Daiki Niwa
Daiki Niwa (丹羽 大輝, Niwa Daiki, born January 16, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
 Niwa playing for Gamba Osaka in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Daiki Niwa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 16, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kawachinagano, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →FC Tokyo U-23 (loan) | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Niwa was born in Kawachinagano on January 16, 1986. He joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka from their youth team in 2004. However he could not play at all in the match. In 2007, he moved to J2 League club Tokushima Vortis on loan. He played 45 matches as defensive midfielder. In 2008, he moved to J1 club Omiya Ardija on loan. However, there were few opportunities to play. In August, he moved to J2 club Avispa Fukuoka on loan. He played as center back and Avispa was promoted to J1 end of the 2010 season. In 2012, he returned to Gamba. However Gamba was relegated to J2 end of the 2012 season. In 2013, he became a regular player as center back and Gamba won the champions and was returned to J1 in a year. In 2014, Gamba won all three major title in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. In July 2017, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. In July 2018, he moved to FC Tokyo.
In July 2015, Niwa was selected the Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against China on August 9. He played 2 games for Japan in 2015.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2004 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 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 | ||
| 2007 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 League | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2010 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 2011 | J1 League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 2013 | J2 League | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2014 | J1 League | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 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 | |||
| 2018 | FC Tokyo U-23 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 17 | 0 | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Country | Japan | 326 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 397 | 12 | |
| Total | 326 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 397 | 12 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- Daiki Niwa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Daiki Niwa at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites
- Daiki Niwa at FIFA
- Daiki Niwa at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Daiki Niwa at National Football Teams.com
- Daiki Niwa at Soccerway.com
- Daiki Niwa at FootballDatabase.eu
- Daiki Niwa at WorldFootball.net
- Daiki Niwa at Transfermarkt (player)