is a Japanese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Kyoto Sanga

Okugawa joined

's youth setup in 2009 from local youth side Ayano Boys Club. He progressed through the youth system of the Sanga and in September 2014, he signed a professional contract with them. He made his first team debut in the

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on 5 May 2015, in a 1–1 draw against

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, replacing Takumi Miyayoshi after 59 minutes.

Red Bull Salzburg

On 5 June 2015, Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Okugawa from Kyoto Sanga, for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be in the region of ¥100 million. He would be developed for the first team via

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. On 31 August 2018, it was announced that Okugawa would join

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on loan until the end of 2018–19 season. On 3 November 2020, Okugawa scored his first

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goal in a 6–2 defeat against

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in the 2020–21 season. Okugawa joined German club

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on loan for the remainder of the season on 31 January 2021. The deal contained an option to buy.

Arminia Bielefeld

On 26 July 2021, it was announced by Arminia Bielefeld that Okugawa has signed a permanent contract with the club until the summer of 2024. In his first season after signing, he scored in four

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matches in a row between matchdays 16 and 19.

FC Augsburg

On 5 July 2023,

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announced that Okugawa signed a three-year contract with the club on a free transfer.

Loan to Hamburger SV

On 14 January 2024, Okugawa joined

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in 2. Bundesliga on loan for the rest of the season.

Return to Kyoto Sanga

On 23 January 2025, Augsburg announced Okugawa's transfer to

Career statistics

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg *

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: 2019–20 *

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: 2019–20

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* * 1996 births Living people Association football people from Shiga Prefecture Men's association football midfielders Japanese men's footballers Japanese expatriate men's footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate men's footballers in Austria J2 League players J3 League players Kyoto Sanga FC players J.League U-22 Selection players FC Liefering players SV Mattersburg players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Holstein Kiel players Arminia Bielefeld players FC Augsburg players Hamburger SV players Japan men's youth international footballers Japan men's under-20 international footballers 2. Liga (Austria) players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub