Takuya Iwata

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Takuya Iwata
岩田卓也
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Takuya Iwata in 2012
Personal information
Full name Takuya Iwata
Date of birth (1983-04-22) 22 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Aichi, Japan
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Auckland City FC
Number 3
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 Bulls FC
2012 Central United
2012– Auckland City FC 48 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2015

Takuya Iwata (岩田 卓也 Iwata Takuya?, born 22 April 1983) is a Japanese footballer. He plays as a defender for Auckland City FC in the ASB Premiership.

Club career

Japan

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.[1] In 2006, Iwata began to play with FC Gifu.[1] 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

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.[2][3] 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

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.

After parting with Central United in 2012, Iwata began to play with Auckland City FC from October. Iwata has since remained at Auckland and was part of the bronze medal winning team at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup.[4][5] Iwata played the entire game in the match against Cruz Azul to decide third place.[6] That and a friendly between Auckland City and the Japan National Football Team have earned Iwata considerable press coverage in Japan.[7][8][9]

Honours

Club

Edge Hill United
  • Far North Queensland Premier League: 2011
  • Matsuda Cup: 2011
Central United
Auckland City FC

Individual

References

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External Links

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