Yohei Nishibe

Yohei Nishibe
西部洋平
Personal information
Full name	Yohei Nishibe
Date of birth	1 December 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Shimizu S-Pulse
Number	1
Youth career
1996–1998	Teikyo Daisan High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2003	Urawa Reds
2003	Kashima Antlers
2004–2010	Shimizu S-Pulse
2011	Shonan Bellmare
2012–2015	Kawasaki Frontale
2016–	Shimizu S-Pulse
Total
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Kashima Antlers
Shimizu S-Pulse
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 2018 season

Yohei Nishibe (西部洋平, Nishibe Yohei, born 1 December 1980) is a Japanese football player who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse.^[1]

Playing career

Nishibe was born in Kobe on 1 December 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1999. Reds was relegated to J2 League from 2000. Although he debuted against Kawasaki Frontale in 2000 J.League Cup on April 12, Reds lost 0–3.^[2]^[3] He debuted in J2 League on October 7 and played all last 7 matches in 2000 season after the debut.^[2]^[4] Reds also won the 2nd place and was returned to J1 from 2001. In 2001, he battled with Tomoyasu Ando for the position and played many matches.^[4] However he could not play at all in the match behind Norihiro Yamagishi from summer 2002.^[4]

In June 2003, Nishibe moved to Kashima Antlers. However he could not play at all in the match behind Hitoshi Sogahata.^[4]

In 2004, Nisihbe moved to Shimizu S-Pulse. He became a regular goalkeeper and played many matches for a long time.^[2] S-Pulse won the 2nd place in 2005 Emperor's Cup, 2008 J.League Cup and 2010 Emperor's Cup.

In 2011, Nishibe moved to newly was relegated to J2 club, Shonan Bellmare.^[5] Although he played as regular goalkeeper, the club results were bad and finished at the 14th place.

In 2012, Nishibe moved to J1 club Kawasaki Frontale. He battled with Rikihiro Sugiyama for the position and played many matches until 2014. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Shota Arai in 2015.

In 2016, Nishibe re-joined newly was relegated to J2 club, Shimizu S-Pulse for the first time in 6 years.^[6]

Club statistics

As of end of 2018 season^[7]^[8]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		AFC		Total
1999	Urawa Reds	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2000		J2 League	7	0	2	0	1	0	-		10	0
2001		J1 League	21	0	4	0	2	0	-		27	0
2002			5	0	0	0	6	0	-		11	0
2003			0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Total			33	0	6	0	9	0	-		48	0
2003	Kashima Antlers	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2004	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1 League	27	0	0	0	6	0	-		33	0
2005			29	0	5	0	7	0	-		41	0
2006			34	0	3	0	4	0	-		41	0
2007			33	0	2	0	4	0	-		39	0
2008			21	0	2	0	8	0	-		31	0
2009			14	0	4	0	2	0	-		20	0
2010			32	0	2	0	8	0	-		42	0
Total			190	0	18	0	39	0	-		247	0
2011	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	38	0	0	0	-		-		38	0
Total			38	0	0	0	-		-		38	0
2012	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	28	0	0	0	3	0	-		31	0
2013			23	0	2	0	3	0	–		28	0
2014			20	0	1	0	1	0	8	0	30	0
2015			11	0	2	0	3	0	–		16	0
Total			82	0	5	0	10	0	8	0	105	0
2016	Shimizu S-Pulse	J2 League	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
2017		J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
2018			0	0	2	0	6	0	–		8	0
2019									–
Total			6	0	2	0	6	0	-		14	0
Career total			349	0	31	0	64	0	8	0	452	0