Hiroyuki Nishijima
Japanese association football player

Hiroyuki Nishijima (西嶋 弘之, Nishijima Hiroyuki; born April 7, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Nishijima was born in Kawai, Nara on April 7, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match until 2003. Although he moved to Vissel Kobe in 2004, he could not play at all in the match. In September 2004, he moved to J2 League club Consadole Sapporo. He became a regular player as left defender of three backs defense and played all matches until end of the season. Although his opportunity to play decreased for injuries from 2005, he became a regular player again from summer 2006. Consadole won the champions in 2007 season and was promoted to J1. Although Consadole was relegated to J2 in a year, he played many matches as mainly side back until 2010.
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