Nozomi Hiroyama
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nozomi Hiroyama | ||
| Date of birth | May 6, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1997 | Japan U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2001[1] | Japan | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 16 November 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 31, 2010 |
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Nozomi Hiroyama (廣山 望 Hiroyama Nozomi?, born May 6, 1977 in Sodegaura, Chiba) is a retired Japanese footballer who was active from 1996 until 2012.
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.
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Career
Japan
Hiroyama began his career with his hometown team, JEF United Ichihara, in the Japanese J-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.[2] He moved to Brazilian side 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;[3] again, Hiroyama was unable to cement a place in the first team, and returned home to Japan prior to the beginning of the 2004 J-League season.
Japan, Part II
Hiroyama quickly established himself at Tokyo Verdy, helping his team win the Emperor's Cup in 2004, 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,[4] and made his debut for his new team on April 9, in a game against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds[5]
On August 17, 2012, Hiroyama announced his retirement from professional football.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JEF 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
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
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- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4166994
- ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175584.html
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External links
- Nozomi Hiroyama at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
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- Articles containing Japanese-language text
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Japanese footballers
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba players
- Cerezo Osaka players
- Tokyo Verdy players
- Thespa Kusatsu players
- J.League players
- Cerro Porteño players
- Sport Club do Recife players
- Montpellier HSC players
- Ligue 1 players
- S.C. Braga players
- Richmond Kickers players
- Primeira Liga players
- Japan youth international footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
- Expatriate footballers in Brazil
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Japanese expatriates in Portugal
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture
- United Soccer League players
- Japanese expatriates in France
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
