Toshihiro Aoyama

Toshihiro Aoyama (Japanese: 青山 敏弘, Aoyama Toshihiro, born February 22, 1986) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Toshihiro Aoyama
青山 敏弘
Personal information
Full nameToshihiro Aoyama[1]
Date of birth22 February 1986 (aged 39)
Place of birthKurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Youth career
1992–1998Kawatetsu SS
1998–2000Hajaxs FC
2001–2003Sakuyo High School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2024Sanfrecce Hiroshima480(24)
National team
2013–2019Japan12(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2024, 16:22 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2019

Biography

Aoyama was born in Kurashiki on February 22, 1986. After graduating from Sakuyo High School, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2004. He played many matches as a defensive midfielder from 2006. Sanfrecce won the J1 League in 2012, 2013 and 2015. Aoyama was also selected as the J.League MVP in 2015.

In July 2013, Aoyama was selected for the Japan national team for the 2013 East Asian Cup. He debuted at this tournament against China on July 21. He played at 2014 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup. He played 12 games and scored one goal for Japan between 2013 and 2019.

Career statistics

Club

As of the end 2024 season.[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Other[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2004 J1 League 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 19 1 1 1 1 0 21 2
2007 28 0 1 1 6 0 35 1
2008 J2 League 36 4 4 1 40 5
2009 J1 League 29 3 0 0 5 1 34 4
2010 23 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 29 0
2011 27 2 2 0 1 0 30 2
2012 34 2 0 0 4 0 38 2
2013 33 3 4 0 2 0 3 0 4 1 46 4
2014 25 1 1 0 5 0 8 0 1 0 40 1
2015 33 3 3 1 2 0 6 0 39 3
2016 28 2 2 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 37 2
2017 31 0 1 0 4 0 36 0
2018 34 1 2 0 0 0 36 1
2019 14 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 19 0
2020 31 1 0 0 1 0 32 1
2021 32 1 0 0 1 0 33 1
2022 15 0 2 0 8 0 25 0
2023 5 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
2024 3 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 8 1
Career total 480 24 31 5 54 2 17 0 12 1 593 32

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5][6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2013 3 0
2014 4 0
2015 1 1
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 3 0
2019 1 0
Total 12 1
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aoyama goal.
List of international goals scored by Toshihiro Aoyama
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 31 March 2015 Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan  Uzbekistan 1–0 5–1 Friendly Japan vs. Uzbekistan - 31 March 2015 - Soccerway

Honours

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Japan

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
  2. "Toshihiro Aoyama" (in Japanese). Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Retrieved 26 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 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. 120 out of 289)
  4. 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. 48 out of 289)
  5. Toshihiro Aoyama at National-Football-Teams.com
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  7. "【公式】C大阪vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ:2022年10月22日)". J.League. Retrieved November 2, 2022.

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