Naohiro Ishikawa
石川 直宏
Personal information
Full name Naohiro Ishikawa
Date of birth (1981-05-12) 12 May 1981
Place of birth Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1999 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Yokohama F. Marinos 15 (1)
2002–2017 FC Tokyo 298 (51)
2016–2017 →FC Tokyo U-23 3 (0)
Total 316 (52)
International career
2001 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2004 Japan U-23 1 (0)
2003–2012 Japan 6 (0)
Medal record
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-upJ1 League2000
Runner-upJ1 League2002
WinnerJ.League Cup2001
FC Tokyo
WinnerJ.League Cup2004
WinnerJ.League Cup2009
WinnerEmperor's Cup2011
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanTeam
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place2000 Iran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naohiro Ishikawa (石川 直宏, Ishikawa Naohiro, born 12 May 1981) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder for the Japan national team.

Club career

Ishikawa taking a corner

Ishikawa was born in Yokosuka on 12 May 1981. He joined Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2000. Although he was Japan U-20 national team player, he could not play many matches in the club. He moved to FC Tokyo in April 2002. He got many opportunities to play soon. In the 2000s, the club won the champions 2004 and 2009 J.League Cup. In 2009, he also scored 15 goals and was elected Best Eleven. In the 2010s, the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2010 season. In 2011, the club won the champions J2 League and Emperor's Cup. From 2012, the club played in J1 League. However he could not play many matches for injury from 2014. He retired at the end of the 2017 season.

International career

In June 2001, Ishikawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. He wore the number 10 shirt and played full time in all 3 matches.

In December 2003, Ishikawa was selected Japan national team for 2003 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, on 7 December, he debuted against Hong Kong. He also played Japan for in 2004. In August, he was also selected Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics.

In August 2009, Ishikawa was selected Japan for the first time in 5 years. He played 6 games for Japan until 2012.[1]

Club statistics

[2][3][4]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2000Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League202010-50
20011310020-151
2002000000-00
2002FC TokyoJ1 League1941030-234
20032951073-378
20041703240-242
20052330061-294
20062051000-215
20072743071-375
20082123061-303
200924150083-3218
20103123350-395
2011J2 League23361--294
2012J1 League285104260397
20132224031-293
2014301020-60
20151010031-132
20160000000000
2017100000–10
2016FC Tokyo U-23J3 League20---20
201710---10
Career total 3165229661136041271

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200310
200410
200500
200600
200700
200800
200920
201010
201100
201210
Total60

Appearances in major competitions

Year Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
20012001 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-20300Round 1
20032003 East Asian Football ChampionshipSenior0102nd place
2003 - 20042004 Summer Olympics QualifiersU-22 to U-23332Qualified
20042004 Summer OlympicsU-23100Round 1

Honours

Individual

Team

References

  1. 1 2 Japan National Football Team Database
  2. ↑ Naohiro Ishikawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  3. ↑ 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. 36 out of 289)
  4. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2015 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2015, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411246 (p. 76 out of 298)
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