Fugo Segawa (世川 楓悟, Segawa Fūgo, born 7 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for TSS Rovers in League1 British Columbia.

Fugo Segawa
Personal information
Full name Fugo Segawa
Date of birth (1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ichikawa, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
TSS Rovers
Youth career
2009–2012 SP Fute
2012–2015 FAB Academy
2015–2016 Mar Menor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Ånge IF 5 (0)
2017 PEPO 22 (3)
2018 RoPS 6 (0)
2019 AC Oulu 19 (0)
2020 York9 FC 5 (0)
2022– TSS Rovers 13+ (0+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 29, 2023

Early life

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Beginning at age 12, Segawa played for SP Fute in his hometown of Ichikawa.[1] At age 15, he left Japan to attend boarding school in England, where he also attended FAB Academy, an English National Sports Centre.[2] He first attended Teikyo School London before switching to Queens' School, a secondary boarding school in nearby Hertfordshire.[1]

Playing career

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In 2016, Segawa played for Swedish Division 2 side Ånge IF.[2]

In 2017, Segawa played for Finnish Kakkonen side PEPO, making 22 appearances that season and scoring three goals.[3]

In 2018, Segawa joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side RoPS.[4] That season, he made six league appearances and five in the Finnish Cup.[3]

On 12 December 2018, Segawa signed with Finnish Ykkönen side AC Oulu.[2] That season, he made nineteen league appearances and five in the Finnish Cup.[3]

On 10 February 2020, Segawa signed with Canadian Premier League side York9 after he was identified by the league's centralized scouting system.[5]

In March 2022, he signed for League1 British Columbia side TSS Rovers.[6]

Career statistics

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As of July 29, 2023[7][8]
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ånge IF 2016 Div 2 Norrland 5 0 0 0 5 0
PEPO 2017 Kakkonen 22 3 0 0 22 3
RoPS 2018 Veikkausliiga 6 0 5[a] 0 11 0
AC Oulu 2019 Ykkönen 19 0 5[a] 0 24 0
York9 2020 Canadian Premier League 5 0 5 0
TSS FC Rovers 2022 League1 British Columbia ? ? ? ? ? ?
2023[9] 13 0 1 0 2 0 16 0
Career total 70+ 3 1 0 12 0 0 0 70+ 3
Notes
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Finnish Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b Alex Otto (8 April 2015). "Erster japanischer Spieler bei proffac: deutsche Fußballkultur trifft auf japanische Spielfreude" (in German). proffac UG. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Fugo Segawa AC Ouluun!" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "F. Segawa". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. ^ Mikael Oivo (29 March 2018). "Yle Sportens fotbollsligaranking: SJK och KuPS är främsta utmanare till HJK – VPS får det jobbigt" (in Swedish). Svenska Yle. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ "York9 FC signs Japanese defender Fugo Segawa". Canadian Premier League. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. ^ Jacques, John (7 March 2022). "TSS Rovers Recruit Former Nine Stripe Fugo Segawa". Northern Tribune.
  7. ^ Fugo Segawa at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Fugo Segawa". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  9. ^ "2023 Fugo Segawa L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia.
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