So Nishikawa (born 18 June 2001), is a Japanese-Australian professional

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who plays as a defender for the

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Club career

Melbourne Victory

Nishikawa joined the

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prior to the

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, and made his debut on 10 November 2018 in a 2-3 loss to

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. Nishikawa made his debut for the senior squad on 15 March 2020 in 0-3 loss to

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

. He left the Victory in June 2021 to play for

Career statistics

Footnotes

:A. Includes appearances in the

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. :B. Includes appearances in the

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. :C. Includes appearances in the

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finals.

References

2001 births Living people Association football defenders Australian soccer players Australian people of Japanese descent Melbourne Victory FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players {{Australia-footy-defender-stub