Fugo Segawa

Fugo Segawa (世川 楓悟, Segawa Fūgo, born 7 July 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Canadian club York United.

Fugo Segawa

Personal information
Full name	Fugo Segawa
Date of birth	7 July 1997
Place of birth	Ichikawa, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	York United
Number	26
Youth career
2009–2012	SP Fute
2012–2015	FAB Academy
2015–2016	Mar Menor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Ånge IF	5	(0)
2017	PEPO	22	(3)
2018	RoPS	6	(0)
2019	AC Oulu	19	(0)
2020–	York United	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2020

Career

Early career

Beginning at age 12, Segawa played for SP Fute in his hometown of Ichikawa.[1] At age 15, he left Japan to attend boarding school in England, where he also attended FAB Academy, an English National Sports Centre.[2] He first attended Teikyo School London before switching to Queens' School, a secondary boarding school in nearby Hertfordshire.[1]

In 2016, Segawa played for Swedish Division 2 side Ånge IF.[2]

PEPO

In 2017, Segawa played for Finnish Kakkonen side PEPO, making 22 appearances that season and scoring three goals.[3]

RoPS

In 2018, Segawa joined Finnish Veikkausliiga side RoPS.[4] That season, he made six league appearances and five in the Finnish Cup.[3]

AC Oulu

On 12 December 2018, Segawa signed with Finnish Ykkönen side AC Oulu.[2] That season, he made nineteen league appearances and five in the Finnish Cup.[3]

York United

On 10 February 2020, Segawa signed with Canadian Premier League side York9 (later renamed York United) after he was identified by the league's centralized scouting system.[5]

Career statistics

As of 6 September 2020.[6][7]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ånge IF	2016	Div 2 Norrland	5	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
PEPO	2017	Kakkonen	22	3	0	0	–		0	0	22	3
RoPS	2018	Veikkausliiga	6	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		0	0	11	0
AC Oulu	2019	Ykkönen	19	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		0	0	24	0
York9	2020	Canadian Premier League	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			57	3	10	0	0	0	0	0	67	3

Notes

1. Appearances in the Finnish Cup

References

1. Alex Otto (8 April 2015). "Erster japanischer Spieler bei proffac: deutsche Fußballkultur trifft auf japanische Spielfreude" (in German). proffac UG. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
2. "Fugo Segawa AC Ouluun!" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
3. "F. Segawa". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
4. Mikael Oivo (29 March 2018). "Yle Sportens fotbollsligaranking: SJK och KuPS är främsta utmanare till HJK – VPS får det jobbigt" (in Swedish). Svenska Yle. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
5. "York9 FC signs Japanese defender Fugo Segawa". Canadian Premier League. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
6. Fugo Segawa at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
7. "Fugo Segawa". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 June 2018.

External links

• Fugo Segawa at Soccerway