Shinya Aikawa

Shinya Aikawa
相川 進也

Personal information
Full name	Shinya Aikawa
Date of birth	(1983-07-26) July 26, 1983
Place of birth	Kamisato, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1999–2001	Maebashi Ikei High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2007	Consadole Sapporo	133	(28)
2007–2008	FC Gifu	22	(5)
Total		155	(33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shinya Aikawa (相川 進也, Aikawa Shinya, born July 26, 1983) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Aikawa was born in Kamisato, Saitama on July 26, 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club Consadole Sapporo in 2002. On May 6, he debuted against Vegalta Sendai in the J.League Cup. He first played in the J1 League in November and played the last four matches in the 2002 season. However Consadole finished in last place and was relegated to the J2 League at the end of the 2002 season. He became a regular forward under the new manager Masaaki Yanagishita in 2004 and played often until 2006. However Yanagishita resigned at the end of the 2006 season, and Aikawa did not play as much under the new manager Toshiya Miura in 2007. In September 2007, he moved to the Japan Football League club FC Gifu. He scored 4 goals in 8 matches and Gifu was promoted to J2 at the end of the 2007 season. However he did not play much in 2008 and retired at the end of the 2008 season.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2002	Consadole Sapporo	J1 League	4	2	0	0	1	0	5	2
2003		J2 League	11	0	2	1	-		13	1
2004			40	7	3	1	-		43	8
2005			34	9	1	0	-		35	9
2006			35	9	4	4	-		39	13
2007			9	1	0	0	-		9	1
2007	FC Gifu	Football League	8	4	0	0	-		8	4
2008		J2 League	14	1	2	1	-		16	2
Total			155	33	12	7	1	0	168	40

External links

• Shinya Aikawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)