Masato Morishige
Masato Morishige (森重 真人, Morishige Masato, born May 21, 1987) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
 Morishige with FC Tokyo in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masato Morishige[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1987 (aged 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Tokyo | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| 2003–2005 | Hiroshima Minami High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Oita Trinita | 73 | (5) |
| 2010– | FC Tokyo | 469 | (37) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Japan U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008 | Japan U-23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Japan | 41 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2018, 15:20 (UTC) | |||
Biography
Morishige was born in Hiroshima on May 21, 1987. After graduating from Hiroshima Minami High School, he joined J1 League club Oita Trinita in 2006. Although he original position was defensive midfielder, he played many matches as center back from 2007. Oita won the champions in the 2008 J.League Cup with young players, Shusaku Nishikawa, Hiroshi Kiyotake and Mu Kanazaki. However Oita was relegated to J2 League end of the 2009 season and Oita released their main players including Morishige due to their financial problems. In 2010, Morishige moved to FC Tokyo. Although he played many matches as center back, Tokyo was relegated to J2 end of the 2010 season. In 2011, Tokyo won the champions and was returned to J1 in a year. Tokyo also won the champions in the 2011 Emperor's Cup.
In 2007, Morishige was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 2007 U-20 World Cup and played 3 matches as midfielder. In 2008, also played at 2008 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played 3 matches as defender. In July 2013, he was selected the Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against China on July 21. After the debut, he played many matches as center back with Maya Yoshida. He played at 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. He played 41 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2017.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | ACL | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oita Trinita | 2006 | J.League Div 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||||||
| 2008 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 35 | 4 | ||||||
| 2009 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 73 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 88 | 7 | |||
| FC Tokyo | 2010 | J.League Div 1 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 44 | 4 | |
| 2011 | J.League Div 2 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 3 | – | 43 | 9 | ||||||
| 2012 | J.League Div 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 43 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||||||
| 2015 | J1 League | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 7 | |||||
| 2016 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| 2017 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2018 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||||||
| 2020 | 28 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||||
| 2021 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 0 | – | 41 | 4 | |||||||
| 2022 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023 | 29 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 34 | 1 | |||||||
| 2024 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||||||
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 454 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 555 | 45 | ||
| Career total | 572 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 64 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 643 | 52 | ||
- ↑ Includes Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship and Japanese Super Cup.
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morishige goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 April 2014 | Tokyo, Japan |  New Zealand |
3–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 September 2015 | Tehran, Iran | [[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Afghanistan | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Oita Trinita
FC Tokyo
Japan
Individual
Masato Morishige Media
Masato Morishige -off cropped from DSC_4428
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
- ↑ 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. 104 out of 289)
- ↑ 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. 72 out of 289)
- ↑ [ Japan National Football Team Database][be specific]
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