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Naohiro Ishikawa
石川 直宏
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Personal information
Full name Naohiro Ishikawa
Date of birth (1981-05-12) 12 May 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1999 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 (1)
2002–2017 FC Tokyo 298 (51)
2016–2017 →FC Tokyo U-23 3 (0)
Total 316 (52)
National team
2001 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2004 Japan U-23 1 (0)
2003–2012 Japan 6 (0)
Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up J1 League 2000
Runner-up J1 League 2002
Winner J.League Cup 2001
FC Tokyo
Winner J.League Cup 2004
Winner J.League Cup 2009
Winner Emperor's Cup 2011
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver 2002 Busan Team
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver 2000 Iran
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Naohiro Ishikawa (石川 直宏, Ishikawa Naohiro, born 12 May 1981) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder for the Japan national team.

Club career

Naohiro Ishikawa - corner
Ishikawa taking a corner

Ishikawa was born in Yokosuka on 12 May 1981. He joined Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2000. Although he was Japan U-20 national team player, he could not play many matches in the club. He moved to FC Tokyo in April 2002. He got many opportunities to play soon. In the 2000s, the club won the champions 2004 and 2009 J.League Cup. In 2009, he also scored 15 goals and was elected Best Eleven. In the 2010s, the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2010 season. In 2011, the club won the champions J2 League and Emperor's Cup. From 2012, the club played in J1 League. However he could not play many matches for injury from 2014. He retired at the end of the 2017 season.

International career

In June 2001, Ishikawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. He wore the number 10 shirt and played full time in all 3 matches.

In December 2003, Ishikawa was selected Japan national team for 2003 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, on 7 December, he debuted against Hong Kong. He also played Japan for in 2004. In August, he was also selected Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics.

In August 2009, Ishikawa was selected Japan for the first time in 5 years. He played 6 games for Japan until 2012.

Club statistics

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
2000 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 2 0 2 0 1 0 - 5 0
2001 13 1 0 0 2 0 - 15 1
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2002 FC Tokyo J1 League 19 4 1 0 3 0 - 23 4
2003 29 5 1 0 7 3 - 37 8
2004 17 0 3 2 4 0 - 24 2
2005 23 3 0 0 6 1 - 29 4
2006 20 5 1 0 0 0 - 21 5
2007 27 4 3 0 7 1 - 37 5
2008 21 2 3 0 6 1 - 30 3
2009 24 15 0 0 8 3 - 32 18
2010 31 2 3 3 5 0 - 39 5
2011 J2 League 23 3 6 1 - - 29 4
2012 J1 League 28 5 1 0 4 2 6 0 39 7
2013 22 2 4 0 3 1 - 29 3
2014 3 0 1 0 2 0 - 6 0
2015 10 1 0 0 3 1 - 13 2
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016 FC Tokyo U-23 J3 League 2 0 - - - 2 0
2017 1 0 - - - 1 0
Career total 316 52 29 6 61 13 6 0 412 71

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2003 1 0
2004 1 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
2009 2 0
2010 1 0
2011 0 0
2012 1 0
Total 6 0

Appearances in major competitions

Year Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
2001 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship U-20 3 0 0 Round 1
2003 2003 East Asian Football Championship Senior 0 1 0 2nd place
2003 - 2004 2004 Summer Olympics Qualifiers U-22 to U-23 3 3 2 Qualified
2004 2004 Summer Olympics U-23 1 0 0 Round 1

Honours

Individual

  • J.League Best XI : 2009

Team

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