Ryoji Ujihara
Ryoji Ujihara (氏原 良二, Ujihara Ryōji, born May 10, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryoji Ujihara | ||
| Date of birth | May 10, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Kagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | →Albirex Niigata (loan) | 75 | (20) |
| 2005 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | (1) |
| 2006 | Montedio Yamagata | 23 | (2) |
| 2007–2010 | Thespa Kusatsu | 59 | (9) |
| Total | 183 | (32) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Ujihara was born in Kagawa Prefecture on May 10, 1981. He joined J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight from youth team in 2000. However he could not play at all in the match. In 2001, he moved to J2 League club Albirex Niigata on loan. In 2001, he became a regular player and scored 15 goals. In 2002, he played many matches as substitute forward. In 2003, he returned to Nagoya Grampus Eight. However he could not play many matches until 2004. In 2005, he moved to J2 club Sagan Tosu and played many matches. In 2006, he moved to J2 club Montedio Yamagata and played many matches. In 2007, he moved to J2 club Thespa Kusatsu. He played many matches as regular player in 2007. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2008 and he retired end of 2010 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Albirex Niigata | J2 League | 41 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 18 |
| 2002 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2003 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Sagan Tosu | J2 League | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 1 | |
| 2006 | Montedio Yamagata | J2 League | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 24 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Thespa Kusatsu | J2 League | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 31 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 183 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 197 | 35 | ||