# Daiki Niwa (footballer)

Daiki Niwa (丹羽 大輝, Niwa Daiki, born 16 January 1986) is a Japanese football player who plays for Arenas.

## Playing career

He spent 4 years on loan at Avispa Fukuoka during which time he had spells as club captain, before returning to his parent club Gamba Osaka at the start of the 2012 season.

## National team career

On 7 May 2015, Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić called him for a two-days training camp. On 23 July 2015, he was called again for the upcoming 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.

## Club statistics

    As of end of 2020 season
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other$^1$ | Other$^1$ | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Asia | | | Total | Total |
| 2004 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 47 | 1 |
| 2008 | Omiya Ardija | J1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| 2009 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 1 |
| 2010 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 2 |
| 2011 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 109 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 117 | 4 |
| 2012 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 1 |
| 2013 | Gamba Osaka | J2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 3 |
| 2014 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 2 |
| 2015 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 |
| 2016 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 2017 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 131 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 183 | 7 |
| 2017 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 2018 | FC Tokyo | J1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | FC Tokyo | J1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | FC Tokyo | J1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | Sestao River Club | Tercera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 308 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 384 | 12 |
$^1$ includes J. League Championship and Japanese Super Cup appearances.

## Reserves performance

Last Updated: 30 November 2019
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Total | Total |
| 2018 | FC Tokyo U-23 | J3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | FC Tokyo U-23 | J3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 |

## National team statistics

Japan national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |

## Honors

Gamba Osaka
* J1 League - 2014
* J2 League - 2013
* Emperor's Cup - 2014, 2015
* J.League Cup - 2014
* Japanese Super Cup - 2015
FC Tokyo
* J.League Cup - 2020