Shusaku Nishikawa

Nishikawa's current-season form is level with last season (Season 41→41), while his Rating held around 17. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 59).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2027/28	Urawa · 19th	3	0	0%	7	17	41
2026/27	Urawa	20	0	0%	6.92	—	—
2025/26	Urawa · 7th	36	13	36%	6.97	17	41
2024/25	Urawa · 13th	36	11	31%	6.92	16	28
2023/24	Urawa · 4th	31	14	45%	7.04	17	59

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 16 earlier seasons in the full career.

Japan · international

Side	Apps	G
Japan	31	0
Japan U23	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

S. Nishikawa is a 40-year-old goalkeeper at Urawa, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 41. On long-term scout potential he's rated 16.5. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (92.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nishikawa.

On the season, Nishikawa graded 41 for current form (age-blind), on 13 clean sheets across 36 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 41 → 41). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17. At 40 Nishikawa is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24

16.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

40.5

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

92.4%

Minutes

near ever-present

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Urawa finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

36%

CS rate

92.4%

Minutes

13 clean sheets in 36 appearances (36% of games).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 92.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 40, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 16.5 overall — below regular-starter level. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %92.4%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.028

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 40, Nishikawa sits on 1.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Nishikawa's projected Rating — 16.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the J1 League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

UrawaFeb 2014 – now

Sanfrecce HiroshimaJan 2010 – Feb 2014

Oita Trinitauntil Jan 2010

About S. Nishikawa

Shusaku Nishikawa is a 40-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Urawa, born on June 18, 1986 in Usa, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Japan. Urawa currently sit 19th of 20 in the J1 League.

This season

In the current season, S. Nishikawa has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes.

S. Nishikawa's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Urawa face Yokohama F. Marinos at home in the J1 League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Nishikawa at 16.5 with a Season form score of 40.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 21 career titles — among them the AFC Champions League Elite and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 21 recorded seasons, S. Nishikawa has totalled 650 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 36 appearances for Urawa.

S. Nishikawa's career has also included time at Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Oita Trinita.

On the international stage, S. Nishikawa has represented Japan and Japan U23 — 34 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.