is a Japanese

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who plays as a

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for club FC Tokyo.

International career

Nozawa has been representing Japan since 2017, playing for each youth team. Particularly, in 2018, he contributed to the victory of

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. In December 2023, he was first called up to Japan for the game against

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, that was held on 2024 New Year’s Day.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Japan U16 *

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* 2001 births Living people Japanese men's footballers Japanese people of American descent Men's association football goalkeepers FC Tokyo players FC Tokyo U-23 players category:Iwate Grulla Morioka players category:J1 League players category:J2 League players J3 League players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub