Kenichi Uemura
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenichi Uemura | ||
| Date of birth | April 22, 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Matsunaga High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–2004 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 251 | (23) |
| 2004 | →Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | 19 | (0) |
| 2006 | Yokohama Sports and Culture Club | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Rosso Kumamoto / Roasso Kumamoto | 58 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Japan | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Kenichi Uemura (上村 健一 Uemura Ken'ichi, born April 22, 1974 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan) is a former Japanese football player. He is a defender and was capped 4 times for Japan national football team.
Playing career
After graduating from Matsunaga High Schook, he joined J. League Division 1 side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1993. He broke into the first team in the first season. His first league appearance came on July 4, 1993 against Verdy Kawasaki at Todoroki Stadium. He scored his first professional goal on July 24, 1993 against Urawa Red Diamonds at Hiroshima Stadium.
He represented Japan at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He scored a goal in a group stage match against Hungary.
National coach Philippe Troussier gave him the first full international cap on April 25, 2001 in a friendly against Spain in Córdoba. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and he played three games.
After 11 year long service at Hiroshima, he moved to Cerezo Osaka in 2004, then Tokyo Verdy 1969 (2005–2006). After a brief spell at Yokohama Sports & Culture Club, he joined Roasso Kumamoto in 2007.
He damaged his knee ligaments three times and experienced seven operations. These injuries have affected his form.
Uemura retired from professional football after the 2008 season.
Club career statistics
| 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 | ||||||
| 1993 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J. League 1 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 46 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 50 | 4 | |||
| 1996 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 9 | ||
| 2000 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2001 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | J. League 2 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Cerezo Osaka | J. League 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2005 | Tokyo Verdy | J. League 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2006 | J. League 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Yokohama Sports and Culture Club | Regional Leagues | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Rosso Kumamoto | Football League | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Roasso Kumamoto | J. League 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | 0 | |
| Country | Japan | 343 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 409 | 28 | |
| Total | 343 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 409 | 28 | ||
International career statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
National team
- 2001 Confederations Cup Runners-Up
Honors and awards
Team Honors
- FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-Up: 2001
External links
- ↑ Kenichi Uemura at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kenichi Uemura at National-Football-Teams.com
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