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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ishikawa was born in Yokosuka on 12 May 1981. He joined Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2000. Although he was Japan U-20 national team player, he could not play many matches in the club. He moved to

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in April 2002. He got many opportunities to play soon. In the 2000s, the club won the champions

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. In 2009, he also scored 15 goals and was elected Best Eleven. In the 2010s, the club was relegated to

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end of 2010 season. In 2011, the club won the champions

and

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. From 2012, the club played in

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. However he could not play many matches for injury from 2014. He retired at the end of the 2017 season.

National team career

In June 2001, Ishikawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. He wore the number 10 shirt and played full time in all 3 matches. In December 2003, Ishikawa was selected Japan national team for

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. At this tournament, on 7 December, he debuted against Hong Kong. He also played Japan for in 2004. In August, he was also selected Japan U-23 national team for

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. In August 2009, Ishikawa was selected Japan for the first time in 5 years. He played 6 games for Japan until 2012.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

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National team statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Honours

Individual

* J.League Best XI : 2009

Team

* J.League Cup : 2004 *

: 2011 *

: 2011

References

External links

* *
Japan National Football Team Database
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Official Twitter account
* 1981 births Living people Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Yokohama F. Marinos players FC Tokyo players FC Tokyo U-23 players Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub