【Niigata University of Health and Welfare】Men's Soccer Club Player Haruto Tachikawa Provisionally Accepted to Kyoto Sanga F.C. for the 2028/29 Season

We are pleased to announce that Haruto Tachikawa (2nd year, Department of Health and Sports Science) of the Niigata University of Health and Welfare Men's Soccer Club, part of the NSG Group, has been provisionally accepted to join Kyoto Sanga F.C. starting from the 2028/29 season (January 2029).

Haruto Tachikawa Player Profile

【Position】 MF

【Date of Birth】 February 20, 2007 (19 years old)

【Height/Weight】 183cm/70kg

【Hometown】 Shiga Prefecture

【Club History】

Kyoto Sanga F.C. U-15 → Kyoto Sanga F.C. U-18

→ Niigata University of Health and Welfare

【Characteristics】

An attacking midfielder with soft ball touches and abundant ideas, capable of creating decisive opportunities in front of the goal.

【Comment】

"I am Haruto Tachikawa from Niigata University of Health and Welfare, and I am pleased to announce that I will be joining Kyoto Sanga F.C. from the 2028/2029 season.

I am extremely happy to be able to start my professional soccer career at the club that nurtured me for eight years, from elementary school 5th grade to high school 3rd grade.

I will never forget my gratitude to my family and everyone who supported me, and I will fight with all my might for Kyoto Sanga F.C. I ask for your continued support."

【Niigata University of Health and Welfare】https://www.nuhw.ac.jp/

It is one of the few comprehensive medical universities in Japan, offering 6 faculties and 16 departments covering nursing, medicine, rehabilitation, nutrition, sports, welfare, and medical IT. Maximizing the benefits of being a comprehensive medical university, our university provides practical learning in "team medicine," which is essential in the medical field. We have also established a university-wide systematic support system for qualification acquisition and employment, achieving top-class national examination pass rates and high employment records nationwide. Furthermore, leveraging the unique environment of having sports-related departments, we offer integrated learning such as "sports" x "medicine," "rehabilitation," and "nutrition."

【Men's Soccer Club】

Since its establishment in 2005, the Men's Soccer Club has made steady progress and demonstrated a strong presence at the national level last year. They achieved their 9th consecutive championship and 11th overall victory in the Hokushinetsu University Soccer League Division 1. They gained extensive experience on the national stage, including reaching the best 8 in the Prime Minister's Cup, winning the reinforcement round of the All Japan University Soccer Championship, and participating in the Emperor's Cup. Through challenges in rookie tournaments and the Independence League, generational strengthening is also steadily progressing. Under systematic guidance from specialized staff, the club continues to strive for higher levels not only in athletic performance but also in discipline and human development, aiming to be student-athletes who will lead the next generation.

＜About NSG Group＞

The NSG Group is a corporate group composed of 101 corporations, with education business and medical, welfare, and nursing care business at its core, and also engaged in a wide range of businesses such as health and sports, construction and real estate, food and agriculture, trading, advertising agencies, ICT, hotels, apparel, beauty, human resources services, and entertainment. Aiming to make each region the "richest and happiest town in the world," we are committed to creating businesses that revitalize local communities from a private sector perspective, with "people," "safety," "work," and "attractiveness" as keywords.

＜NSG Group Website＞
https://www.nsg.gr.jp/