player · international archive · 1997–2001
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Akinori Nishizawa
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JapanArchive goals
8
for Japan
Matches scored in
6
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
3
most in the AFC Asian Cup (5)
Career span
1997–2001
first 1997-06-22 · last 2001-05-31
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Akinori Nishizawa is a Japanese former footballer who played as a forward. He played for Japan national team. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-07
In the line-ups
2 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2000–2002The archive holds 2 team sheets naming Akinori Nishizawa in Japan's starting line-up, from 2000-10-29 to 2002-06-18.
2 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
8 goals across 6 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1997–2001| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-05-31 |  Canada | W3–0(h) | 60' | Confederations Cup | Niigata |
| 2000-10-26 |  China | W3–2(n) | 53' | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut |
| 2000-10-20 |  Qatar | D1–1(n) | 61' | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut |
| 2000-10-17 |  Uzbekistan | W8–1(n) | 14' 25' 49'hat-trick | AFC Asian Cup | Sidon |
| 1997-06-25 |  Nepal | W3–0(h) | 44' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tokyo |
| 1997-06-22 |  Macau | W10–0(h) | 21' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tokyo |
Honours
1 team trophy · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours1 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup | ×1 | 2000 | Japan | |
| Individual honours1 | ||||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| J1 League Best Eleven | 2000 | |||
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