is a Japanese

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who plays as an

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for

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in the

I-League 2nd Division I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind India ...

Career

Pune

After graduating from the Cerezo Osaka Academy Nishiguchi joined Moldovan Divizia Naţională side

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where he played in 14 matches during the 2011–12 season and then made 2 starts for Olimpia at the beginning of the

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season before signing for

Pune F.C. Pune Football Club was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra. The club has competed in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. The club was one of the most professional clubs in Indian footb ...

of the

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in India. He made his debut for Pune FC during the

2012 Indian Federation Cup The 2012 Indian Federation Cup was the 34th season of the top knock-out competition in India. The qualifiers started in August while the Final Round took place from 19 September 2012 to 30 September 2012. Salgaocar were the defending champio ...

on 20 September 2012 in Pune's first match of the tournament against

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in which Nishiguchi came on as a 76th-minute substitute for

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as Pune won 1–0. He then made his

debut on 8 October 2012 against

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at home at the

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where he played for only 64 minutes before being replaced by

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in a game where Pune won 3–2. Nishiguchi then scored his first two goals for Pune FC in his second I-League game for the club on 11 October 2012 against

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at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he scored in the 7th and 51st minute as Pune won 3–2 again.

Career statistics

Club

''Statistics accurate as of 12 October 2012''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nishiguchi, Daisuke Japanese men's footballers Japanese expatriate men's footballers 1988 births Living people I-League players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Moldovan Super Liga players CSF Bălți players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Kansai University alumni Men's association football midfielders Association football people from Osaka