Kazuma Watanabe
Kazuma Watanabe (渡邉 千真, Watanabe Kazuma, born 10 August 1986) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga FC in the J3 League. He plays as a centre-forward and has previously had spells with Yokohama F. Marinos, FC Tokyo, Vissel Kobe and Gamba Osaka.[2][3]
 Watanabe playing for FC Tokyo in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kazuma Watanabe | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1986 (aged 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Nagasaki,[1] Japan | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Kunimi High School | ||
| 2005–2008 | Waseda University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 88 | (28) |
| 2012–2014 | FC Tokyo | 86 | (26) |
| 2015–2018 | Vissel Kobe | 114 | (34) |
| 2018–2020 | Gamba Osaka | 63 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | Yokohama FC | 53 | (7) |
| 2023– | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 January 2010 | |||
Biography
Watanabe was born in Unzen on August 10, 1986. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined J1 League club Yokohama F. Marinos in 2009. In first season, he scored 13 goals and he was selected "J.League Rookie of the Year award". In 2012, he moved to FC Tokyo. He played for the club in 3 seasons. In 2015, he moved to Vissel Kobe. In August 2018, he moved to Gamba Osaka. In 2021, he moved to Yokohama FC.
In January 2010, Watanabe was selected the Japan national team for 2011 Asian Cup qualification. At this qualification, he debuted against Yemen on January 6.
Career statistics
Club
Updated as of match played on 22 April 2021.[4][5]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Other1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2009 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 45 | 21 | ||
| 2010 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 32 | 9 | |||
| 2011 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 40 | 10 | |||
| Total | 88 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 7 | - | - | 117 | 40 | |||
| FC Tokyo | 2012 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 11 |
| 2013 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 42 | 19 | |||
| 2014 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 86 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 34 | |
| Vissel Kobe | 2015 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - | - | 40 | 20 | ||
| 2016 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - | - | 42 | 17 | |||
| 2017 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 46 | 12 | |||
| 2018 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 26 | 7 | |||
| Total | 114 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 27 | 13 | - | - | 154 | 56 | |||
| Gamba Osaka | 2018 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 6 | |||
| Total | 63 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 75 | 12 | |||
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 359 | 100 | 35 | 16 | 67 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 469 | 142 | |
1Includes Japanese Super Cup.
International
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
References
- ↑ Kazuma Watanabe at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ "Kazuma Watanabe Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ↑ "Kazuma Watanabe Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in 日本語). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ↑ 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. 58 out of 289)
- ↑ "Soccer D.B. : Kazuma Watanabe All-Time Record". Soccer D.B. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
Other websites
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