Kawamura Ryō

Born in Osaka Prefecture in 1989. Works at AXA Life Insurance. Began to lose his vision after contracting uveitis, a swelling of the eyes, at age five. Participated in track and field in junior high and high school before taking up blind soccer after entering Tsukuba University of Technology. In 2013 was diagnosed with total blindness. The same year he made his national team debut at the Saitama City Normalization Cup, where he scored Japan’s first-ever goal against Brazil. Became national team captain in 2016.