Ayumi Niekawa

{{short description|Japanese footballer (born 1994)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ayumi Niekawa
{{nobold|牲川 歩見}}

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| full_name = Ayumi Niekawa{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce119/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds |publisher=FIFA |page=7 |date=6 December 2023 |access-date=10 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206205418/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce119/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=6 December 2023 |url-status=live}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan

| height = 1.95 m{{cite web|url=https://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/topteam/detail/?id=256 |title=Ayumi Niekawa |language=Japanese |publisher=Urawa Red Diamonds |access-date=22 September 2022}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Urawa Red Diamonds

| clubnumber = 16

| youthyears1 = 2007–2012 | youthclubs1 = Júbilo Iwata

| years1 = 2013–2019 | clubs1 = Júbilo Iwata | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = → J. League U-22 (loan) | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016 | clubs3 = → Sagan Tosu (loan) | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017 | clubs4 = → Thespakusatsu Gunma (loan) | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2019 | clubs5 = → Azul Claro Numazu (loan) | caps5 = 56 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020–2021 | clubs6 = Mito HollyHock | caps6 = 60 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022– | clubs7 = Urawa Red Diamonds | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0

|nationalyears1=2011|nationalteam1=Japan U-17|nationalcaps1=1|nationalgoals1=0

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{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}

{{Medal|Competition|AFC U-23 Championship}}

{{Medal|G|2016 Qatar|}}

| club-update = 25 June 2022

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{{nihongo|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.{{cite web |title=選手情報詳細 |url=https://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/topteam/detail/?id=256 |website=URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE |access-date=25 June 2022 |language=ja}}

National team career

In June 2011, Niekawa was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2011 U-17 World Cup. He played 1 match against Argentina.{{FIFA player|335735}}

Club statistics

{{updated|25 June 2022}}Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 251 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4905411335 "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"], 10 February 2016, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411338}} (p. 93 out of 289){{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2022 Ayumi Niekawa Result by Season |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=6007&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=25 June 2022 |language=en}}

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2 | Club

! rowspan=2 | Season

! colspan=3 | League

! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Continental

! colspan=2 | Total

Division

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Goals

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colspan=3 |Japan

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup

! colspan=2 | J.League Cup

! colspan=2 | AFC

! colspan=2 | Total

rowspan="3"|Júbilo Iwata2013J1 League000000colspan="2"|–00
2014J2 League0000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–00
colspan="2"|Total

!0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0

rowspan="3"|J.League U-22 Selection (loan)2014rowspan="2"|J3 League9000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–90
201512000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–120
colspan="2"|Total

!21||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||21||0

Sagan Tosu (loan)2016J1 League000000colspan="2"|–00
Thespakusatsu Gunma (loan)2017J2 League11020colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–130
rowspan="3"|Azul Claro Numazu (loan)2018rowspan="2"|J3 League27000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–270
201929000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–290
colspan="2"|Total

!56||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||56||0

rowspan="3"|Mito Hollyhock2020rowspan="2"|J2 League20000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–200
202140000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–400
colspan="2"|Total

!60||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||60||0

Urawa Red Diamonds2022J1 League0000001010
colspan=3|Career total

!148||0||2||0||0||0||1||0||151||0

Honours

= Club =

Urawa Red Diamonds

  • AFC Champions League: 2022{{Cite web |date=6 May 2023 |title=Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/news/urawa_reds_edge_al_hilal_for_historic_third_title.html |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=AFC}}{{Cite web |last=Orlowitz |first=Dan |date=6 May 2023 |title=Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/05/06/soccer/acl-final-urawa-alhilal-game2/ |access-date=6 May 2023 |website=The Japan Times}}

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