Naoki Yamada

Naoki Yamada
Naoki Yamada
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Personal information
Full name Naoki Yamada
Date of birth July 4, 1990 (1990-07-04) (age 21)
Place of birth Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 22
Youth career
2003–2008 Urawa Red Diamonds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008– Urawa Red Diamonds 36 (2)
National team
2005–2007 Japan U17 11 (1)
2009 Japan U20 1 (2)
2011– Japan U23 2 (1)
2009–2010 Japan 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of August 24, 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 10, 2011

Naoki Yamada (山田 直輝 Yamada Naoki?, born July 4, 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.[1][2]

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Early life

His father is a former football player who played for Mazda SC and U20 Japan national football team.

Club career

International career

Yamada made his senior national team debut on May 27, 2009, in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka and assisted on a goal by Keisuke Honda.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of match played 24 August 2011[4]

Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 2008 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2009 20 1 1 0 5 2 - 26 3
2010 3 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 0
2011 12 1 2 0 - 14 1
Career total 36 2 1 0 9 2 0 0 46 4

International

As of August 10, 2011
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan U17 2005 2 0
2006 6 1
2007 3 0
Total 11 1
Japan U20 2009 1 2
Total 1 2
Japan U23 2011 2 1
Total 2 1
Japan 2009 1 0
2010 1 0
Total 2 0

Awards and honours

Japan

2006

References

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