Taishi Brandon Nozawa

Taishi Brandon Nozawa
野澤大志ブランドン
Personal information
Full name	Taishi Brandon Nozawa
Date of birth	25 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Okinawa, Japan
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	FC Tokyo
Number	41
Youth career
	Nagata Dragon FC
2014–2017	FC Ryukyu
2018–2019	FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	FC Tokyo U-23
2020–	FC Tokyo
2021–2022	→ Iwate Grulla Morioka (loan)
International career‡
2017	Japan U15
2018	Japan U16
2019	Japan U17
2019	Japan U18
Medal record
Representing Japan
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
AFC U-16 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:42, 9 December 2023 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:42, 9 December 2023 (UTC)

Taishi Brandon Nozawa (野澤大志ブランドン, Nozawa Taishi Burandon, born 25 December 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club FC Tokyo.^[2]

International career

Nozawa has been representing Japan since 2017, playing for each youth team. Particularly, in 2018, he contributed to the victory of 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.^[3]

In December 2023, he was first called up to Japan for the game against Thailand, that was held on New Year’s Day 2024.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 December 2023^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
FC Tokyo U-23	2019	J3 League	6	0	—		—		6	0
FC Tokyo	2020	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021	J1 League	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2023	J1 League	10	0	1	0	6	0	17	0
	Total		10	0	1	0	7	0	81	0
Iwate Grulla Morioka (loan)	2021	J3 League	14	0	0	0	—		14	0
	2022	J2 League	22	0	0	0	—		22	0
	Total		36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0
Career total			52	0	1	0	7	0	60	0

Honours

Japan U16

AFC U-16 Championship: 2018

Japan U23

AFC U-23 Asian Cup: 2024

Personal Life

Nozawa is one of the few public Christian sportspeople in Japan, and frequently posts about his faith on social media.^[6]

References

^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
^ "野澤大志ブランドン：ＦＣ東京：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ "U-16 Japan National Team takes home Asian title for the first time in 12 years at the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018". JFA. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ "サッカー日本代表元日の強化試合メンバー上田綺世ら23人選出" [Japan national football team: Twenty three players, including Ayase Ueda, are called up for the warm-up match on New Year's Day] (in Japanese). NHK. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
^ Taishi Brandon Nozawa at Soccerway
^ "28 Christian Athletes to Cheer On at the Paris 2024 Olympics". Christianity Today. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

External links

Taishi Brandon Nozawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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[1] "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.

[2] "野澤大志ブランドン：ＦＣ東京：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[3] "U-16 Japan National Team takes home Asian title for the first time in 12 years at the AFC U-16 Championship Malaysia 2018". JFA. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[4] "サッカー日本代表元日の強化試合メンバー上田綺世ら23人選出" [Japan national football team: Twenty three players, including Ayase Ueda, are called up for the warm-up match on New Year's Day] (in Japanese). NHK. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

[5] Taishi Brandon Nozawa at Soccerway

[6] "28 Christian Athletes to Cheer On at the Paris 2024 Olympics". Christianity Today. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.

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