Daiki Iwamasa

Daiki Iwamasa
岩政大樹
Personal information
Full name	Daiki Iwamasa
Date of birth	30 January 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth	Suo-Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1997–1999
2000–2003	Tokyo Gakugei University
Senior career*
National team
Kashima Antlers
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Daiki Iwamasa (岩政大樹, Iwamasa Daiki, born 30 January 1982) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career[]

Iwamasa was born in Suo-Oshima, Yamaguchi on 30 January 1982. He was educated at and played for Iwakuni High School and Tokyo Gakugei University before turning professional. He started his professional career at Kashima Antlers where he later became one of the club's longest serving players. He became a regular player at center back from late first season. The club won the champions in J1 League for 3 years in a row (2007-2009) first time in J1 League history. He was also elected Best XI for 3 years in a row. The club also won 2007, 2010 Emperor's Cup, 2011 and 2012 J.League Cup. His opportunity to play decreased in 2013 and he left the club end of 2013 season.

In 2014, he moved to BEC Tero Sasana, Thailand, and helped the club win 2014 Thai League Cup in which he scored a goal in the final match. In 2015, he returned to Japan, playing for Fagiano Okayama. In 2017, he moved to Regional Leagues club Tokyo United FC. He retired end of 2018 season.

National team career[]

Iwamasa was the captain of the Japan team that won the 2003 Summer Universiade held in Daegu, South Korea, where he scored a goal in the final of the tournament. He received the first call-up for Japan national team in 2008 by newly appointed coach Takeshi Okada. On 10 October 2009, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Scotland. He was also one of the final 23 Japan national football players participating in 2010 World Cup although did not play any minute during the tournament. After 2010 World Cup, in January 2011, he was selected Japan for 2011 Asian Cup by new manager Alberto Zaccheroni. At 2011 Asian Cup, he played in 4 matches and Japan won the champions. He played 8 games for Japan until 2011.^[1]

Club statistics[]

Last update: 1 January 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2004	Kashima Antlers	J1 League	18	4	3	0	4	0	-		25	4
2005			31	4	3	0	6	2	-		40	6
2006			30	3	4	2	11	1	-		45	6
2007			33	6	5	0	10	0	-		48	6
2008			33	2	2	0	2	0	8	2	45	4
2009			33	4	2	0	2	0	6	0	43	4
2010			34	3	3	1	1	0	7	0	45	4
2011			28	6	1	0	1	0	7	0	37	6
2012			32	3	3	1	7	1	-		42	5
2013			18	0	1	0	5	0	-		24	0
2014	BEC Tero Sasana	Premier League	37	5	2	0	6	1	-		45	6
2015	Fagiano Okayama	J2 League	42	4	1	0	-		-		43	4
Career total			327	40	29	4	55	5	28	2	439	51

National team statistics[]

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2009	1	0
2010	3	0
2011	4	0
Total	8	0

Personal honors[]

J.League Best XI (3): 2007, 2008, 2009

Team honors[]

Japan national team[]

AFC Asian Cup: Winner 2011

Kashima Antlers[]

BEC Tero Sasana[]

Thai League Cup (1): 2014

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links[]

Daiki Iwamasa – FIFA competition record (archived)
Daiki Iwamasa at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Daiki Iwamasa at J.League (in Japanese)

[JNFTD-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

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