI Liga 1 2021, Pecundangi Persija, Gol Tunggal Marukawa Bawa Persebaya Tembus 5 Besar". tribunnews.com (in Indonesian).
  15. ^ "PSIS Resmi Rekrut Taisei Marukawa dan Carlos Fortes". psis.co.id (in Indonesian).
  16. ^ "3 Catatan Debut Tidak Resmi Marukawa-Fortes di PSIS: Perlu Tingkatkan Kemampuan Fisik" (in Indonesian). www.bola.com. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Hasil Liga 1: PSIS vs Rans FC Imbang 1-1, Gol Marukawa Dibalas Konate" (in Indonesian). www.cnnindonesia.com. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  18. ^ stafadmin (2023-03-23). "PSIS Perpanjang Kontrak Taisei Marukawa Sampai Akhir Kompetisi 2025". PSIS Semarang (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  19. ^ Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Taisei Marukawa Jadi Pemain Terbaik Oktober 2021". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  20. ^ Baru, PT Liga Indonesia. "Persebaya Boyong Tiga Kategori Sekaligus". ligaindonesiabaru.com. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Daftar Penghargaan Liga 1 2021-2022: Persebaya Borong Gelar Individu". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). 31 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Daftar Penghargaan APPI untuk Liga 1 2021-2022, dari Kiper hingga Pemain Muda Terbaik". amp.kompas.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  23. ^ "Daftar Penghargaan APPI untuk Liga 1 2021-2022, dari Kiper hingga Pemain Muda Terbaik". amp.kompas.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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