Masakiyo Maezono

Masakiyo Maezono

Personal information
Date of birth	29 October 1973
Place of birth	Tōgō, Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1989–1991	Kagoshima Commercial High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1992–1996	Yokohama Flügels	157	(33)
1997–1998	Verdy Kawasaki	54	(9)
1998	Santos FC	5	(1)
1999	Goiás EC
2000	Shonan Bellmare	43	(13)
2001–2002	Tokyo Verdy	15	(1)
2003	Anyang LG Cheetahs	16	(0)
2004	Incheon United	13	(1)
National team
1995–1996	Japan U-23
1994–1997	Japan	19	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Masakiyo Maezono (前園 真聖 Maezono Msakiyo, born 29 October 1973) is a retired Japanese football player. and Beach Soccer player.

Career

Maezono was a member of the Japanese Squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 1996 AFC Asian Cup. He played Starting with Yokohama Flügels after Santos, Goiás.^[1] in Brazil. He also played FC Seoul, then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs, Incheon United FC of the South Korean K-League.

Afterwards, it backs in circulation as a Beach Soccer player in 2009 though he retires in 2004. And, the victory is accomplished by the AFC Beach Soccer Championship as a Japan national beach soccer team.

Club statistics

^[2]

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
1992	Yokohama Flügels	J. League 1	-				0	0	0	0
1993			24	2	5	1	5	0	34	3
1994			38	8	2	0	2	0	42	8
1995			40	7	2	0	-		42	7
1996			26	8	2	0	11	7	39	15
1997	Verdy Kawasaki	J. League 1	28	5	2	0	0	0	30	5
1998			22	3	0	0	2	1	24	4
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		Total
1998	Santos	Série A	5	1					5	1
1999	Goiás	Série B	0	0					0	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
2000	Shonan Bellmare	J. League 2	38	11	3	2	2	0	43	13
2001	Tokyo Verdy	J. League 1	13	1	0	0	2	0	15	1
2002			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korea Republic			League		FA Cup		Korean League Cup		Total
2003	Anyang LG Cheetahs	K-League	16	0					16	0
2004	Incheon United	K-League	13	1					13	1
Country	Japan		229	45	16	3	24	8	269	56
	Brazil		5	1					5	1
	Korea Republic		29	1					29	1
Total			263	47	16	3	24	8	303	58

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1994	6	0
1995	4	0
1996	7	4
1997	2	0
Total	19	4

Honors and awards

Individual

• J. League Best Eleven : 1996

Japan beach soccer national team

• AFC Beach Soccer Championship : 2009

National team

• 1996 Asian Cup

International goals

Results list Japan's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
25 August 1996	Osaka	Uruguay	1 goal	5–3	Friendly match
13 October 1996	Kobe	Tunisia	1 goal	1–0	Friendly match
9 December 1996	Al Ain	Uzbekistan	2 goals	4–0	1996 AFC Asian Cup

References

1. "Futpedia:Maezono (Masakiyo Maezono)" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
2. Masakiyo Maezono at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Masakiyo Maezono – K League stats at kleague.com
• FIFA Player Statistics
• Masakiyo Maezono at National-Football-Teams.com