Masashi Motoyama

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 team	Giravanz Kitakyushu
Number	43
Youth career
1995–1997	Higashi Fukuoka High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2015	Kashima Antlers	365	(38)
2016–	Giravanz Kitakyushu
National team^‡
1999	Japan U20	7	(1)
2000–2006	Japan	28	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 February 2010

Masashi Motoyama (本山 雅志 Motoyama Masashi, born June 20, 1979 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football midfielder.^[1]

Career

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]

After 18 season with his beloved Kashima Antlers, he was released by the club on November 26.^[3] Anyway, he decided to come back home: he signed a contract with Giravanz Kitakyushu for 2016 season.^[4]

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: 26 February 2015

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			15	2	5	1	2	0	0	0	22	3
2011			13	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	20	0
2012			17	3	3	0	6	0	-		25	3
2013			24	0	2	0	7	1	-		34	1
2014			12	0	3	0	2	1	-		14	1
2015			6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
2016	Giravanz Kitakyushu	J. League Division 2					-		-
Career total			365	38	53	12	57	9	18	4	493	63

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

1. "Stats Centre: Masashi Motoyama Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
2. "Masashi Motoyama Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
3. http://www.so-net.ne.jp/antlers/news/release/51907
4. http://www.jleague.jp/en/news/article/4420

External links

• Masashi Motoyama at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)