is a Japanese

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player.

Club career

Hayakawa was born in Niigata on 12 January 1994. Already being recruited from Albirex Niigata as a youngster, he then joined

University of Tsukuba is a public university, public research university located in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Ibaraki, Japan. It is a top 10 Designated National University, and was ranked Type A by the Japanese government as part of the Top Global University Pro ...

for four years. After graduating from university, he joined Albirex Niigata in 2016. In February, he debuted in the opening match of the 2016 season. However he was diagnosed with

leukemia Leukemia ( also spelled leukaemia and pronounced ) is a group of blood cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal blood cells. These blood cells are not fully developed and are called ''blasts'' or ' ...

in April. Hayakawa stopped playing and began treatment. He returned as a player in 2019.

National team career

In June 2011, Hayakawa was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2011 U-17 World Cup. He played full time in all 5 matches and scored 3 goals.

Club statistics

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References

External links

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Profile at Albirex Niigata
1994 births Living people University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Niigata Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers J1 League players Albirex Niigata players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1990s-stub