Naoki Yamada

Naoki Yamada (山田 直輝, Yamada Naoki, born 4 July 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.[1][2]

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Naoki Yamada
山田 直輝
Personal information
Full name Naoki Yamada
Date of birth (1990-07-04) 4 July 1990
Place of birth Urawa, Saitama, Japan
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Shonan Bellmare
Number 10
Youth career
2003–2008 Urawa Red Diamonds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2019 Urawa Red Diamonds 56 (2)
2015–2017 → Shonan Bellmare (loan) 77 (8)
2019 → Shonan Bellmare (loan) 9 (1)
2020– Urawa Red Diamonds 16 (1)
National team
2005–2007 Japan U17 11 (1)
2009 Japan U20 1 (2)
2011–2012 Japan U23 2 (1)
2009–2010 Japan 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:06, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

Early life

His father is a former football player who played for Mazda SC and Japan U-20 national team.

National team career

In August 2007, Yamada was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He wore the number 10 shirt for Japan and played full time in all 3 matches.

Yamada made his senior national team debut on 27 May 2009, in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka and assisted on a goal by Keisuke Honda.[3]

Frequent injuries

Yamada has suffered from frequent injuries that kept him out for several matches.

On 6 January 2010 in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification between Yemen and Japan, Yamada was forced to go out after 21 minutes after his right leg was exposed to a violent break after the intervention of the Yemeni defender Ahmed Sadeq [4] to miss the matches for a period of 3 months.[5]

On 20 March 2012, Yamada was exposed to yet another injury with a break in the anterior cruciate ligament in a match between Urawa Reds and Vegalta Sendai in the 2012 J. League Cup.[6] Urawa Reds announced his absence from the matches for a period of 6 months.[7] And deprived of participation in the 2012 Summer Olympics with Japan.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Updated to 20 February 2019.[9][10][11][12]

Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup ACL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 2008 1000100020
2009 2011052-263
2010 300010-40
2011 1814060-281
2012 200010-30
2013 4010000050
2014 201020-50
Shonan Bellmare 2015 1712141-233
2016 1123220-164
2017 39510--405
Urawa Red Diamonds 2018 301140-81
Total 120101442630016017

International
As of 10 August 2011

Honours

Japan

References
  1. "Stats Centre: Naoki Yamada Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  2. "Sky Sports Scout - Naoki Yamada". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  3. "Japan Coach Delighted With Teenage Star Naoki Yamada After International Debut". Goal.com. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  4. http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/8.html http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/100106YEM_JPNvsYEM_E.pdf Arabic news ( Kooora.com ) http://www.kooora.com/?n=61067&o=n1031&pg=3
  5. 直輝右足骨折だった！岡田構想、浦和痛手 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  6. Arabic news ( Kooora.com ) http://www.kooora.com/?n=164262&o=n3059358&pg=1
  7. Urawa Reds websait http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/topteamtopics/%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%E7%9B%B4%E8%BC%9D%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6/
  8. Soccer King magazine http://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/20120330/17866.html
  9. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 58 out of 289)
  10. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 159 out of 289)
  11. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 67 out of 289)
  12. Japan - Naoki Yamada - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  13. "U-20日本代表、韓国に逆転勝ち". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  14. "国際親善試合　U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表 第2戦 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 29 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
  15. "U-22日本代表　国際親善試合　2011_08_10　エジプト". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
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