Hiroaki Namba

Hiroaki Namba (難波 宏明, Namba Hiroaki, born December 9, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.[1]

Hiroaki Namba
難波 宏明
Personal information
Full name Hiroaki Namba
Date of birth (1982-12-09) December 9, 1982
Place of birth Okayama, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998–2000 Kasaoka Technical High School
2003–2006 Ryutsu Keizai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001 Vissel Kobe 0 (0)
2002 Tochigi SC 14 (2)
2006–2012 Yokohama FC 154 (30)
2013 Mito HollyHock 26 (1)
2014–2018 FC Gifu 159 (37)
Total 353 (70)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Namba was born in Okayama Prefecture on December 9, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Vissel Kobe in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match. In 2002, he moved to Japan Football League club Tochigi SC. Although he played many matches in 2002 season, he left the club and went on to Ryutsu Keizai University in 2003. In 2006, he joined J2 League club Yokohama FC. On September 27, he debuted in J.League as substitute forward against Vegalta Sendai and scored a goal this match.[2][3]

Although he could only play this match in 2006 season, Yokohama FC won the champions and was promoted to J1 first time in the club history. In 2007, although he played many matches from opening the season, he could hardly play in the match from summer.[4] Yokohama FC also finished at the bottom place and was relegated to J2 in a year. From 2008, he became a regular player and played many matches until 2011. However he could not play many matches in 2012. In 2013, he moved to Mito HollyHock and played many matches. In 2014, he moved to FC Gifu. Although the club results were bad, he played many matches as forward for long time. He retired end of 2018 season.[5]

Club statistics

Updated to 19 February 2019.[6][7]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2001Vissel KobeJ1 League00000000
2002Tochigi SCJFL14200-142
2006Yokohama FCJ2 League1100-11
2007J1 League1831050243
2008J2 League25710-267
200942822-4410
201030521-326
201129610-306
20129020-110
2013Mito HollyHock26110-271
2014FC Gifu341210-3512
2015381210-3912
201620300-203
201737920-399
201830110-311
Career total 353701535037373
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References
  1. Hiroaki Namba at J.League (in Japanese)
  2. Hiroaki Namba at J.League (in Japanese)
  3. J.League
  4. J.League
  5. FC Gifu(in Japanese)
  6. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 223 out of 289)
  7. FC Gifu(in Japanese)


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