Kazuma Watanabe

Kazuma Watanabe
	Watanabe playing for FC Tokyo in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Kazuma Watanabe
Date of birth	10 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Nagasaki, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Matsumoto Yamaga FC
Number	49
Youth career
2002–2004	Kunimi High School
2005–2008	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Yokohama F. Marinos
2012–2014	FC Tokyo
2015–2018	Vissel Kobe
2018–2020	Gamba Osaka
2021–2022	Yokohama FC
2023–	Matsumoto Yamaga FC
National team‡
2010	Japan
Honours
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2010

Kazuma Watanabe (渡邉千真, Watanabe Kazuma, born 10 August 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga FC in the J3 League. He plays as a centre-forward and has previously had spells with Yokohama F. Marinos, FC Tokyo, Vissel Kobe and Gamba Osaka.^[2]^[3]

Biography

Watanabe was born in Unzen on August 10, 1986. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos in 2009. In first season, he scored 13 goals and he was selected "J.League Rookie of the Year award". In 2012, he moved to FC Tokyo. He played for the club in 3 seasons. In 2015, he moved to Vissel Kobe. In August 2018, he moved to Gamba Osaka. In 2021, he moved to Yokohama FC.

In January 2010, Watanabe was selected the Japan national team for 2011 Asian Cup qualification. At this qualification, he debuted against Yemen on January 6.

Career statistics

Club

Updated as of match played on 22 April 2021.^[4]^[5]

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		AFC		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos	2009	34	13	3	4	8	4	-		-		45	21
	2010	24	8	2	0	6	1	-		-		32	9
	2011	30	7	5	1	5	2	-		-		40	10
	Total	88	28	10	5	19	7	-		-		117	40
FC Tokyo	2012	27	6	1	0	3	2	7	3	1	0	39	11
	2013	33	17	5	1	4	1	-		-		42	19
	2014	26	3	3	1	4	0	-		-		33	4
	Total	86	26	9	2	11	3	7	3	1	0	114	34
Vissel Kobe	2015	28	10	4	3	8	7	-		-		40	20
	2016	33	12	2	2	7	3	-		-		42	17
	2017	34	8	5	4	7	0	-		-		46	12
	2018	19	4	2	0	5	3	-		-		26	7
	Total	114	34	13	9	27	13	-		-		154	56
Gamba Osaka	2018	12	3	0	0	0	0	-		-		12	3
	2019	18	3	1	0	7	0	-		-		26	3
	2020	33	6	2	0	2	0	-		-		37	6
	Total	63	12	3	0	9	0	-		-		75	12
Yokohama FC	2021	8	0	0	0	1	0	-		-		9	0
Yokohama FC	Total	8	0	0	0	1	0	-		-		9	0
Career total		359	100	35	16	67	23	7	3	1	0	469	142