Reportedly signed for one season: http://www.rcstrasbourgalsace.fr/actualites/eiji-kawashima-sengage-avec-le-racing He will wear the shirt number 16: Good Luck.
Hey troll We all remember what happend in Metz. Went there as a third choice goalie, fought his way up and became their first choice. That is what I will always remember Kawashima for, a fighter.
Kawashima had some blunders during the WC, but to say that he destroyed JNT’s dream is overly dramatic, to say the least. The JNT did better than most expected, but ultimately they came home with one win over a 10-man team. The team will need to upgrade more than just goal keeping if they want to go further in the next WC. Having said that, Kashima having a good season with his club should do well for the JNT. Even as he approaches the tail end of his career, he can pass on some experience to others, and, if he’s doing well at his club, maintain some heightened sense of competition for the position on the JNT with others vying for the job. It’s not like JNT has a clear-cut choice for keeping after him at the moment, so there’s no point hating on the guy.
Guys, he's trolling around. Can you please stop answering every time and make my job easier, thanks. Excellent news for Eiji anyway.
Have to compliment him how he continues to manage to get solid jobs out of nowhere, and so far he always got more than decent playing time out of them as well. Goalkeepers have a huge disadvantage as they aren't exchanged as easily as field players, so what he's achieving there is pretty astonishing really. True, it's all only his fault. He's your very personal Dreambuster.
Second bench start after almost two months since the first: 🚨 #RCSASMC | Découvrez le onze de départ du Racing pour affronter le @SMCaen ⚔️ pic.twitter.com/GCfPe7QpOQ— Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (@RCSA) December 9, 2018
Kawashima makes his season debut...and shuts out Vahid Halilhodzic's Nantes. 🚨 #FCNRCSA | Découvrez le dernier onze de la saison avec une nouveauté ⚠️ Eiji #Kawashima est titularisé pour la première fois par Thierry #Laurey. pic.twitter.com/XzvafpXzYS— Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (@RCSA) May 24, 2019
Kawashima agrees to extend his contract with French club Strasbourg for 2 years (until 30 June 2021): 🚨 Le Racing et Eiji #Kawashima ont trouvé un accord pour la prolongation de 2⃣ saisons du contrat du gardien de but 🇯🇵✍️ L'international japonais est désormais lié au club alsacien jusqu'au 30 juin 2021 ! pic.twitter.com/txVOfwLeVj— Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (@RCSA) July 22, 2019
Yes, this will be his 10th season in Europe. Nagatomo, Yoshida, and Kagawa (if he stays in Europe this season) all will have their 10th season in Europe this coming season. While Hasebe already spent 11.5 seasons in Europe, and if he finished this coming season he we will have 12.5 years experience in Europe (exclusively in Germany) as a player. Okazaki comes after them with 8.5 seasons in Europe, while Keisuke Honda had 9.5 years in Europe combined with all the 3 clubs he played for.
First bench start for him: 🚨 #RCSAOL I À une heure du coup d’envoi, c’est le moment de découvrir le onze du Racing ⚔️x @Numerize pic.twitter.com/ZtuWGSU6dX— Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (@RCSA) November 30, 2019 He has been playing some games for Strasbourg’s reserves in the French third division. Last time he started for the reserves was last week, he kept a clean-sheet as the team won and moved to the second place of the table.
Kawashima has been starting the preseason matches and is reportedly the presumptive starter in goal going into Strasbourg’s Ligue 1 opener.