Nozomi Hiroyama

Nozomi Hiroyama
Personal information
Full name Nozomi Hiroyama
Date of birth (1977-05-06) May 6, 1977
Place of birth Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 JEF United Ichihara 120 (12)
2001 Cerro Porteño 29 (3)
2002 Sport Recife 0 (0)
2002–2003 Braga 8 (0)
2003–2004 Montpellier 7 (0)
2004–2008 Tokyo Verdy 79 (11)
2005 →Cerezo Osaka (loan) 15 (0)
2009–2010 Thespa Kusatsu 73 (3)
2011–2012 Richmond Kickers 39 (0)
Total 370 (29)
National team
1997 Japan U-20 4 (1)
2001 Japan 2 (0)

* 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.

Hiroyama played over 400 games during his career which included spells in Japan, France, Portugal, Paraguay, Brazil and United States, as well as earning two caps with the Japanese national team.[1]

Career

Japan

Hiroyama began his career with his hometown team, JEF United Ichihara, in the Japanese J1 League, helping his team to the final of the J.League Cup in 1998, and making 120 appearances and scoring 20 goals in total in his four years with the team.

South America

Hiroyama signed for Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño in 2001, and during his time in South America became the first Japanese footballer to play and score in the Copa Libertadores.[2] He moved to Brazilian side Recife prior to the 2002 season, but never managed to find a way into the team, and left for Europe halfway through the season without making a senior appearance.

Europe

Hiroyama signed for Portuguese team Braga in the winter of 2002, but made just 8 appearances for the team before moving on to French side Montpellier;[3] again, Hiroyama was unable to cement a place in the first team, and returned home to Japan prior to the beginning of the 2004 J1 League season.

Japan, Part II

Hiroyama quickly established himself at Tokyo Verdy, helping his team win the Emperor's Cup in 2004, and playing in the 2006 AFC Champions League, but was unable to prevent his side being relegated into J2 that same year. He had a brief spell on loan at Cerezo Osaka in 2005, before moving on to J2 side Thespa Kusatsu in 2009,m having made 79 league appearances and scored 11 goals for Tokyo.

United States

Hiroyama signed with Richmond Kickers of the USL Professional Division on March 16, 2011,[4] and made his debut for his new team on April 9, in a game against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds[5]

On August 17, 2012, Hiroyama announced his retirement from professional football.[6]

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JEF Ichihara19962111081-302
19973014261–404
19983071042–359
19993023000–332
2000913000–121
Cerro Porteño200129372365
Sport Recife20020000
Braga2002-03800010–90
Montpellier2003-047070
Tokyo Verdy2004401010–60
Cerezo Osaka20051500030–180
Tokyo Verdy200627410–20304
200732710––337
20081601041–211
Thespa Kusatsu200944320––463
201029000––290
Richmond Kickers201120031––231
201219010––200
Career total 370292232759242839

National team

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200120
Total20

References

  1. ↑ "HIROYAMA Nozomi". Japan National Football Team Database.
  2. ↑ "Copa Toyota Libertadores: Boca Juniors primer clasificado". CONMEBOL. 2001-03-23. Archived from the original on October 27, 2006. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  3. ↑ "Hiroyama makes history again". UEFA. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4166994
  5. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2011/2175584.html
  6. ↑ "17 years". nozomi-web. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
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