Takuma Nishimura (footballer)

Takuma Nishimura (西村 拓真, Nishimura Takuma, born October 22, 1996) is a Japanese football player.[1] He plays for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos, and the Japan national team.

Takuma Nishimura
西村 拓真
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Yokohama F. Marinos
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2011 Meito Club
2012–2014 Toyama Daiichi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Vegalta Sendai 64 (14)
2015J. League U-22 (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2021 CSKA Moscow 17 (2)
2020Portimonense (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021Vegalta Sendai (loan) 20 (3)
2021 Vegalta Sendai 52 (9)
2022– Yokohama F. Marinos 59 (13)
2024Servette (loan) 14 (3)
International career
2022– Japan 5 (3)
Medal record
Vegalta Sendai
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2018
Yokohama F. Marinos
Winner J1 League 2022
Men's football
Representing  Japan
EAFF Championship
Winner 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023
takuma nishimura with Servette FC (Geneva) May 2024
takuma nishimura with Servette FC (Geneva) May 2024

Club career

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CSKA Moscow

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On 31 August 2018, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.[2] He scored his first Russian Premier League goal for CSKA on 9 March 2019 in a 3–0 victory over FC Rubin Kazan.[3]

Portimonense S.C.

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On 10 January 2020 CSKA announced that he would join Portuguese club Portimonense on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season, with a purchase option.[4] On 26 March, Nishimura's loan deal at Portimonense was ended, prematurely, to allow Nishimura to return to Vegalta Sendai on loan until June 2020.[5]

Return to Vegalta Sendai

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On 11 February 2021, Vegalta Sendai announced that he would return to the club on a permanent transfer.[6]

Yokohama F. Marinos

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In 2022, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos and scored a goal to win the team in the league title.[7]

On 11 February 2023, he scored the winning goal at the 2023 Japanese Super Cup, giving Marinos their first Japanese Super Cup title.[8]

Servette FC

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On 10 February 2024, he joined Servette on loan with an option to buy[9] This option to buy was not activated by the club and he left the club when his loan deal expired on the 30th June 2024, as a Swiss Cup champion.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 11 February 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vegalta Sendai 2015 J1 League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2016 12 1 0 0 2 0 14 1
2017 28 2 0 0 10 2 38 4
2018 24 11 1 0 5 2 30 13
Total 64 14 1 0 18 4 83 18
CSKA Moscow 2018–19 RPL 12 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 15 2
2019–20 5 0 2 2 1 0 8 2
Total 17 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 23 4
Portimonense (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Vegalta Sendai (loan) 2020 J1 League 20 3 1 0 21 3
Vegalta Sendai 2021 32 6 1 0 2 0 35 6
Total 52 9 1 0 3 0 56 9
Yokohama F. Marinos 2022 J1 League 27 10 2 1 1 0 7 2 30 11
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[d] 1 1 1
Total 27 10 2 1 1 0 7 2 1 1 31 12
Career total 162 35 7 3 22 4 10 2 1 1 165 43

International goals

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Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 July 2022 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan   Hong Kong 3–0 6–0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2. 4–0
3. 24 March 2023 Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan   Uruguay 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours

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Yokohama F. Marinos

Servette FC

Japan

References

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  1. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Такума Нисимура — в ПФК ЦСКА" [Takuma Nishimura joins PFC CSKA] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 31 August 2018.
  3. ^ "CSKA v Rubin game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Такума Нисимура завершит сезон в Португалии" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Такума Нисимура — в Вегалта Сэндай на правах аренды". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  6. ^ "西村拓真選手 完全移籍加入 内定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. 11 February 2021.
  7. ^ Orlowitz, Dan (5 November 2022). "Yokohama F. Marinos win fifth J1 title after tense battle on season's last day". The Japan Times. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  8. ^ Pisani, Sacha (11 February 2023). "Muscat goes where no Marinos manager has gone before in historic Super Cup triumph". Keepup.com.au. Australian Professional Leagues Company. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  9. ^ lluscher (2024-02-10). "Takuma Nishimura est servettien !". Servette FC (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
  10. ^ Takuma Nishimura at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  11. ^ "J1横浜M 3年ぶりリーグ制覇 最終節で決める". Kanagawa Shimbun. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "Servett FC 9:8 FC Lugano". Schweizer Cups Football (in German). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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