Koji Homma

Koji Homma
本間 幸司

Personal information
Full name	Koji Homma
Date of birth	(1977-04-27) 27 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Mito HollyHock
Number	1
Youth career
1993–1995	Mito Junior College High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1999	Urawa Red Diamonds	0	(0)
1999–	Mito HollyHock	581	(0)
Total		581	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024, 11:27 (UTC)

Koji Homma (本間 幸司, Honma Kōji, born April 27, 1977) is a Japanese former football player.^[1] He last plays for J2 League club Mito HollyHock until he retirement in 2024. He holds the ongoing record for playing in the most games in J2.

Playing career

Honma was born in Hitachi on April 27, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1996. However he played less often than Yuki Takita and Hisashi Tsuchida. In the middle of 1999, Homma moved to the Japan Football League club Mito HollyHock based in his local Ibaraki Prefecture. He became a regular goalkeeper soon afterward. HollyHock won third place in the 1999 season and was promoted to the J2 League in 2000. Although the club results were sluggish in J2, he played as a regular goalkeeper for a long time. On August 14, 2014, he became the first player to have participated in 500 matches in the J2 League.^[2] However his opportunity to play decreased behind Takashi Kasahara in the summer of 2016.^[3]

On 25 September 2024, Homma announcement officially retirement from football at the end of 2024 season after 28 years as goalkeeper.^[4]

Club statistics

As of 3 November 2024.^[5][6]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1996	Urawa Red Diamonds	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	Mito HollyHock	JFL	24	0	3	0	-		27	0
2000		J2 League	40	0	3	0	1	0	44	0
2001			31	0	1	0	2	0	34	0
2002			28	0	0	0	-		28	0
2003			31	0	3	0	-		34	0
2004			28	0	1	0	-		29	0
2005			41	0	2	0	-		43	0
2006			13	0	1	0	-		14	0
2007			35	0	0	0	-		35	0
2008			42	0	2	0	-		44	0
2009			50	0	0	0	-		50	0
2010			33	0	2	0	-		35	0
2011			35	0	3	0	-		38	0
2012			42	0	1	0	-		43	0
2013			28	0	1	0	-		29	0
2014			31	0	0	0	-		31	0
2015			35	0	1	0	-		36	0
2016			20	0	2	0	-		22	0
2017			0	0	1	0	-		1	0
2018			11	0	1	0	-		12	0
2019			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2020			1	0	-		-		1	0
2021			-		-		-		0	0
2022			0	0	1	0	-		1	0
2023			1	0	-		-		1	0
2024			1	0	-		-		1	0
Total			581	0	19	0	3	0	603	0
Career total			581	0	19	0	3	0	603	0

References

1. Koji Homma at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
2. nikkansports.com(in Japanese)
3. J.League
4. "本間幸司選手 現役引退のお知らせ" (Press release). 水戸ホーリーホック. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
5. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2021 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑: NSKムック (日本語) (NSK MOOK)”, 18 February 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411772 (p. 193 out of 298)
6. Mito HollyHock(in Japanese)

External links

• Koji Homma at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Profile at Mito HollyHock