Naoki Yamada

Naoki Yamada
山田 直輝

Personal information
Full name	Naoki Yamada
Date of birth	4 July 1990
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Shonan Bellmare
Number	8
Youth career
2003–2008	Urawa Red Diamonds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008–	Urawa Red Diamonds	50	(2)
2015–	→ Shonan Bellmare	17	(1)
National team^‡
2005–2007	Japan U17	11	(1)
2009	Japan U20	1	(2)
2011–2012	Japan U23	2	(1)
2009–	Japan	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2011

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

Early life

His father is a former football player who played for Mazda SC and U20 Japan national football team.

International career

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 suffer from frequent injuries that kept him out for more matches. 6 January 2010 in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification Between Yemen and Japan, Forced to go out in 21' after his right leg exposure to 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 exposure to injury which is a break in the Anterior cruciate ligament in 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 23 February 2016.^[9][10]

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	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2009	20	1	1	0	5	2	-		26	3
	2010	3	0	0	0	1	0	-		4	0
	2011	18	1	4	0	6	0	-		28	1
	2012	2	0	0	0	1	0	-		3	0
	2013	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2014	2	0	1	0	2	0	-		5	0
Shonan Bellmare	2015	17	1	2	1	4	1	-		23	3
	Total	44	2	9	1	20	3	0	0	73	6

International

As of 10 August 2011

National team Year Apps Goals Japan U17 2005 2 0 2006 6 1 2007 3 0 Total 11 1 Japan U20 2009 1 2 Total 1 2 Japan U23 2011 2 1 Total 2 1 Japan 2009 1 0 2010 1 0 Total 2 0

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2005 15 November Paju National Football Center, Paju Macau U15 26–0 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15 17 November Paju National Football Center, Paju South Korea U15 1–1 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15 2006 3 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Nepal U16 6–0 1 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 5 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Singapore U16 1–1 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 7 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar South Korea U16 3–2 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 11 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Iran U16 1–1 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 14 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Syria U16 2–0 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 17 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar North Korea U16 4–2 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 2007 19 August Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang Haiti U17 3–1 0 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 22 August Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang Nigeria U17 0–3 0 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 25 August Goyang Stadium, Goyang France U17 1–2 0 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 2009 1. 27 May Nagai Stadium, Osaka  Chile 4–0 0 2009 Kirin Cup 19 December Changwon Football Center, Changwon South Korea U20 2–1 2 Friendly[11] / Japan U20 2010 2. 6 January Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a  Yemen 3–2 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2011 29 March JAR Stadium, Tashkent Uzbekistan U22 2–1 0 Friendly[12] / Japan U22 10 August Sapporo Dome, Sapporo Egypt U22 2–1 1 Friendly[13] / Japan U22

Honours

Japan

• AFC U-17 Championship: 2006
• Kirin Cup: 2009

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. Nikkan Sports http://southafrica2010.nikkansports.com/news/p-sc-tp2-20100108-583637.html
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, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 67 out of 289)
10. Japan - Naoki Yamada - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
11. "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.
12. "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.
13. "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.

External links

• Naoki Yamada at Urawa Red Diamonds official site (Japanese)
• Naoki Yamada – FIFA competition record
• Naoki Yamada at National-Football-Teams.com
• Naoki Yamada – Yahoo! Japan Sports (Japanese)