Nozomi Hiroyama

Nozomi Hiroyama
Personal information
Full name	Nozomi Hiroyama
Date of birth	May 6, 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth	Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1995	Narashino High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–2000	JEF United Ichihara
2001	Cerro Porteño
2002	Sport Recife
2002–2003	Braga
2003–2004	Montpellier
2004–2008	Tokyo Verdy
2005	→Cerezo Osaka (loan)
2009–2010	Thespa Kusatsu
2011–2012	Richmond Kickers
Total
National team
1997	Japan U-20
2001	Japan
Honours
JEF United Ichihara
Tokyo Verdy
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nozomi Hiroyama (廣山望, Hiroyama Nozomi, born May 6, 1977) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography change

Hiroyama was born in Sodegaura on May 6, 1977. After graduating from Narashino High School, he joined his local club JEF United Ichihara in 1996. He became a regular player from first season. The club won the 2nd place in the 1998 J.League Cup. In 2001, he moved to Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño. From 2002, he played for Sport Recife, Braga and Montpellier. In summer 2004, he returned to Japan and joined Tokyo Verdy. In 2005, he moved to Cerezo Osaka on loan and returned to Verdy in a year. Toward the end of his career, he played for Thespa Kusatsu (2009–2010) and Richmond Kickers (2011–2012). He retired end of 2012 season.

In June 1997, Hiroyama was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 1997 World Youth Championship. He played 4 matches as right midfielder and scored a goal against Paraguay. On October 4, 2001, Hiroyama debuted for the Japan national team against Senegal. On October 7, he also played against Nigeria. He played 2 games for Japan in 2001.

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
1996	JEF United Ichihara	J1 League	21	1	1	0	8	1	-		30	2
1997			30	1	4	2	6	1	-		40	4
1998			30	7	1	0	4	2	-		35	9
1999			30	2	3	0	0	0	-		33	2
2000			9	1	3	0	0	0	-		12	1
Paraguay			League		Cup		League Cup		South America		Total
2001	Cerro Porteño	Primera División	29	3					7	2	36	5
Brazil			League		Copa do Brasil		League Cup		South America		Total
2002	Sport Recife	Série B	0	0							0	0
Portugal			League		Cup of Portugal		Portuguese League Cup		Europe		Total
2002/03	Braga	Primeira Liga	8	0	0	0	1	0	-		9	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2003/04	Montpellier	Ligue 1	7	0							7	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2004	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League	4	0	1	0	1	0	-		6	0
2005	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	15	0	0	0	3	0	-		18	0
2006	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	27	4	1	0	-		2	0	30	4
2007		J2 League	32	7	1	0	-		-		33	7
2008		J1 League	16	0	1	0	4	1	-		21	1
2009	Thespa Kusatsu	J2 League	44	3	2	0	-		-		46	3
2010	Thespa Kusatsu	J2 League	29	0	0	0	-		-		29	0
United States			League		U.S. Open Cup		MLS Cup Playoffs		North America		Total
2011	Richmond Kickers	USL Pro	20	0	3	1	-		-		23	1
2012	Richmond Kickers	USL Pro	19	0	1	0	-		-		20	0
Country	Japan		287	26	18	2	26	5	2	0	333	33
	Paraguay		29	3					7	2	36	5
	Brazil		0	0							0	0
	Portugal		8	0	0	0	1	0	-		9	0
	France		7	0							7	0
	United States		39	0	4	1	-		-		43	1
Total			370	29	22	3	27	5	9	2	428	39