Kota Kawase
 Kawase with Southern in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kota Kawase | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southern | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Sapporo Moiwa High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Takushoku University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Wollongong United | ? | (?) |
| 2016 | Wollongong Wolves | 21 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ceres-Negros | 28 | (3) |
| 2018 | UiTM | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Dreams FC | 3 | (2) |
| 2019– | Southern | 42 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023 | |||
Kota Kawase (川瀬浩太, Kawase Kota, born 8 November 1992 in Japan) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.
Career
[edit]Australia
[edit]Accepting a contract with Wollongong Wolves in late 2015 for his performances with Wollongong United in the Illawarra Premier League,[1] Kawase decided to further his career in Australia due to the physicality of the footballers there as well as its level, setting a league title as his target with United.[2] However, the Wolves were relegated at the end of the 2016 season and the Japanese defender had to leave despite participating in most of their fixtures, claiming to have become more erudite as a footballer.[3]
Philippines
[edit]Bolstering Ceres for the 2017 Philippines Football League and AFC Cup,[4] the Takushoku University alumnus started for the Busmen in their historic two-legged 3-2 win over Home United at the 2017 AFC Cup to become ASEAN Zone champions.[5]
Malaysia
[edit]Was announced as one of UiTM's imports for the 2018 Malaysia Premier League with Lucas Pugh and Dechi Marcel N'Guessan.[6]
Hong Kong
[edit]Kota joined Hong Kong Premier League club Dreams FC on 21 January 2019.[7]
On 26 June 2019, Kawase moved to fellow Hong Kong club Southern.[8]
On 28 April 2020, Southern announced an agreement with Kawase to extend his contract.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Wolvesと契約（サッカー） Goshu Football
- ^ "（オーストラリア）Wollongong United（サッカー）]". 豪州フットボーラーズ.
- ^ "（オーストラリア）川瀬浩太のオーストラリアチャレンジを振り返って（サッカー）". Goshu Football.
- ^ AFC CUPCeres-Negros loads up for AFC Cup Tiebreaker Times
- ^ Japanese Kawase is part of PHL football history Fastbreak.com.ph
- ^ UiTM FC import pemain Jepun, Argentina perkuat pasukan Utusan Online
- ^ "夢想FC簽咗個靚仔中堅！". on.cc. Retrieved 21 January 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ "川瀨浩太加盟". KC.Southern District Football Club. Facebook. Retrieved 27 June 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ "冠忠南區新帥「大家都認識」". on.cc. Retrieved 28 April 2020. (in Chinese)
External links
[edit]- Kota Kawase on Facebook
- Kota Kawase on Instagram
- Kota Kawase at Soccerway
- SportsTG Profile
- Men's association football defenders
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Takushoku University alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Malaysia Premier League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- UiTM United players
- United City F.C. players
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines
- Philippines Football League players
- Wollongong Wolves FC players
- Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC players
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- Hong Kong Sapling players
- Southern District FC players
- Japanese expatriates in Hong Kong
- Wollongong United FC players
- Sportspeople from Otaru