Kazuma Watanabe facts for kids
Watanabe playing for FC Tokyo in 2013
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| Full name | Kazuma Watanabe | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagasaki, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
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Current team
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Matsumoto Yamaga FC | ||||||||||||
| Number | 49 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Kunimi High School | ||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Japan | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2010 |
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Kazuma Watanabe (渡邉 千真, Watanabe Kazuma, born 10 August 1986) is a Japanese footballer. He plays as a centre-forward for Matsumoto Yamaga FC in the J3 League.
Kazuma has played for many top Japanese clubs. These include Yokohama F. Marinos, FC Tokyo, Vissel Kobe, and Gamba Osaka. His older brother, Daigo Watanabe, was also a professional soccer player.
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Kazuma's Club Career
Starting at Yokohama F. Marinos
Kazuma Watanabe started his professional career with Yokohama F. Marinos. He made his first appearance in the J-League on March 7, 2009. In that game, he also scored his first league goal.
He had a fantastic first season in 2009. He scored 13 goals in the league. This broke the record for the most goals scored by a new player. Because of his great performance, he won the "Young Player of the Year" award in 2009. Over the next two years, he scored 15 goals in 54 league games for Yokohama.
Playing for FC Tokyo
In 2012, Watanabe moved to FC Tokyo. He played for this team for three seasons. His best year with FC Tokyo was 2013. He scored 17 goals in 33 league games. This helped his team finish in eighth place that season.
However, his other two seasons with FC Tokyo were not as strong. In 2012, he scored six goals in 27 games. In 2014, he scored only three goals in 26 games.
Time at Vissel Kobe
After his time in Tokyo, Watanabe joined Vissel Kobe in 2015. This move seemed to help him find his scoring touch again. In 2015, he scored 10 goals in 28 league games.
The next year, 2016, was even better for him. He scored 12 goals in 33 league games. This helped Vissel Kobe finish in an impressive seventh place. After that, his goal count slowly went down. He scored eight goals in 2017 and four goals in the first half of 2018.
Moving to Gamba Osaka and Yokohama FC
In August 2018, Watanabe joined Gamba Osaka. He scored a goal in his very first game for them. He ended that season with three goals in 12 league games. He continued to play for Gamba Osaka until 2020.
In 2021, he moved to Yokohama FC. He played there until 2022. Since 2023, he has been playing for Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Kazuma's International Career
Watanabe played for the Japanese national team. His first game was on January 6, 2010. It was a qualifying match for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup against Yemen. Japan won that game 3–2.
Career Statistics
Club Appearances and Goals
Updated as of match played on 22 April 2021.
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Other1 | Total | ||||||
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| 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 Statistics
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Awards and Achievements
Individual Awards
- J.League Rookie of the Year : 2009
See also
In Spanish: Kazuma Watanabe para niños
