Masato Kawaguchi (川口 正人, Kawaguchi Masato, born June 18, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.

Masato Kawaguchi
川口 正人
Personal information
Full name Masato Kawaguchi
Date of birth (1981-06-18) June 18, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1997–1998 Yokohama Flügels
1999 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Kyoto Purple Sanga 1 (0)
2002 Albirex Niigata 0 (0)
2003–2004 Otsuka Pharmaceutical 22 (0)
2005–2009 Mitsubishi Mizushima 138 (8)
Total 161 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Kawaguchi was born in Shibuya, Tokyo on June 18, 1981. He joined the J1 League club Kyoto Purple Sanga from the Yokohama F. Marinos youth team in 2000. On April 15, he debuted as a substitute left side midfielder at the 35th minute against Kawasaki Frontale.[1] His next match was in the J.League Cup tournament on April 19; he played full-time as the left side midfielder against Albirex Niigata.[2] However, he only played in that match in 2000 and the club was relegated to the J2 League in 2001. In 2001, he did not play in any matches. In 2002, he moved to the J2 club Albirex Niigata. However he did not play in any matches there, either. In 2003, he moved to the Japan Football League (JFL) club Otsuka Pharmaceutical. In 2003, he played many matches and the club won the championship. Although the club won the championship two years in a row and was promoted to J2 at the end of the 2005 season, he rarely played. In 2005, he moved to the newly promoted JFL club Mitsubishi Mizushima. He played often as a regular player over five seasons until 2009. However the club was relegated to the Prefectural Leagues at the end of the 2009 season due to financial strain and he retired at that time.

Club statistics

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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
2000 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
2001 J2 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 Albirex Niigata J2 League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2003 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Football League 19 0 2 0 - 21 0
2004 3 0 0 0 - 3 0
2005 Mitsubishi Mizushima Football League 19 0 1 0 - 20 0
2006 23 2 3 2 - 26 4
2007 34 3 2 0 - 36 3
2008 31 2 - - 31 2
2009 31 1 1 0 - 32 1
Total 161 8 9 2 1 0 171 10

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