is a Japanese football defender who plays for

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team

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Career

After graduating from Kagoshima Commercial High School in 2005, Iwashita signed for S-Pulse where he has played since. In

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he scored his first goal for S-Pulse in a 2-0 away victory at

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. He received his first call-up for the senior national team in 2009 by

Takeshi Okada is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for and managed the Japan national team. Club career Okada was born in Osaka on August 25, 1956. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Japan Soccer League (JSL) club Fur ...

but has yet to play a game for

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Career statistics

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and

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appearances. ;Reserves performance

Honors

Gamba Osaka * J. League Division 1 -

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J. League Division 2 The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Ya ...

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J. League Cup The is a Japanese Association football, football (soccer) competition organized by J.League. It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits (YBC) of Yamazaki Baking (formerly Yamazaki Nabisco) since its inception in 1992. It is also known as the or ...

References

External links

Profile at Avispa Fukuoka
* 1986 births Living people Association football people from Kagoshima Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Shimizu S-Pulse players Gamba Osaka players Gamba Osaka U-23 players Avispa Fukuoka players Sagan Tosu players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub