Masakatsu Sawa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masakatsu Sawa | ||
| Date of birth | January 12, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder/Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Municipal | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Chuo Gakuin High School | ||
| 2002–2004 | River Plate | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005 | Sporting Cristal | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | Coronel Bolognesi | 40 | (11) |
| 2007 | Deportivo Municipal | 38 | (10) |
| 2008 | Cienciano | 21 | (3) |
| 2008–2013 | Kashiwa Reysol | 91 | (11) |
| 2014- | Deportivo Municipal | 29 | (8) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 16, 2012. | |||
Masakatsu Sawa (澤昌克 Sawa Masakatsu, born January 12, 1983) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Deportivo Municipal in the Primera División Peruana. His preferred position is as an attacking midfielder.
On 13 September 2006, he became the first Japanese goalscorer in Copa Sudamericana, scoring 1 goal for Coronel Bolognesi against Chilean club Colo-Colo. After impressive performances for Coronel Bolognesi and Deportivo Municipal, he was offered to play for Peru national team. But he refused the offer because he did not want to lose Japanese nationality.[1] In July 2008, he joined Japanese club Kashiwa Reysol, located near his hometown, Moriya across the prefectural line.
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | Sporting Cristal | Primera División | 5 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | Coronel Bolognesi | 40 | 11 | – | – | 40 | 11 | |||
| 2007 | Deportivo Municipal | 38 | 10 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | Cienciano | 21 | 3 | – | 6 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Country | Peru | 104 | 25 | – | 6 | 0 | 110 | 25 | ||
| 2008 | Kashiwa Reysol | J. League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | J. League 2 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | J. League 1 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Country | Japan | 58 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 4 | |