Ayumi Niekawa (牲川 歩見, Niekawa Ayumi, born 12 May 1994 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.[2]
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| Full name | Ayumi Niekawa | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 28) | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Júbilo Iwata | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2016 | → Sagan Tosu (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2017 | → Thespakusatsu Gunma (loan) | 11 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Azul Claro Numazu (loan) | 56 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mito HollyHock | 60 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2022– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | Japan U-17 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 June 2022 | |||||||||||||
In June 2011, Niekawa was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2011 U-17 World Cup. He played 1 match against Argentina.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2013 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| J.League U-22 Selection (loan) | 2014 | J3 League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Sagan Tosu (loan) | 2016 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma (loan) | 2017 | J2 League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Azul Claro Numazu (loan) | 2018 | J3 League | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Mito Hollyhock | 2020 | J2 League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2022 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 148 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 0 | ||
Urawa Red Diamonds – current squad | |
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