Stefan Ishizaki

Stefan Ishizaki Daisuke ( born May 15, 1982 in Stockholm ) is a Swedish football player. The midfielder, who made his debut in the Swedish national team in 2001, was both Swedish and Norwegian national champion.

Career

Early years

Born the son of a Japanese and a Swedish Ishizaki began in 1987 with the club football at Djurgårdens IF. Already in the following year he left the club and moved within Stockholm to Rågsveds IF. In 1998 he made ​​his debut as a 16- year-old in the men's team of the club, which contested the fünftklassigen Division 4 Stockholm Södra, and played in the youth teams of Svenska Fotbollförbundet. Then all reported greater Stockholm clubs interested in signing of talent at.

Breakthrough in Sweden

Ishizaki decided to accept the offer of Solnaer club AIK. In one of the first competitive games of the year, the fourth- round match in the Swedish National Cup against Gefle IF, he came in March 1999 for his debut in the men's team of the club. Mainly he played in sequence in the youth team of the traditional club, but coach Stuart Baxter nominated him for the cup final in the same year against IFK Göteborg. At 1-0 with a goal by Patrick Englund on May 14, 1999 - one day before his 17th birthday - he was substituted after 83 minutes and thus became the youngest Cup winner in the history of the competition.

Until his debut in Allsvenskan be Ishizaki had to wait a little longer. On 10 April 2000, he came on as a substitute in the 2-1 away win at IF Elfsborg his first appearance in the Swedish Elite Series. In the course of the season, the midfielder was able to fight for a regular place and played in both the Swedish U- 21 team as well as in the senior team. In both national teams, he debuted respectively in 2001, but was able to fight for a regular place only in the junior selection.

Abroad

After the end of the 2003 Ishizaki was issued till the summer of 2004 on loan to the Italian club Genoa. However, in the B series, he could not convince. After the Italian club had an option to purchase unused, he returned after the expiry of the loan period back to his old employer. This was in the relegation battle, but Ishizaki, despite his four Torerfolge not prevent the descent of the club in the Superettan end of the season.

Ishizaki then left as Pa Modou Kah his teammates and Håkan Svensson the Swedish Club. The next stage of his career was the Norwegian club Vålerenga IF. After Rosenborg BK could each earn the Norwegian championship titles in the previous 13 years, he finished with his club this series. Since he could not permanently prevail in the Tippeligaen, he decided to turn his back on the club after just one season.

Return to Sweden

Ishizaki returned to the Allsvenskan. In IF Elfsborg, who paid 3 million Swedish crowns transfer fee, signing the midfielder a four -year contract. There, he fought his way to immediately secured a regular place and won with the club in his first season, the Swedish Championship. With eight goals in the following seasons, he helped the club to the regular qualifiers for the Royal League.

In the 2008 Ishizaki missed with his club just under the Swedish championship title when he was one point behind on Kalmar FF with the team around players like Anders Svensson, Fredrik Berglund and Denni Avdić runner-up. In the following season he was - apart from an injury-related loss early in the season - at the core of players and scored six goals this season. In January 2010, he extended his contract with IF Elfsborg to 2014. Subsequent season was overshadowed by injuries, but scored six goals this season in 13 games a good strike rate. In the 2011 he was again a regular player and involved with again six goals this season in the establishment of the club in the European Cup places crucial.

On January 30, 2014 IF Elfsborg Ishizakis confirmed change in the American MLS for LA Galaxy.

Achievements

  • Swedish Cup winner: 1999
  • Norwegian Champion: 2005
  • Swedish Champion: 2006
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