Tatsuya Ishikawa (石川 竜也, Ishikawa Tatsuya, born December 25, 1979) is a Japanese former football player.

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Tatsuya Ishikawa
石川 竜也

Personal information
Full name	Tatsuya Ishikawa
Date of birth	(1979-12-25) December 25, 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1995–1997	Fujieda Higashi High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2006	Kashima Antlers	45	(3)
2006	Tokyo Verdy	21	(1)
2007–2017	Montedio Yamagata	318	(10)
Total		384	(14)
International career
1999	Japan U-20	5	(1)
Medal record Kashima Antlers Winner J.League Cup 2002 Runner-up J.League Cup 2003 Runner-up J.League Cup 2006 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2002 Montedio Yamagata Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2014 Representing  Japan FIFA U-20 World Cup 1999 Nigeria AFC U-19 Championship 1998 Thailand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Ishikawa was born in Fujieda on December 25, 1979. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined the Kashima Antlers in 2002. He gradually played more often as left side back during the first season and the Antlers won the championship in the 2002 J.League Cup and second place in the 2002 Emperor's Cup and 2003 J.League Cup. However he did not play as often after Toru Araiba came to the Antlers in 2004. In May 2006, he moved to Tokyo Verdy and played more often. He moved to Montedio Yamagata in 2007. He became a regular player as a left side back for a long time. In 2014, he played as left stopper of a three-back defense. He retired at the end of the 2017 season.^[1]

In April 1999, when Ishikawa was a University of Tsukuba student, he was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1999 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played five matches and Japan won second place.

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¹Includes A3 Champions Cup and Promotion Playoffs to J1.

• FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 1999