Naoki Yamada

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Naoki Yamada
山田 直輝

Personal information
Full name	Naoki Yamada
Date of birth	(1990-07-04) 4 July 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Urawa, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Shonan Bellmare
Number	10
Youth career
	Kitaurawa SSS
2003–2008	Urawa Red Diamonds
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2019	Urawa Red Diamonds	54	(2)
2015–2017	→ Shonan Bellmare (loan)	67	(8)
2019	→ Shonan Bellmare (loan)	9	(1)
2020–	Shonan Bellmare	95	(7)
International career
2005–2007	Japan U17	11	(1)
2009	Japan U20	1	(2)
2011–2012	Japan U23	2	(1)
2009–2010	Japan	2	(0)
Medal record Urawa Red Diamonds Runner-up J1 League 2014 Runner-up J.League Cup 2011 Runner-up J.League Cup 2013 Winner Emperor's Cup 2018 Representing  Japan AFC U-16 Championship 2006 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:06, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Naoki Yamada (山田 直輝, Yamada Naoki), born 4 July 1990 is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.^[2][3]

Early life

Yamada’s father is a former football player who played for Mazda SC and the Japan U-20 national team.

Youth career

Yamada played for the Urawa Red Diamonds youth team from 2003-2008.

Professional career

Yamada continued to play for the Urawa Red Diamonds in the senior squad from 2008-2019. He was part of the Urawa teams which finished second in the 2011 and 2013 J.League Cups, and in the 2014 J1 League. He was also part of the team which won the Emperor’s Cup in 2018.

Yamada played on loan to Shonan Bellmare from 2015-2017, and again in 2019, before transferring permanently to the club in 2020.

National team career

In August 2007, Yamada was selected for the Japan U-17 national team competing at the 2007 U-17 World Cup. He wore the number 10 shirt for Japan and played the entire 90 minutes in all 3 matches.

Yamada made his senior national team debut on 27 May 2009, in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka and assisted on a goal by Keisuke Honda.^[4]

Frequent injuries

Yamada has suffered from frequent injuries that kept him out for several matches.

On 6 January 2010 during the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification match between Yemen and Japan, Yamada was forced to go out after 21 minutes after his right leg was exposed to a violent break after a challenge from Yemeni defender Ahmed Sadeq.^[5] This injury caused him to miss matches for a period of 3 months.^[6]

On 20 March 2012, Yamada suffered yet another injury with a break in the anterior cruciate ligament in a match between the Urawa Reds and Vegalta Sendai in the 2012 J. League Cup.^[7] The Urawa Reds announced his absence from matches for a period of 6 months.^[8] This injury also deprived him of the chance to play for Japan in the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

Updated to 20 February 2019.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		ACL		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds	2008	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2009	20	1	1	0	5	2	-		26	3
	2010	3	0	0	0	1	0	-		4	0
	2011	18	1	4	0	6	0	-		28	1
	2012	2	0	0	0	1	0	-		3	0
	2013	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2014	2	0	1	0	2	0	-		5	0
Shonan Bellmare	2015	17	1	2	1	4	1	-		23	3
	2016	11	2	3	2	2	0	-		16	4
	2017	39	5	1	0	-		-		40	5
Urawa Red Diamonds	2018	3	0	1	1	4	0	-		8	1
Total		120	10	14	4	26	3	0	0	160	17

International

As of 10 August 2011

National team Year Apps Goals Japan U17 2005 2 0 2006 6 1 2007 3 0 Total 11 1 Japan U20 2009 1 2 Total 1 2 Japan U23 2011 2 1 Total 2 1 Japan 2009 1 0 2010 1 0 Total 2 0

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2005 15 November Paju National Football Center, Paju Macau U15 26–0 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15 17 November Paju National Football Center, Paju South Korea U15 1–1 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15 2006 3 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Nepal U16 6–0 1 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 5 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Singapore U16 1–1 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 7 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar South Korea U16 3–2 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 11 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Iran U16 1–1 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 14 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Syria U16 2–0 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 17 September Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar North Korea U16 4–2 0 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 2007 19 August Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang Haiti U17 3–1 0 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 22 August Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang Nigeria U17 0–3 0 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 25 August Goyang Stadium, Goyang France U17 1–2 0 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 2009 1. 27 May Nagai Stadium, Osaka  Chile 4–0 0 2009 Kirin Cup 19 December Changwon Football Center, Changwon South Korea U20 2–1 2 Friendly[14] / Japan U20 2010 2. 6 January Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a  Yemen 3–2 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2011 29 March JAR Stadium, Tashkent Uzbekistan U22 2–1 0 Friendly[15] / Japan U22 10 August Sapporo Dome, Sapporo Egypt U22 2–1 1 Friendly[16] / Japan U22

Honours

Japan

• AFC U-17 Championship: 2006
• Kirin Cup: 2009

References

1. "Naoki Yamada" (in Japanese). Shonan Bellmare. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
2. "Stats Centre: Naoki Yamada Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
3. "Sky Sports Scout – Naoki Yamada". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
4. "Japan Coach Delighted With Teenage Star Naoki Yamada After International Debut". Goal. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
5. http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/8.html http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/national_team/match_report/pdf/100106YEM_JPNvsYEM_E.pdf Arabic news ( Kooora.com ) http://www.kooora.com/?n=61067&o=n1031&pg=3
6. 直輝右足骨折だった！岡田構想、浦和痛手 (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 8 January 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
7. Arabic news ( Kooora.com ) http://www.kooora.com/?n=164262&o=n3059358&pg=1
8. Urawa Reds websait http://www.urawa-reds.co.jp/topteamtopics/%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%E7%9B%B4%E8%BC%9D%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E3%81%AB%E3%81%A4%E3%81%84%E3%81%A6/
9. Soccer King magazine http://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/20120330/17866.html
10. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 58 out of 289)
11. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 159 out of 289)
12. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 67 out of 289)
13. Japan – Naoki Yamada – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway
14. "U-20日本代表、韓国に逆転勝ち". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 19 December 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
15. "国際親善試合　U-22日本代表 vs. U-22ウズベキスタン代表 第2戦 試合結果". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 29 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
16. "U-22日本代表　国際親善試合　2011_08_10　エジプト". Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.

External links

• Profile at Shonan Bellmare (in Japanese)
• Profile at Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese)
• Naoki Yamada – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Naoki Yamada at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Naoki Yamada at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Naoki Yamada – Yahoo! Japan Sports (in Japanese)