is a

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er who plays for

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Career

Kawamata joined

Ehime FC commonly known as Ehime FC (愛媛FC, ''Ehime Efu Shī'') is a professional Association football, football club based in Matsuyama, Ehime, Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. The club currently compete in J2 League, the s ...

as an apprentice professional in 2006, while studying at Komatsu High school. He made his

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debut against

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in the 41st round. In the 42nd round, he was able to provide an assist for Toshiya Tanaka. After graduating from high school, he joined

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. In the 2010 season, he moved on a half-year loan to

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ian club Catanduvense. He made 23 appearances during the 2011 season, scoring his first goal against

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in the

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quarterfinals. In the 2012 season, Kawamata was loaned out to

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on a season-long loan deal. At the end of the season, after 18 goals in 38 appearances, he returned to Niigata. He made a huge comeback to Albirex scoring 23 goals in 34 matches. After a great season, Kawamata decided to transfer to

at half-season of

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. On 29 November 2016, Kawamata moved to

Júbilo Iwata is a Japanese professional association football, football team based in Iwata, Shizuoka, Iwata, located in Shizuoka Prefecture. The club competes in J2 League following relegation from J1 League in 2024 J1 League, 2024. Etymology The team's ...

. He then moved to

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on 24 June 2020.

Club statistics

''Updated to 19 February 2019''.

National team statistics

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National team goals

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Private life

In April 22, 2024, Kawamata announced through his official website that he has married actress and architect :ja:田中道子, Michiko Tanaka.

References

External links

Profile at Jubilo Iwata
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