Koji Yamase
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koji Yamase | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ehime FC | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Consadole Sapporo | 52 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | Urawa Reds | 42 | (11) |
| 2005–2010 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 157 | (32) |
| 2011–2012 | Kawasaki Frontale | 51 | (8) |
| 2013–2016 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 128 | (19) |
| 2017–2018 | Avispa Fukuoka | 69 | (7) |
| 2019– | Ehime FC | ||
| Total | 499 | (86) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Japan U-20 | 10 | (5) |
| 2004 | Japan U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Japan | 13 | (5) |
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Honours | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2018 season | |||
Koji Yamase (山瀬 功治, Yamase Kōji, born 22 September 1981) is a Japanese football player who plays for Ehime FC.[1] His father Isao Yamase participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics as a biathlete. His brother Yukihiro Yamase is also footballer.
Club career[]
Yamase was born in Sapporo on 22 September 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J2 League club Consadole Sapporo based in his local in 2000. He played many matches as offensive midfielder from first season under manager Takeshi Okada. Consadole also won the champions in 2000 season and was promoted to J1 League. In 2000, he played as regular player and was selected Rookie of the Year award. Although he was given number 10 shirt, he could not play at all in the match for injured from summer 2002. Consadole also finished at the bottom place in 2002 season and was relegated to J2.
In 2003, Yamase moved to J1 club Urawa Reds. Reds won the champions 2003 J.League Cup. In 2004, Reds won the 2nd place in J1 League and J.League Cup.
In 2005, Yamase moved to Yokohama F. Marinos which club won the J1 champions for 2 years in a row until 2004. He was given number 10 shirt and played many matches as offensive midfielder. He spent in this club the longest season in his career.
In 2011, Yamase moved to Kawasaki Frontale. He played all 34 matches in 2011 season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2012 season.
In 2013, Yamase moved to J2 club Kyoto Sanga FC. He played many matches as regular player until 2016. In 2017, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka and played in 2 seasons.[2] In 2019, he moved to Ehime FC.
National team career[]
In June 2001, Yamase was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played all 3 matches and scored 2 goals.[3]
Japan's coach Ivica Osim handed him his first senior cap on 9 August 2006, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago. His first goal for Japan came on 22 August 2007 in a friendly match against Cameroon. He played 13 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 2013.[4]
Club statistics[]
- As of end of 2018 season[5]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Other[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Consadole Sapporo | 2000 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |
| 2001 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 4 | ||
| Urawa Reds | 2003 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | 31 | 8 | |
| 2004 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | 25 | 7 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2005 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 23 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2007 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | – | 44 | 14 | ||
| 2008 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | – | 39 | 11 | ||
| 2010 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 42 | 8 | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2011 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 41 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 4 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga FC | 2013 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 37 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 36 | 8 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 2017 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 42 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| Ehime FC | – | – | |||||||||
| Career total | 499 | 86 | 28 | 7 | 55 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 587 | 109 | |
- ^ Includes J2 Play-offs
National team statistics[]
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Honors and awards[]
Individual honors[]
- J.League Rookie of the Year: 2001
- East Asian Football Championship Top Scorer: 2008
Team honors[]
- J1 League 2nd Stage Winner: 2004
- J.League Cup Winner: 2003
References[]
- ^ Koji Yamase at J.League (in Japanese)
- ^ Avispa Fukuoka(in Japanese)
- ^ Koji Yamase – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ Avispa Fukuoka(in Japanese)
- ^ Koji Yamase at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[]
- Koji Yamase – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Koji Yamase at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Koji Yamase at J.League (in Japanese)
- Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos (in Japanese)
- Profile at Avispa Fukuoka
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Hokkaido
- Japanese footballers
- Japan youth international footballers
- Japan international footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Yokohama F. Marinos players
- Kawasaki Frontale players
- Kyoto Sanga FC players
- Avispa Fukuoka players
- Ehime FC players
- Association football midfielders
- Sportspeople from Sapporo