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Seiichiro Maki Personal information Full name Seiichiro Maki Date of birth August 7, 1980 Place of birth Uki, Kumamoto, Japan Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Club information Current club Tokyo Verdy Number 41 Youth career 1996–1998 Ōzu High School 1999–2002 Komazawa University Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2010 JEF United Chiba 220 (53) 2010 Amkar Perm 9 (0) 2011 Shenzhen Ruby 4 (0) 2011- Tokyo Verdy 0 (0) National team‡ 2005–2009 Japan 38 (8) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 22, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 23, 2010Seiichiro Maki (巻 誠一郎 Maki Seiichirō , born August 7, 1980 in Uki, Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese professional football player. He is a forward and currently plays for Tokyo Verdy, and has been a member of the Japanese national football team since 2005.
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Personal life
He got married to former actress Tomoko Kitagawa in June 2007. His younger brother Yuki is also a professional footballer playing for Shonan Bellmare. His younger sister Karina plays handball in Japan's top league (as of 2007).
Playing career
Maki was a key player for Komazawa University in Tokyo along with current Nagoya Grampus player Masaki Fukai. Maki represented Japan in the 2001 summer Universiade in Beijing, contributing to their championship win by scoring 3 goals in the tournament.
After graduating from Komazama Univ. in 2003, Maki joined JEF United Ichihara. He made his first professional appearance on March 22, 2003 against Tokyo Verdy 1969. He scored his first professional goal on August 2, 2003 against Urawa Red Diamonds. For his first year at JEF, he was often used as a second-half substitute. However, in 2005 he became a starting forward for the team, and was also invited to play with the Japanese national football team for the Asian qualification tournament leading up to the 2006 World Cup. In 2006 he was selected for Japan's World Cup squad and started a match against Brazil.
He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals and played 4 games. He scored 2 goals in the tournament, both against Vietnam.
Play style
He is famously known for his enthusiasm. His unselfish attitude and great commitment for defence attract many fans.
Career statistics
- As of March 24, 2011[1]
Club
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental1 Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Ōzu High School 1998 - 1 0 - - 1 0 Total - 1 0 - - 1 0 Komazawa University 2001 - 2 0 - - 2 0 2002 - 2 1 - - 2 1 Total - 4 1 - - 4 1 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 2003 17 2 3 1 4 0 - 24 3 2004 30 6 1 0 5 4 - 36 10 2005 33 12 2 1 10 4 - 45 17 2006 32 12 1 0 5 3 3 2 41 17 2007 34 5 1 0 6 0 - 41 5 2008 30 11 0 0 3 0 - 33 11 2009 31 5 3 1 5 1 - 39 7 2010 13 0 - - - 13 0 Total 220 53 11 3 38 12 3 2 272 70 Amkar Perm 2010 9 0 0 0 - - 9 0 Total 9 0 0 0 - - 9 0 Shenzhen Ruby 2011 4 0 0 0 - - 4 0 Total 4 0 0 0 - - 4 0 Career total 233 53 16 4 38 12 3 2 290 71 1Including the A3 Champions Cup.
International
National team Year Apps Goals Japan 2005 3 0 2006 14 3 2007 9 4 2008 9 1 2009 3 0 Total 38 8 International goals
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
Senior team
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 February 2006 SBC Park, San Francisco
United States
1–3 2–3 Friendly Match 2. 22 February 2006 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
India
2–0 6–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification 3. 9 May 2006 Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Bulgaria
1–1 1–2 2006 Kirin Cup 4. 24 March 2007 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Peru
1–0 2–0 Friendly Match (2007 Kirin Challenge Cup) 5. 16 July 2007 My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi
Vietnam
1–1 4–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup 6. 16 July 2007 My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi
Vietnam
4–1 4–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup 7. 11 November 2007 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt
Switzerland
2–2 4–3 Friendly Match 8. 6 February 2008 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
Thailand
4–1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification References
External links
- Seiichiro Maki – FIFA competition record
- Seiichiro Maki at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan Squad Tokyo Verdy 1969 – current squad 1 Doi · 2 Fukuda · 3 Yoshida · 4 Apodi · 5 Saeki · 6 Sugawara · 7 Kawano · 9 Hirashige · 10 Kikuoka · 11 Maranhão · 13 Inoue · 14 Tomisawa · 16 Iio · 17 Tsuchiya · 18 Mori · 19 Abe · 20 Fukatsu · 21 Kobayashi · 22 Wada · 23 Takahashi · 24 C. Killoran · 25 Hiramoto · 26 Shibasaki · 27 Ichikawa · 28 Takano · 30 Takenaka · 31 N. Killoran · 34 Arai · 37 Nakatani · 39 Akiba · 40 Nurishi · 41 Maki · Manager: Kawakatsu
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Kumamoto Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- JEF United Ichihara Chiba players
- Tokyo Verdy players
- FC Amkar Perm players
- J. League Division 1 players
- J. League Division 2 players
- Russian Premier League players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- Japan international footballers
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Komazawa University alumni
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