Masakatsu Sawa

Masakatsu Sawa

Personal information
Full name	Masakatsu Sawa
Date of birth	(1983-01-12) January 12, 1983
Place of birth	Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder/Striker
Team 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 16, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 26, 2008

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. 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

External links

• FIFA.com - Masakatsu Sawa: Lost in translation