Nelson Ishiwatari
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| Date of birth | 10 May 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kyoto, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Sint-Truiden | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2017 | Nishikyogoku JSC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2026 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Ehime FC (loan) | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Iwaki FC (loan) | 29 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Sint-Truiden | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Japan U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Japan U20 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Japan U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Japan U22 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Japan U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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Nelson Ishiwatari (石渡 ネルソン, Ishiwatari Neruson; born 10 May 2005) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Sint-Truiden.
Club career
Ishiwatari made his J1 League debut for Cerezo Osaka in a 4–0 loss to FC Tokyo.[2]
On 17 July 2026, Ishiwatari signed with Sint-Truiden in Belgium, joining six other Japanese players on the club's squad.[3]
International career
Ishiwatari represented Japan at the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, where they reached the Round of 16, and at the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, which Japan won.[4][5]
Personal life
Ishiwatari was born in Kyoto to a Nigerian father and Japanese mother.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2022 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2026 | J1 (100) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Ehime FC (loan) | 2024 | J2 League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 14 | 1 | |
| Iwaki FC (loan) | 2025 | J2 League | 29 | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 30 | 6 | |
| Career total | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperors Cup
- ↑ Includes J.League Cup
Honours
Japan U23
References
- ↑ Nelson Ishiwatari at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "【C大阪】４失点大敗…17歳石渡ネルソンほろ苦デビュー「ユースで通用することが通用しない」" [[C Osaka] Lost 4 goals... 17-year-old Nelson Ishiwatari's bittersweet debut "What works for youth doesn't work"]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "Nelson Ishiwatari van Cerezo Osaka naar STVV" [Nelson Ishiwatari from Cerezo Osaka to STVV] (in Dutch). Sint-Truidense VV. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Japan U20 v France U20". FIFA. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "China U23 v Japan U23". AFC. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "石渡 ネルソン". cerezo.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ "C大阪から新たなスター候補生、17歳MF石渡ネルソンがJ1デビュー「チームを勝たせられる選手に」" [New star candidate from C Osaka, 17-year-old midfielder Nelson Ishiwatari debuts in J1 "A player who can lead the team to victory"]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ Nelson Ishiwatari at Soccerway
- ↑ "Nelson Ishiwatari Players All-Time Record". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
External links
- Nelson Ishiwatari at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Categories:
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Football people from Kyoto Prefecture
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese people of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- Japan men's under-20 international footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup players
- Cerezo Osaka players
- Ehime FC players
- Iwaki FC players
- Sint-Truidense VV players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Japanese football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs