Naoki Yamada
Naoki Yamada (山田 直輝, Yamada Naoki, born 4 July 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds.[1][2]
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| Full name | Naoki Yamada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Urawa, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Shonan Bellmare (on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Urawa Red Diamonds Youth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 56 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | → Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 77 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | → Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Japan U17 | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Japan U20 | 1 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Japan U23 | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Japan | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:42, 5 December 2019 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
His father is a former football player who played for Mazda SC and Japan U-20 national team.
National team career
In August 2007, Yamada was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He wore the number 10 shirt for Japan and played full time in all 3 matches.
Yamada made his senior national team debut on 27 May 2009, in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka and assisted on a goal by Keisuke Honda.[3]
Frequent injuries
Yamada has suffered from frequent injuries that kept him out for several matches.
On 6 January 2010 in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification between Yemen and Japan, Yamada was forced to go out after 21 minutes after his right leg was exposed to a violent break after the intervention of the Yemeni defender Ahmed Sadeq [4] to miss the matches for a period of 3 months.[5]
On 20 March 2012, Yamada was exposed to yet another injury with a break in the anterior cruciate ligament in a match between Urawa Reds and Vegalta Sendai in the 2012 J. League Cup.[6] Urawa Reds announced his absence from the matches for a period of 6 months.[7] And deprived of participation in the 2012 Summer Olympics with Japan.[8]
Career statistics
Club
Updated to 20 February 2019.[9][10][11][12]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | ACL | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | ||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2015 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 23 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 16 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 5 | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 120 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 17 | |
International
- As of 10 August 2011
Honours
References
- "Stats Centre: Naoki Yamada Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
- "Sky Sports Scout - Naoki Yamada". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- "Japan Coach Delighted With Teenage Star Naoki Yamada After International Debut". Goal.com. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/8.html http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/100106YEM_JPNvsYEM_E.pdf Arabic news ( Kooora.com ) http://www.kooora.com/?n=61067&o=n1031&pg=3
- 直輝右足骨折だった！岡田構想、浦和痛手 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- Arabic news ( Kooora.com ) http://www.kooora.com/?n=164262&o=n3059358&pg=1
- Urawa Reds websait http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/topteamtopics/%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%E7%9B%B4%E8%BC%9D%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6/
- Soccer King magazine http://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/20120330/17866.html
- 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. 58 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 159 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 67 out of 289)
- Japan - Naoki Yamada - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
- "U-20日本代表、韓国に逆転勝ち". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "国際親善試合 U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表 第2戦 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 29 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- "U-22日本代表 国際親善試合 2011_08_10 エジプト". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
External links
- Profile at Shonan Bellmare (in Japanese)
- Profile at Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese)
- Naoki Yamada – FIFA competition record
- Naoki Yamada at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Naoki Yamada at J.League (in Japanese)
- Naoki Yamada – Yahoo! Japan Sports (in Japanese)