Akinori Nishizawa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akinori Nishizawa | ||
| Date of birth | June 18, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Shimizu Higashi High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Cerezo Osaka | 124 | (43) |
| 1995–1996 | →Volendam (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Espanyol | 6 | (0) |
| 2001 | Cerezo Osaka | 0 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2006 | Cerezo Osaka | 148 | (41) |
| 2007–2008 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 43 | (5) |
| 2009 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | (1) |
| Total | 339 | (90) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–2002 | Japan | 29 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Akinori Nishizawa (西澤 明訓 Nishizawa Akinori?, born June 18, 1976) is a former Japanese football player.
He was capped 29 times and scored 10 goals for the Japanese national team between 1997 and 2002. He played one game at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
During his brief spell playing in England for Bolton Wanderers, he is best remembered for scoring a dramatic late equaliser against Walsall in the League Cup.
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