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Masashi Motoyama Personal information Full name Masashi Motoyama Date of birth June 20, 1979 Place of birth Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Kashima Antlers Number 10 Youth career 1995–1997 Higashi Fukuoka High School Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998– Kashima Antlers 279 (34) National team‡ 2000-2006 Japan 28 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2010Masashi Motoyama (本山 雅志 Motoyama Masashi , born June 20, 1979 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football midfielder.[1]
Motoyama started his career in 1998 with Japanese club Kashima Antlers, a club he has remained with ever since. Motoyama currently has 26 international caps for his country, although may pick up more in the future due to his versatility - he can operate either as an attacking midfielder or as a deep-lying forward, where his skillful dribbling and pace comes in handy. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2]
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National team
- 2004 Asian Cup (Champions)
- 2005 Confederations Cup
Personal honors
- AFC U-19 Championship Top Scorer - 1998
- FIFA World Youth Championship Best Eleven - 1999
Team Honors
National Team
- FIFA World Youth Championship - 1999 (Runner-up)
- AFC Asian Cup - 2004
Club
- J. League Division 1 - 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Emperor's Cup - 2000, 2007
- J. League Cup - 2000, 2002
- Japanese Super Cup - 2009
Career statistics
Last update: 21 February 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 League Cup Asia Total 1998 Kashima Antlers J. League 1 0 4 3 0 0 - 5 3 1999 J. League Division 1 18 0 0 0 2 0 - 20 0 2000 18 6 5 0 3 1 - 26 7 2001 21 3 3 2 3 0 - 27 5 2002 24 3 4 2 7 1 - 35 6 2003 20 4 4 1 4 1 1 0 29 6 2004 24 3 2 0 0 0 - 26 3 2005 32 5 3 1 0 0 - 35 6 2006 27 2 4 1 7 0 - 38 3 2007 34 2 5 1 9 4 - 48 7 2008 32 3 1 0 2 0 7 3 42 6 2009 27 2 3 0 2 0 6 1 38 3 2010 Career total 278 33 38 11 39 7 14 4 369 55 Japan national team Year Apps Goals 2000 3 0 2001 0 0 2002 0 0 2003 3 0 2004 12 0 2005 8 0 2006 2 0 Total 28 0 National team career statistics
Appearances in major competitions
Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record Start Sub Japan 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship U-20 7 0 1 2nd Place Japan 2004 AFC Asian Cup Senior 0 4 0 Champions References
- ^ "Stats Centre: Masashi Motoyama Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=65596&TEID=3535. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "Masashi Motoyama Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/masashi-motoyama-1.html. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
External links
- Masashi Motoyama at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan Squad Kashima Antlers – current squad 1 Sugiyama · 3 Iwamasa · 5 Alex · 6 Nakata · 7 Araiba · 8 Nozawa · 9 Osako · 10 Motoyama · 11 Fellype Gabriel · 12 Supporters · 13 Koroki · 14 Masuda · 15 Aoki · 16 Honda · 19 Inoha · 20 Shibasaki · 21 Sogahata · 22 Nishi · 23 Shoji · 24 Toma · 25 Endo · 26 Koyano · 27 Umebachi · 28 Doi · 29 Sato · 30 Tashiro · 31 Yagi · 40 Ogasawara · Manager: Oliveira
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