Nozomi Hiroyama
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nozomi Hiroyama | ||
Date of birth | May 6, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1995 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2000 | JEF United Ichihara | 120 | (12) |
2001 | Cerro Porteño | 29 | (3) |
2002 | Sport Recife | 0 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Braga | 8 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Montpellier | 7 | (0) |
2004–2008 | Tokyo Verdy | 79 | (11) |
2005 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Thespa Kusatsu | 73 | (3) |
2011–2012 | Richmond Kickers | 39 | (0) |
Total | 370 | (29) | |
National team | |||
1997 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (1) |
2001 | Japan | 2 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nozomi Hiroyama (廣山 望, Hiroyama Nozomi, born May 6, 1977) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Hiroyama played over 400 games during his career which included spells in Japan, France, Portugal, Paraguay, Brazil and United States, as well as earning two caps with the Japanese national team.
Club career[]
Japan[]
Hiroyama began his career with his hometown team, JEF United Ichihara, in the Japanese J1 League, helping his team to the final of the J.League Cup in 1998, and making 120 appearances and scoring 20 goals in total in his four years with the team.
South America[]
Hiroyama signed for Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño in 2001, and during his time in South America became the first Japanese footballer to play and score in the Copa Libertadores.[1] He moved to Brazilian side Sport Recife prior to the 2002 season, but never managed to find a way into the team, and left for Europe halfway through the season without making a senior appearance.
Europe[]
Hiroyama signed for Portuguese team Braga in the winter of 2002, but made just 8 appearances for the team before moving on to French side Montpellier;[2] again, Hiroyama was unable to cement a place in the first team, and returned home to Japan prior to the beginning of the 2004 J1 League season.
Japan[]
Hiroyama quickly established himself at Tokyo Verdy, helping his team win the 2004 Emperor's Cup, and playing in the 2006 AFC Champions League, but was unable to prevent his side being relegated into J2 that same year. He had a brief spell on loan at Cerezo Osaka in 2005, before moving on to J2 side Thespa Kusatsu in 2009,m having made 79 league appearances and scored 11 goals for Tokyo.
United States[]
Hiroyama signed with Richmond Kickers of the USL Professional Division on March 16, 2011,[3] and made his debut for his new team on April 9, in a game against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds[4]
On August 17, 2012, Hiroyama announced his retirement from professional football.[5]
International career[]
In June 1997, Hiroyama was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. He played 4 matches as right midfielder and scored a goal against Paraguay.
On October 4, 2001, Hiroyama debuted for Japan national team against Senegal. On October 7, he also played against Nigeria. He played 2 games for Japan in 2001.[6]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
JEF United Ichihara | 1996 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 30 | 2 | |
1997 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | 40 | 4 | ||
1998 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 35 | 9 | ||
1999 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 2 | ||
2000 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 1 | ||
Cerro Porteño | 2001 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 5 | ||||
Sport Recife | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Braga | 2002/03 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
Montpellier | 2003/04 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
Tokyo Verdy | 2004 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
Cerezo Osaka | 2005 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
Tokyo Verdy | 2006 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
2007 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 7 | |||
2008 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 21 | 1 | ||
Thespa Kusatsu | 2009 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 46 | 3 | ||
2010 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | |||
Richmond Kickers | 2011 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
2012 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
Career total | 370 | 29 | 22 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 428 | 39 |
International[]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Japan | 2001 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Copa Toyota Libertadores: Boca Juniors primer clasificado". CONMEBOL. 2001-03-23. Archived from the original on October 27, 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ "Hiroyama makes history again". UEFA. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Kickers Sign Japanese Super". 16 March 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2011-04-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "17 years". nozomi-web. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Japan National Football Team Database
External links[]
- Nozomi Hiroyama – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Nozomi Hiroyama at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Nozomi Hiroyama at J.League (in Japanese)
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Sodegaura
- Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture
- Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Japan youth international footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Primeira Liga players
- Ligue 1 players
- USL Championship players
- JEF United Chiba players
- Tokyo Verdy players
- Cerezo Osaka players
- Thespakusatsu Gunma players
- Cerro Porteño players
- Sport Club do Recife players
- Montpellier HSC players
- S.C. Braga players
- Richmond Kickers players
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Japanese football midfielder, 1970s birth stubs