Takuya Iwata (footballer, born 1983)
![]() Takuya Iwata in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Takuya Iwata[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 April 1983||
Place of birth | Aichi Prefecture, Japan | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Auckland City | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2001 | Gifu Technical High School | ||
2002–2005 | Hamamatsu University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | FC Gifu | ||
2007–2009 | FC Gifu B | ||
2010–2011 | Edge Hill United | ||
2012 | Far North Queensland FC | ||
2012–2019 | Central United | ||
2012–2019 | Auckland City | 81 | (2) |
2020 | Western Springs | ||
2020–2021 | Hayabusa Eleven | ||
2021–2022 | Fukui United | ||
2022– | Auckland City | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023 |
Takuya Iwata (岩田 卓也, Iwata Takuya, born 22 April 1983) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a left back for Auckland City in the NRFL Premier.
Club career
[edit]Japan
[edit]Iwata began his football career with Gifu Technical High School between 1999 and 2001. Then he went to study at Hamamatsu University, where he also played for the college football team from 2002 and 2005.[3] In 2006, Iwata began to play with FC Gifu.[3] At the end of the 2006 season he was transferred to the club's B team, in which he played between 2007 and 2009.
Australia
[edit]In 2010, Iwata was signed by Edge Hill United in Cairns for the Far North Queensland Premier League in Australia . This club played there until 2011. Iwata was part of the team that won the 2011 Far North Queensland Premier League, and was named the club MVP.[4][5] In addition, that season's Edge Hill United won the Matsuda Cup. In 2012, he went to play with Far North Queensland Bulls FC in the Queensland State League. Before the end of the season he was transferred again.
New Zealand
[edit]In 2012, Iwata was signed by Central United in the Northern League (New Zealand). In August, Central United won the 2012 Chatham Cup Final against Lower Hutt City AFC where they won by 6–1.
Iwata began to play with Auckland City FC in October 2012, becoming was part of the bronze medal-winning team at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.[6][7] Iwata played the entire game in the match against Cruz Azul to decide third place.[8] That and a friendly between Auckland City and the Japan National Football Team have earned Iwata considerable press coverage in Japan.[9][10][11]
Honours
[edit]Edge Hill United
- Far North Queensland Premier League: 2011
- Matsuda Cup: 2011
Central United
- Chatham Cup: 2012
Auckland City
- ASB Premiership 2013-14
- OFC President's Cup 2014
- ASB Charity Cup 2013
Individual
- Edge Hill United Player of the Year: 2011[7]
- Central United FC – Most Improved Player: 2012
- Auckland City FC Sportsman of the Year: 2013, 2014
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
- ^ "Takuya Iwata". Auckland City FC. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (16 December 2014). "Ex-Edge Hill player stars with Auckland City at Club World Cup". Cairns Post. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ 岩田卓也 「夢はいつか叶うと知った」. Star+ (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ 岩田卓也選手が示してくれた、サッカーでの可能性. Men's Plus (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Playing Squad : Takuya Iwata". Aucklandcityfc.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "PK戦を制したオークランドが3位に…岩田はフル出場". Gekisaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "NZのアマチュアクラブから世界3位へ/オークランドFC岩田卓也選手". Institute for Future Asian Football (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "岩田卓也がクラブW杯出場へ". Livedoor News (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ オークランド岩田「勝てない相手では」. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 April 2015.
External links
[edit]- Takuya Iwata – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Official website (in Japanese)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Cairns FC players
- Auckland City FC players
- New Zealand Football Championship players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand