is a Japanese former

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player.

Club career

Ishikawa was born in Fujieda on December 25, 1979. After graduating from the

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, he joined the

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in 2002. He gradually played more often as left side back during the first season and the Antlers won the championship in the 2002 J.League Cup and second place in the

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and 2003 J.League Cup. However he did not play as often after

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came to the Antlers in 2004. In May 2006, he moved to

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and played more often. He moved to

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in 2007. He became a regular player as a left side back for a long time. In 2014, he played as left stopper of a three-back defense. He retired at the end of the 2017 season.

National team career

In April 1999, when Ishikawa was a

student, he was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1999 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played five matches and Japan won second place.

Club statistics

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and Promotion Playoffs to J1.

Honors and awards

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runner-up:

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* * 1979 births Living people University of Tsukuba alumni Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers 21st-century Japanese sportsmen J1 League players J2 League players Kashima Antlers players Tokyo Verdy players Montedio Yamagata players Men's association football defenders Association football people from Fujieda, Shizuoka 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub