Hiroyuki Nishijima

Hiroyuki Nishijima
西嶋弘之
Personal information
Full name	Hiroyuki Nishijima
Date of birth	April 7, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Kawai, Nara, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1998–2000	Nara Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2003	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2004	Vissel Kobe
2004–2010	Consadole Sapporo
2011–2012	Tokushima Vortis
2013–2014	Yokohama FC
2015–2017	Giravanz Kitakyushu
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hiroyuki Nishijima (西嶋弘之, Nishijima Hiroyuki, born April 7, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.^[1]

Playing career

Nishijima was born in Kawai, Nara on April 7, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match until 2003. Although he moved to Vissel Kobe in 2004, he could not play at all in the match. In September 2004, he moved to J2 League club Consadole Sapporo. He became a regular player as left defender of three backs defense and played all matches until end of the season.^[2] Although his opportunity to play decreased for injuries from 2005, he became a regular player again from summer 2006.^[3] Consadole won the champions in 2007 season and was promoted to J1. Although Consadole was relegated to J2 in a year, he played many matches as mainly side back until 2010. In 2011, he moved to Tokushima Vortis. He played as regular side back in 2 seasons. In 2013, he moved to Yokohama FC. Although he played in 2 seasons, he could not play many matches. In 2015, he moved to Giravanz Kitakyushu. He played many matches in 2015 season. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2016 and Giravanz was also relegated to J3 League end of 2016 season. He retired end of 2017 season.^[4]

Club statistics

^[5]^[6]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2001	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002		J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003		J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	Consadole Sapporo	J2 League	10	0	4	0	-		14	0
2005			23	0	0	0	-		23	0
2006			25	1	4	0	-		29	1
2007			44	1	0	0	-		44	1
2008		J1 League	21	2	1	0	2	1	24	3
2009		J2 League	47	5	2	1	-		49	6
2010		J2 League	33	5	2	0	-		35	5
Total			203	14	13	1	2	1	218	16
2011	Tokushima Vortis	J2 League	35	4	1	0	-		36	4
2012	Tokushima Vortis	J2 League	28	2	1	0	-		29	2
Total			63	6	2	0	-		65	6
2013	Yokohama FC	J2 League	10	0	0	0	-		10	0
2014	Yokohama FC	J2 League	10	0	0	0	-		10	0
Total			20	0	0	0	-		20	0
2015	Giravanz Kitakyushu	J2 League	36	0	1	0	-		37	0
2016		J2 League	14	1	2	0	-		16	1
2017		J3 League	10	1	2	1	-		12	2
Total			60	2	5	1	-		65	3
Career total			346	22	20	2	2	1	368	25