Takuya Nozawa

Nozawa was born in Kasama on August 12, 1981. He joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 1999. On April 10, when he was 17 years old, he debuted against Kyoto Purple Sanga. In early 2000s, he could not play many matches behind Mitsuo Ogasawara, Masashi Motoyama so on. From 2005, he played many matches and he completely became a regular as offensive midfielder after Ogasawara moved to Italy in September 2006. The club also won the champions for 3 years in a row (2007-2009). In 2012, he moved to Vissel Kobe. Although he played as regular player, the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2012 season. In 2013, he returned to Kashima Antlers. Although he played as regular player in early 2013, his opportunity to play decreased from late 2013. In August 2014, he moved to Vegalta Sendai. He played as regular player until 2015. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2016. In 2018, he moved to Australian club Wollongong Wolves. In 2019, he returned to Japan and joined Regional Leagues club FC Tiamo Hirakata. He retired at the end of the 2020 season.