Yudai Ogawa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yudai Ogawa | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Phnom Penh Crown | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valie Tsuru | |||
| Yamanashi Gakuin | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Gifu | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Widzew Łódź | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | National Defense Ministry | 18 | (10) |
| 2019 | Angkor Tiger | ||
| 2020 | Angkor Tiger | 14 | (2) |
| 2021– | Phnom Penh Crown | 41 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Cambodia | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 July 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023 | |||
Yudai Ogawa (小川 雄大, Ogawa Yudai, born 4 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cambodian Premier League club Phnom Penh Crown.[1] Born in Japan, he represents the Cambodia national team.
Personal life
Ogawa acquired Cambodian citizenship in October 2023, making him eligible to represent the Cambodia national football team.[2] He made his debut for Cambodia on 12 October in a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Pakistan.[3]
Honours
Phnom Penh Crown
- Cambodian Premier League: 2021, 2022
- Cambodian Super Cup: 2022, 2023
- Cambodian League Cup: 2022, 2023
International career
After professionally playing in Cambodia for 5 years, Ogawa received Cambodia citizenship through naturalization.
On October 2023, Ogawa was called up to the Cambodia national team for a match against Pakistan in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round.[4]
References
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
- ^ "Japanese footballer joins Cambodian national team". Khmer Times. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/12/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/cambodia/pakistan/4190576/
- ^ "Yudai Ogawa – first naturalised player on national football team". Khmer Times. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
External links
- Yudai Ogawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Template:FootballDatabase.eu
- Yudai Ogawa at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Cambodian men's footballers
- Cambodia men's international footballers
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese emigrants to Cambodia
- J2 League players
- Cambodian Premier League players
- FC Gifu players
- Widzew Łódź players
- Angkor Tiger FC players
- Phnom Penh Crown FC players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia
- Naturalized citizens of Cambodia