Naohiro Ishikawa

Naohiro Ishikawa
	Ishikawa playing for FC Tokyo
Personal information
Full name	Naohiro Ishikawa
Date of birth	May 12, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1999	Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2002	Yokohama F. Marinos
2002–2017	FC Tokyo
2016–2017	→FC Tokyo U-23 (loan)
Total
National team
2001	Japan U-20
2004	Japan U-23
2003–2012	Japan
Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
FC Tokyo
Representing Japan
Asian Games
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Naohiro Ishikawa (石川直宏, Ishikawa Naohiro, born May 12, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Ishikawa was born in Yokosuka on May 12, 1981. He joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2000. However he could not play many matches in the club. He moved to FC Tokyo in April 2002. He got many opportunities to play soon. In 2000s, the club won the champions 2004 and 2009 J.League Cup. In 2009, he also scored 15 goals and was selected Best Eleven. In 2010s, the club was relegated to J2 League end of the 2010 season. In 2011, the club won the champions J2 League and Emperor's Cup. From 2012, the club played in J1 League. However he could not played many matches for injury from 2014. He retired end of 2017 season.

In June 2001, Ishikawa was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. He wore the number 10 shirt and played full time in all 3 matches. In December 2003, he was selected the Japan national team for 2003 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, on December 7, he debuted against Hong Kong. He also played Japan for in 2004. In August, he was also selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics. In August 2009, he was selected Japan for the first time in 5 years. He played 6 games for Japan until 2012.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2000	Yokohama F. Marinos	J1 League	2	0	2	0	1	0	-		5	0
2001			13	1	0	0	2	0	-		15	1
2002			0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2002	FC Tokyo	J1 League	19	4	1	0	3	0	-		23	4
2003			29	5	1	0	7	3	-		37	8
2004			17	0	3	2	4	0	-		24	2
2005			23	3	0	0	6	1	-		29	4
2006			20	5	1	0	0	0	-		21	5
2007			27	4	3	0	7	1	-		37	5
2008			21	2	3	0	6	1	-		30	3
2009			24	15	0	0	8	3	-		32	18
2010			31	2	3	3	5	0	-		39	5
2011		J2 League	23	3	6	1	-		-		29	4
2012		J1 League	28	5	1	0	4	2	6	0	39	7
2013			22	2	4	0	3	1	-		29	3
2014			3	0	1	0	2	0	-		6	0
2015			10	1	0	0	3	1	-		13	2
2016			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017			1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
2016	FC Tokyo U-23	J3 League	2	0	-		-		-		2	0
2017	FC Tokyo U-23	J3 League	1	0	-		-		-		1	0
Country	Japan		316	52	29	6	61	13	6	0	412	71
Total			316	52	29	6	61	13	6	0	412	71