Seiichiro Maki

Seiichiro Maki

Personal information
Full name	Seiichiro Maki
Date of birth	August 7, 1980 (1980-08-07) (age 31)
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, 2010

Seiichiro 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.

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

1. ^ Japan - Seiichiro Maki - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway

External links

• Seiichiro Maki – FIFA competition record
• Seiichiro Maki at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Maki, Seiichiro
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Date of birth	August 7, 1980
Place of birth	Uki, Kumamoto, Japan
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