Naoaki Aoyama

Naoaki Aoyama (青山 直晃, Aoyama Naoaki, born July 18, 1986) is a Japanese football player for Kagoshima United FC in the J3 League. His playing position is centre-back. He has previously played for Japanese sides Shimizu S-Pulse, Yokohama F. Marinos and Ventforet Kofu as well as Thailand's Muangthong United.[1][2]

Naoaki Aoyama
Personal information
Full name Naoaki Aoyama
Date of birth (1986-07-18) July 18, 1986
Place of birth Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Kagoshima United FC
Number 22
Youth career
2002–2004 Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2010 Shimizu S-Pulse 121 (5)
2011–2012 Yokohama F. Marinos 17 (0)
2013–2014 Ventforet Kofu 59 (4)
2015–2018 Muangthong United 108 (4)
2019 Gamba Osaka 0 (0)
2019 Gamba Osaka U-23 1 (0)
2020– Kagoshima United FC 3 (0)
National team
2006 Japan U-23 11 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 January 2019

Club Career

After graduating from Maebashi Ikuei High School in 2004, Aoyama signed full professional terms with Shimizu S-Pulse the following year and went on to become a regular first team starting member, playing 121 league games in 6 seasons in Shizuoka.

He transferred to Yokohama F. Marinos ahead of the 2011 season, but struggled to establish himself in their top team, playing just 10 and 7 league games respectively in his 2 years at the Nissan Stadium. 2013 saw him move north to Yamanashi to start a 2 season spell with Ventforet Kofu where he scored 4 goals in 59 league appearances which saw them finish 15th in 2013 and 13th the following year.

His career took a very different turn in 2015 as he moved to Thailand to sign for Muangthong United. His spell with the Kirins was to prove to be highly successful, winning the Thai Premier League in 2016 and the League Cup in 2016 and 2017. He played more than 100 games in total in his 4 years in Thailand.[3]

Aoyama returned to Japan ahead of the 2019 season and joined Gamba Osaka.[4]

Club statistics

Last Updated:10 February 2019.[1]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2005Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League625010--122
20062901020--320
20073013230--363
20083313090--451
20092310091--322
2010000000--00
2011Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League1000041--141
2012700040--110
2013Ventforet KofuJ1 League2921000--302
20143020050--302
2015Muangthong UnitedThai League 12916020--371
2016171203020221
2017282000080362
20182900000--290
2019Gamba OsakaJ1 League000000--00
2020Kagoshima United FC J3 League000000--00
Career total 3001321242210036617

Honours
Muangthong United

References
  1. "Naoaki Aoyama Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. "Naoaki Aoyama Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. "Stats Centre: Naoaki Aoyama Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
  4. "Gamba Osaka News – Naoaki Aoyama signing". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2019.


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