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Masaya Okugawa
奥川 雅也
Okugawa in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Koga, Shiga, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2014 Kyoto Sanga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Kyoto Sanga 5 (1)
2015–2021 Red Bull Salzburg 30 (9)
2015–2017 → FC Liefering (loan) 64 (8)
2017–2018 → Mattersburg (loan) 27 (5)
2018–2019 → Holstein Kiel (loan) 19 (5)
2021 → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 13 (1)
2021–2023 Arminia Bielefeld 63 (13)
2023– FC Augsburg 2 (0)
2024 → Hamburger SV (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2013 Japan U17
2013–2014 Japan U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Masaya Okugawa (奥川 雅也, Okugawa Masaya, born 14 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

Club career

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Kyoto Sanga

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Okugawa joined Kyoto Sanga's youth setup in 2009 from local youth side Ayano Boys Club. He progressed through the youth system of the Sanga and in September 2014, he signed a professional contract with them.[1] He made his first team debut in the J2 League on 5 May 2015, in a 1–1 draw against Gifu, replacing Takumi Miyayoshi after 59 minutes.[2]

Red Bull Salzburg

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On 5 June 2015, Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Okugawa from Kyoto Sanga,[3] for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be in the region of ¥100 million.[4] He would be developed for the first team via FC Liefering.[3]

On 31 August 2018, it was announced that Okugawa would join Holstein Kiel on loan until the end of 2018–19 season.[5]

On 3 November 2020, Okugawa scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 6–2 defeat against Bayern Munich in the 2020–21 season.[6][7]

Okugawa joined German club Arminia Bielefeld on loan for the remainder of the season on 31 January 2021. The deal contained an option to buy.[8]

Arminia Bielefeld

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On 26 July 2021, it was announced by Arminia Bielefeld that Okugawa has signed a permanent contract with the club until the summer of 2024.[9] In his first season after signing, he scored in four Bundesliga matches in a row between matchdays 16 and 19.[10]

FC Augsburg

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On 5 July 2023, FC Augsburg announced that Okugawa signed a three-year contract with the club on a free transfer.[11]

Loan to Hamburger SV

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On 14 January 2024, Okugawa joined Hamburger SV in 2. Bundesliga on loan for the rest of the season.[12]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 May 2023[13][14]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kyoto Sanga 2015 J2 League 5 1 0 0 — 5 1
FC Liefering (loan) 2015–16 Erste Liga 30 3 — — 30 3
2016–17 Erste Liga 34 5 — — 34 5
Total 64 8 0 0 0 0 64 8
Mattersburg (loan) 2017–18 Austrian Bundesliga 27 5 3 3 — 30 8
Holstein Kiel (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 19 5 2 0 — 21 5
Red Bull Salzburg 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 23 9 5 2 5[a] 0 33 11
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 7 0 2 1 5[b] 2 14 3
Total 30 9 7 3 10 2 47 14
Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 13 1 0 0 — 13 1
Arminia Bielefeld 2021–22 Bundesliga 33 8 2 1 — 35 9
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 30 5 2 1 — 32 6
Total 76 14 4 2 0 0 80 16
FC Augsburg 2023–24 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 221 42 16 8 10 2 247 52
  1. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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Red Bull Salzburg

References

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  1. ^ "奥川雅也選手（京都サンガF.C.U-18）トップチーム昇格のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Kyoto Sanga FC. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Gifu vs. Kyoto Sanga 1 – 1". Soccerway. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b "New signings Stefan Lainer and Masaya Okugawa". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ ""京都のネイマール"１９歳奥川、ザルツブルク移籍が決定的に" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Masaya Okugawa auf Leihbasis nach Kiel". Holstein Kiel. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ EN, Depika. "Salzburg vs Bayern München".
  7. ^ "Salzburg 2–6 Bayern". UEFA. 3 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Arminia Bielefeld verpflichtet Masaya Okugawa von RB Salzburg". kicker (in German). 31 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "DSC verpflichtet Masaya Okugawa". Arminia.de (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Masaya Okugawa: Who is Arminia Bielefeld's Japanese attacker with shades of Shinji Kagawa?". Bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  11. ^ "FCA sign attacking midfielder Masaya Okugawa". FC Augsburg. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ^ "HSV SIGN MASAYA OKUGAWA ON LOAN". Hamburger SV. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  13. ^ Masaya Okugawa at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  14. ^ Masaya Okugawa at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
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