Takaya Kurokawa
黒河 貴矢

Personal information
Full name	Takaya Kurokawa
Date of birth	(1981-04-07) April 7, 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Saijo, Ehime, Japan
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1997–1999	Funabashi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Shimizu S-Pulse	53	(0)
2006	Tokyo Verdy	0	(0)
2006	JEF United Chiba	0	(0)
2007	Japan Soccer College	14	(0)
2008–2016	Albirex Niigata	33	(0)
Total		100	(0)
Medal record Shimizu S-Pulse Winner Emperor's Cup 2001 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2000 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2005 JEF United Chiba Winner J.League Cup 2006 Representing  Japan Asian Games 2002 Busan Team AFC U-19 Championship 2000 Iran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Takaya Kurokawa (黒河 貴矢, Kurokawa Takaya, born April 7, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.

Club career

Kurokawa was born in Saijo on April 7, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined Shimizu S-Pulse in 2000. He debuted in 2000 and his opportunity to play increased on behalf of veteran goalkeeper Masanori Sanada. However he did not play much, since Yohei Nishibe came to S-Pulse in 2004. Although he moved to Tokyo Verdy and JEF United Chiba in 2006, he did not play much. He moved to the Regional Leagues club Japan Soccer College in 2007. He played in many matches and moved to Albirex Niigata. However he did not play much there, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Takashi Kitano (2008-09), Masaaki Higashiguchi (2010-13), and Tatsuya Morita (2014-16). He retired at the end of the 2016 season.

National team career

In June 2001, Kurokawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Yosuke Fujigaya. In August 2004, he was selected Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Hitoshi Sogahata was selected as over aged.^[1]

Club statistics

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