Nozomi Hiroyama

Nozomi Hiroyama

Personal information
Full name	Nozomi Hiroyama
Date of birth	May 6, 1977 (1977-05-06) (age 34)
Place of birth	Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Richmond Kickers
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–2000	JEF United Ichihara	120	(12)
2001	Cerro Porteño	29	(3)
2002	Sport	0	(0)
2002–2003	Braga	8	(0)
2003–2004	Montpellier	7	(0)
2004–2008	Tokyo Verdy	79	(11)
2005	→ Cerezo Osaka (loan)	15	(0)
2009–2010	Thespa Kusatsu	73	(3)
2011–	Richmond Kickers	7	(0)
National team‡
2001	Japan	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 28, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2010

Nozomi Hiroyama (born May 6, 1977 in Sodegaura, Chiba) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Richmond Kickers in the USL Professional Division.

Career

Japan

Hiroyama began his career with his hometown team, JEF United Ichihara, in the Japanese J-League, helping his team to the final of the J. League Cup in 1998, and making 120 appearances and scoring 20 goals in total in his four years with the team.

South America

Hiroyama signed for Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño in 2001, and during his time in South America became the first Japanese footballer to play and score in the Copa Libertadores.^[1] He moved to Brazilian side Recife prior to the 2002 season, but never managed to find a way into the team, and left for Europe halfway through the season without making a senior appearance.

Europe

Hiroyama signed for Portuguese team Braga in the winter of 2002, but made just 8 appearances for the team before moving on to French side Montpellier; again, Hiroyama was unable to cement a place in the first team, and returned home to Japan prior to the beginning of the 2004 J-League season.

Japan, Part II

Hiroyama quickly established himself at Tokyo Verdy, helping his team win the Emperor's Cup in 2004, and playing in the 2006 AFC Champions League, but was unable to prevent his side being relegated into J2 that same year. He had a brief spell on loan at Cerezo Osaka in 2005, before moving on to J2 side Thespa Kusatsu in 2009,m having made 79 league appearances and scored 11 goals for Tokyo.

United States

Hiroyama signed with Richmond Kickers of the USL Professional Division on March 16, 2011,^[2] and made his debut for his new team on April 9, in a game against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds^[3]

Career statistics

Club

Last updated: 31 December 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
1996	JEF United Ichihara	J. League 1	21	1	1	0	8	1	-		30	2
1997			30	1	2	0	6	1	-		38	2
1998			30	7	1	0	4	2	-		35	9
1999			30	2	3	0	0	0	-		33	2
2000			9	1	3	0	0	0	-		12	1
Paraguay			League		Cup		League Cup		South America		Total
2001	Cerro Porteño	Primera División	29	3					7	2	36	5
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2002	Sport Recife	Série B	0	0							0	0
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
2002/03	Braga	Portuguese Liga	8	0	1	0					9	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2003/04	Montpellier	Ligue 1	7	0							7	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
2004	Tokyo Verdy 1969	J. League 1	4	0	1	0	1	0	-		6	0
2005	Cerezo Osaka	J. League 1	15	0	0	0	3	0	-		18	0
2006	Tokyo Verdy 1969 / Tokyo Verdy	J. League 2	27	4	1	0	-		2	0	30	4
2007			32	7	1	0	-		-		33	7
2008		J. League 1	16	0	1	0	4	1	-		21	1
2009	Thespa Kusatsu	J. League 2	44	3	2	0	-		-		46	3
2010			29	0	0	0	-		-		29	0
United States			League		Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup		League Cup		North America		Total
2011	Richmond Kickers	USL PRO							-
Country	Japan		287	26	16	0	26	5	2	0	331	31
	Paraguay		29	3					7	2	36	5
	Brazil		0	0							0	0
	Portugal		8	0	1	0					9	0
	France		7	0							7	0
	United States
Total			331	29	17	0	26	5	9	2	383	36

Continental

Season	Team	Country	Competition	Apps	Goals
2001	Cerro Porteno	Paraguay	Copa Libertadores	7	2

International

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	2	0
Total	2	0

References

1. ^ "Copa Toyota Libertadores: Boca Juniors primer clasificado". CONMEBOL. 2001-03-23. http://www.conmebol.com/articulos_ver.jsp?id=23258&slangab=S. Retrieved 2009-05-13. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4166994
3. ^ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175584.html

External links

• Nozomi Hiroyama at National-Football-Teams.com

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Name	Hiroyama, Nozomi
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Date of birth	6 May 1977
Place of birth	Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan
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