Hiroshi Kiyotake

Hiroshi Kiyotake
清武 弘嗣

Kiyotake playing for Japan U23
Personal information
Full name	Hiroshi Kiyotake
Date of birth	12 November 1989
Place of birth	Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Height	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sevilla
Number	14
Youth career
2002–2007	Oita Trinita
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Oita Trinita	31	(4)
2010–2012	Cerezo Osaka	66	(13)
2012–2014	1. FC Nürnberg	64	(7)
2014–2016	Hannover 96	53	(10)
2016–	Sevilla	4	(1)
National team^‡
2009	Japan U20	5	(1)
2011–2012	Japan U23	16	(2)
2011–	Japan	42	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Hiroshi Kiyotake (清武 弘嗣 Kiyotake Hiroshi, born 12 November 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Sevilla FC and the Japan national team.

Club career

In the summer of 2012, Kiyotake signed a four-year contract with German club 1. FC Nürnberg.^[2] Kiyotake subsequently moved within the Bundesliga in 2014 to join Hannover 96, before transferring to join Spanish side Sevilla in La Liga following Hannover 96's relegation from the Bundesliga.^[3]

Personal life

His younger brother, Koki, is also a professional football player.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 November 2016^[4][5]

Club	Season	League	League		Cup^1		League Cup^2		Continental^3		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oita Trinita	2008	J. League Division 1	8	1	1	0	3	0	–		12	1
	2009		23	3	2	0	6	1	1	0	32	4
	Total		31	4	3	0	9	1	1	0	44	5
Cerezo Osaka	2010	J. League Division 1	25	4	3	0	1	0	–		29	4
	2011		25	7	3	1	0	0	9	4	37	12
	2012		16	2	0	0	3	1	–		19	3
	Total		66	13	6	1	4	1	9	4	85	19
1. FC Nürnberg	2012–13	Bundesliga	31	4	1	0	–		–		32	4
	2013–14		33	3	1	0	–		–		34	3
	Total		64	7	2	0	–		–		66	7
Hannover 96	2014–15	Bundesliga	32	5	1	0	–		–		33	5
	2015–16		21	5	1	0	–		–		22	5
	Total		53	10	2	0	–		–		55	10
Sevilla	2016–17	La Liga	4	1	2	0	–		1	0	7	1
	Total		4	1	2	0	–		1	0	7	1
Career Total			218	35	15	1	13	2	11	4	257	42

¹Includes Emperor's Cup and DFB-Pokal.

²Includes J. League Cup.

³Includes AFC Champions League and Pan-Pacific Championship.

International goals

As of match played 15 November 2016. Japan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kiyotake goal.^[6]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 November 2012	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	12	Oman	1–0	2–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	24 March 2016	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	33	Afghanistan	2–0	5–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	7 June 2016	Suita City Football Stadium, Suita, Japan	35	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	1–2	2016 Kirin Soccer Cup
4	11 November 2016	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan	41	Oman	3–0	4–0	2016 Kirin Challenge Cup
5	15 November 2016	Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan	42	Saudi Arabia	1–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. "National Team Squad". jfa.or.jp. Japan Football Association. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
2. "Hiroshi Kiyotake". footballtop.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
3. "Sevilla announce Kiyotake signing". FourFourTwo. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
4. Hiroshi Kiyotake profile at Soccerway
5. "Hiroshi Kiyotake > Club matches". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
6. Hiroshi Kiyotake profile at Soccerway

External links

• Hiroshi Kiyotake – FIFA competition record
• National Football Teams
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)
• Hiroshi Kiyotake 1. FC Nürnberg Official Website