is a Japanese
footballer
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who plays as an
attacking midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...
for
DSK Shivajians F.C.
DSK Shivajians Football Club (founded as Shivajians Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club was owned by the DSK Group, and competed in the I-League, then top tier of Indian football league sy ...
in the
I-League 2nd Division
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.
Career
Pune
After graduating from the
Cerezo Osaka
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Academy Nishiguchi joined Moldovan
Divizia Naţională side
FC Olimpia
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* Fergusson College, a science and arts college in Pune, India
* Finncomm Airlines (IATA code)
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where he played in 14 matches during the
2011–12 season and then made 2 starts for Olimpia at the beginning of the
2012–13
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season before signing for
Pune F.C.
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of the
I-League
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in India. He made his debut for Pune FC during the
2012 Indian Federation Cup
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Salgaocar were the defending champio ...
on 20 September 2012 in Pune's first match of the tournament against
United Sikkim F.C.
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in which Nishiguchi came on as a 76th-minute substitute for
Pierre Djidjia Douhou
Douhou Sey Djidja Pierre (born 21 December 1987) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for DSK Shivajians in the Indian I-League.
Career
Early career
Born in Abidjan, Douhou started his career at the JMG ...
as Pune won 1–0. He then made his
I-League
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debut on 8 October 2012 against
ONGC F.C.
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at home at the
Balewadi Sports Complex
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where he played for only 64 minutes before being replaced by
Shanmugam Venkatesh
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Honours Player
Salgaocar
* National Football League: ...
in a game where Pune won 3–2. Nishiguchi then scored his first two goals for Pune FC in his second I-League game for the club on 11 October 2012 against
Mumbai F.C.
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at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he scored in the 7th and 51st minute as Pune won 3–2 again.
Career statistics
Club
''Statistics accurate as of 12 October 2012''
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nishiguchi, Daisuke
Japanese men's footballers
Japanese expatriate men's footballers
1988 births
Living people
I-League players
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Moldova
Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova
Moldovan Super Liga players
CSF Bălți players
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in India
Expatriate men's footballers in India
Kansai University alumni
Men's association football midfielders
Association football people from Osaka