Eiji Kawashima
Eiji Kawashima (川島 永嗣, Kawashima Eiji, born 20 March 1983) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Júbilo Iwata.
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Kawashima with Japan at the 2018 World Cup | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Eiji Kawashima | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1983 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yono, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Júbilo Iwata | |||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Yononishi Junior High School | |||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Urawa Higashi High School | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Omiya Ardija | 45 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Kawasaki Frontale | 114 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Lierse | 53 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Standard Liège | 68 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Dundee United | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Metz | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Strasbourg | 26 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Júbilo Iwata | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Japan U20 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2022 | Japan | 95 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2022 | ||||||||||||||
Kawashima played in Japan for Omiya Ardija, Nagoya Grampus Eight and Kawasaki Frontale before joining Lierse S.K. in Belgium in 2010. He then played for another Belgian club, Standard Liège, from 2012 to 2015, Dundee United in Scotland from 2015 to 2016; Metz and Strasbourg in France from 2016 to 2023 before returning to Japan with Júbilo Iwata in 2024.
He represented Japan at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, earning over 90 caps, and was also named in the final 26-player squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup before announcing retirement from international football one month later.
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