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Koji Homma
本間 幸司
Personal information
Full name Koji Homma
Date of birth (1977-04-27) 27 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Mito HollyHock
Number 1
Youth career
1993–1995 Mito Junior College High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Urawa Red Diamonds 0 (0)
1999– Mito HollyHock 581 (0)
Total 581 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2024, 11:27 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Koji Homma (本間 幸司, Honma Kōji, born April 27, 1977) is a Japanese former football player. He last plays for J2 League club Mito HollyHock until he retirement in 2024. He holds the ongoing record for playing in the most games in J2.

Playing career

Honma was born in Hitachi on April 27, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1996. However he played less often than Yuki Takita and Hisashi Tsuchida. In the middle of 1999, Homma moved to the Japan Football League club Mito HollyHock based in his local Ibaraki Prefecture. He became a regular goalkeeper soon afterward. HollyHock won third place in the 1999 season and was promoted to the J2 League in 2000. Although the club results were sluggish in J2, he played as a regular goalkeeper for a long time. On August 14, 2014, he became the first player to have participated in 500 matches in the J2 League. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Takashi Kasahara in the summer of 2016.

On 25 September 2024, Homma announcement officially retirement from football at the end of 2024 season after 28 years as goalkeeper.

Club statistics

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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
1996 Urawa Red Diamonds J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 Mito HollyHock JFL 24 0 3 0 - 27 0
2000 J2 League 40 0 3 0 1 0 44 0
2001 31 0 1 0 2 0 34 0
2002 28 0 0 0 - 28 0
2003 31 0 3 0 - 34 0
2004 28 0 1 0 - 29 0
2005 41 0 2 0 - 43 0
2006 13 0 1 0 - 14 0
2007 35 0 0 0 - 35 0
2008 42 0 2 0 - 44 0
2009 50 0 0 0 - 50 0
2010 33 0 2 0 - 35 0
2011 35 0 3 0 - 38 0
2012 42 0 1 0 - 43 0
2013 28 0 1 0 - 29 0
2014 31 0 0 0 - 31 0
2015 35 0 1 0 - 36 0
2016 20 0 2 0 - 22 0
2017 0 0 1 0 - 1 0
2018 11 0 1 0 - 12 0
2019 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2020 1 0 - - 1 0
2021 - - - 0 0
2022 0 0 1 0 - 1 0
2023 1 0 - - 1 0
2024 1 0 - - 1 0
Total 581 0 19 0 3 0 603 0
Career total 581 0 19 0 3 0 603 0

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