Taisei Marukawa (Japanese: 丸川 太誠; born 30 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indonesian club PSIS Semarang.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Taisei Marukawa | ||
Date of birth | (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Hiroshima, Japan | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | PSIS Semarang | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
KELT FC | |||
2014–2015 | Hiroshima Minami High School | ||
2015–2019 | Chuo University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Senglea Athletic | 26 | (3) |
2020 | Valletta | 8 | (2) |
2021 | Noah Jūrmala | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Persebaya Surabaya | 32 | (17) |
2022– | PSIS Semarang | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 September 2022 |
Marukawa started his career when he was in high school by joining Hiroshima Minami High School. Then he joined Chuo University from 2015 to 2019.[2]
Before the second half of 2019–20, Marukawa moved to Malta.[3] He signed one-year contract with Maltese Premier League club Senglea Athletic.[4] He made his debut on 1 February, as a starter in a 1–2 win to Balzan.[5] On 6 April, Marukawa scored his first goal for Senglea Athletic in a 2–2 draw over Hamrun Spartans at the Hibernians Stadium.[6]
On 26 August 2020, Marukawa signed with Valletta.[7] He made his league debut for Valletta on 21 September 2020 in a 4–2 league win against Birkirkara.[8] and scored his first goal for Valletta in a 1–1 draw over Hibernians at the National Stadium, Ta' Qali.[9]
On 29 January 2021, Marukawa moved to Latvia.[10] He signed one-year contract with Latvian Higher League club Noah Jūrmala.[11]
In 2021, he signed for Indonesian club Persebaya. On 11 September 2021, Marukawa debuted for Persebaya during a 3–1 win over Persikabo 1973.[12]
On 29 September 2021, Marukawa scored his first league goal for Persebaya with scored a brace in 2021-22 Liga 1, earning them a 1–3 victory over PSS Sleman.[13] On 26 October 2021, Marukawa scored his goal for Persebaya in a match against Persija Jakarta in the 25th minute, playing at the Manahan Stadium, Persebaya was able to steal the full three points after beating Persija with a score of 1–0. This goal became Persebaya's only winning goal and managed to rank 5th in the standings.[14]
On 1 April 2022, Taisei Marukawa moved to PSIS Semarang for the 2022-23 Liga 1.[15] In July 2022, with a market value of 7.82 billion rupiah, he's the most expensive player at PSIS Semarang.
Marukawa made his PSIS Semarang debut in a pre-season friendly against PSM Makassar on 28 May 2022.[16] On 23 July 2022, Marukawa made his league debut by starting in a 1–1 draw against RANS Nusantara. And he also scored his first goal for the team, he scored in the 75th minute from the penalty at the Jatidiri Stadium.[17]
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