Masaya Okugawa

Masaya Okugawa
奥川雅也
	Okugawa in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	14 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Koga, Shiga, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Augsburg
Number	14
Youth career
2012–2014	Kyoto Sanga
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015	Kyoto Sanga
2015–2021	Red Bull Salzburg
2015–2017	→ FC Liefering (loan)
2017–2018	→ Mattersburg (loan)
2018–2019	→ Holstein Kiel (loan)
2021	→ Arminia Bielefeld (loan)
2021–2023	Arminia Bielefeld
2023–	FC Augsburg
2024	→ Hamburger SV (loan)
International career
2013	Japan U17
2013–2014	Japan U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Masaya Okugawa (奥川雅也, Okugawa Masaya, born 14 April 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

Club career

Kyoto Sanga

Okugawa joined Kyoto Sanga'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.^[1] He made his first team debut in the J2 League on 5 May 2015, in a 1–1 draw against Gifu, replacing Takumi Miyayoshi after 59 minutes.^[2]

Red Bull Salzburg

On 5 June 2015, Red Bull Salzburg announced the signing of Okugawa from Kyoto Sanga,^[3] for an undisclosed fee rumoured to be in the region of ¥100 million.^[4] He would be developed for the first team via FC Liefering.^[3]

On 31 August 2018, it was announced that Okugawa would join Holstein Kiel on loan until the end of 2018–19 season.^[5]

On 3 November 2020, Okugawa scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 6–2 defeat against Bayern Munich in the 2020–21 season.^[6]^[7]

Okugawa joined German club Arminia Bielefeld on loan for the remainder of the season on 31 January 2021. The deal contained an option to buy.^[8]

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.^[9] In his first season after signing, he scored in four Bundesliga matches in a row between matchdays 16 and 19.^[10]

FC Augsburg

On 5 July 2023, FC Augsburg announced that Okugawa signed a three-year contract with the club on a free transfer.^[11]

Loan to Hamburger SV

On 14 January 2024, Okugawa joined Hamburger SV in 2. Bundesliga on loan for the rest of the season.^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2023^[13]^[14]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kyoto Sanga	2015	J2 League	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
FC Liefering (loan)	2015–16	Erste Liga	30	3	—		—		30	3
	2016–17	Erste Liga	34	5	—		—		34	5
	Total		64	8	0	0	0	0	64	8
Mattersburg (loan)	2017–18	Austrian Bundesliga	27	5	3	3	—		30	8
Holstein Kiel (loan)	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	19	5	2	0	—		21	5
Red Bull Salzburg	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	23	9	5	2	5^[a]	0	33	11
	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	7	0	2	1	5^[b]	2	14	3
	Total		30	9	7	3	10	2	47	14
Arminia Bielefeld (loan)	2020–21	Bundesliga	13	1	0	0	—		13	1
Arminia Bielefeld	2021–22	Bundesliga	33	8	2	1	—		35	9
	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	30	5	2	1	—		32	6
	Total		76	14	4	2	0	0	80	16
FC Augsburg	2023–24	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			221	42	16	8	10	2	247	52