Takuma Nishimura (footballer)

Takuma Nishimura (西村 拓真, Nishimura Takuma, born October 22, 1996) is a Japanese football player.^[1] He plays for J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos, and the Japan national team.

Takuma Nishimura
西村 拓真

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-10-22) 22 October 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Team information
Current team	Yokohama F. Marinos
Number	9
Youth career
0000–2011	Meito Club
2012–2014	Toyama Daiichi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Vegalta Sendai	64	(14)
2015	→ J. League U-22 (loan)	14	(1)
2018–2021	CSKA Moscow	17	(2)
2020	→ Portimonense (loan)	2	(0)
2020–2021	→ Vegalta Sendai (loan)	20	(3)
2021	Vegalta Sendai	52	(9)
2022–	Yokohama F. Marinos	59	(13)
2024	→ Servette (loan)	14	(3)
International career‡
2022–	Japan	5	(3)
Medal record Vegalta Sendai Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2018 Yokohama F. Marinos Winner J1 League 2022 Men's football Representing  Japan EAFF Championship Winner 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

takuma nishimura with Servette FC (Geneva) May 2024

Club career

CSKA Moscow

On 31 August 2018, he signed a 4-year contract with the Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.^[2] He scored his first Russian Premier League goal for CSKA on 9 March 2019 in a 3–0 victory over FC Rubin Kazan.^[3]

Portimonense S.C.

On 10 January 2020 CSKA announced that he would join Portuguese club Portimonense on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season, with a purchase option.^[4] On 26 March, Nishimura's loan deal at Portimonense was ended, prematurely, to allow Nishimura to return to Vegalta Sendai on loan until June 2020.^[5]

Return to Vegalta Sendai

On 11 February 2021, Vegalta Sendai announced that he would return to the club on a permanent transfer.^[6]

Yokohama F. Marinos

In 2022, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos and scored a goal to win the team in the league title.^[7]

On 11 February 2023, he scored the winning goal at the 2023 Japanese Super Cup, giving Marinos their first Japanese Super Cup title.^[8]

Servette FC

On 10 February 2024, he joined Servette on loan with an option to buy^[9] This option to buy was not activated by the club and he left the club when his loan deal expired on the 30th June 2024, as a Swiss Cup champion.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 February 2023^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		League cup[lower-alpha 2]		Continental[lower-alpha 3]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vegalta Sendai	2015	J1 League	0	0	0	0	1	0	ー		ー		1	0
	2016		12	1	0	0	2	0	ー		ー		14	1
	2017		28	2	0	0	10	2	ー		ー		38	4
	2018		24	11	1	0	5	2	ー		ー		30	13
	Total		64	14	1	0	18	4	ー		ー		83	18
CSKA Moscow	2018–19	RPL	12	2	1	0	ー		2	0	0	0	15	2
	2019–20		5	0	2	2	ー		1	0	ー		8	2
	Total		17	2	3	2	ー	ー	3	0	0	0	23	4
Portimonense (loan)	2019–20	Primeira Liga	2	0	0	0	0	0	ー		ー		2	0
Vegalta Sendai (loan)	2020	J1 League	20	3	ー		1	0	ー		ー		21	3
Vegalta Sendai	2021		32	6	1	0	2	0	ー		ー		35	6
	Total		52	9	1	0	3	0	ー		ー		56	9
Yokohama F. Marinos	2022	J1 League	27	10	2	1	1	0	7	2	ー		30	11
	2023		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 4]	1	1	1
	Total		27	10	2	1	1	0	7	2	1	1	31	12
Career total			162	35	7	3	22	4	10	2	1	1	165	43

1. Includes Emperor's Cup, Russian Cup, and Taça de Portugal
2. Includes J.League Cup and Taça da Liga
3. Includes UEFA Champions League and AFC Champions League
4. Appearance at the Japanese Super Cup

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 July 2022	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan	Hong Kong	3–0	6–0	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2.				4–0
3.	24 March 2023	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Uruguay	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Honours

Yokohama F. Marinos

• J1 League: 2022^[11]
• Japanese Super Cup: 2023

Servette FC

• Swiss Cup: 2023–24^[12]

Japan

• EAFF Championship: 2022

References

1. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
2. "Такума Нисимура — в ПФК ЦСКА" [Takuma Nishimura joins PFC CSKA] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 31 August 2018.
3. "CSKA v Rubin game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 9 March 2019.
4. "Такума Нисимура завершит сезон в Португалии" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 10 January 2020.
5. "Такума Нисимура — в Вегалта Сэндай на правах аренды". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
6. "西村拓真選手 完全移籍加入 内定のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Vegalta Sendai. 11 February 2021.
7. Orlowitz, Dan (5 November 2022). "Yokohama F. Marinos win fifth J1 title after tense battle on season's last day". The Japan Times. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
8. Pisani, Sacha (11 February 2023). "Muscat goes where no Marinos manager has gone before in historic Super Cup triumph". Keepup.com.au. Australian Professional Leagues Company. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
9. lluscher (2024-02-10). "Takuma Nishimura est servettien !". Servette FC (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-10.
10. Takuma Nishimura at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
11. "J1横浜M 3年ぶりリーグ制覇 最終節で決める". Kanagawa Shimbun. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
12. "Servett FC 9:8 FC Lugano". Schweizer Cups Football (in German). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

External links

• Profile at Vegalta Sendai
• Takuma Nishimura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)