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Keiji Tamada
玉田 圭司
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Tamada (right) escaping a defender
Personal information
Full name Keiji Tamada
Date of birth (1980-04-11) 11 April 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.73 m
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1996–1998 Narashino High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2005 Kashiwa Reysol 109 (30)
2006–2014 Nagoya Grampus 233 (66)
2015–2016 Cerezo Osaka 57 (13)
2017–2018 Nagoya Grampus 52 (9)
2019–2021 V-Varen Nagasaki 79 (15)
Total 451 (118)
National team
2004–2010 Japan 72 (16)
Honours
Kashiwa Reysol
Winner J.League Cup 1999
Nagoya Grampus
Winner J1 League 2010
Runner-up J1 League 2011
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2009
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold 2004 China
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2018 season.
† Appearances (Goals).

Keiji Tamada (玉田 圭司, Tamada Keiji, born 11 April 1980) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. As of 2024, he is the manager of Shohei High School's football team, who plays in the Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League.

Club career

Tamada joined Kashiwa Reysol from Narashino High School in 1999. His debut was the game against Avispa Fukuoka on 13 March 1999. Kashiwa Reysol won the J.League Cup tile that year. He was not a key player from the start. His prominence grew gradually, especially in the latter half of the 2002 season. He was selected to the Japan national team in 2004. He transferred to Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus) taking the opportunity of Kashiwa Reysol's relegation to J2 in 2006. He took an active part in the 2008 season and Nagoya participated in the AFC Champions League for the first time. He enumerated two goals in 2009 AFC Champions League for Nagoya Grampus and contributed to the team's semifinal advancement. Nagoya Grampus won the J1 League Championship in 2010. He played for Cerezo Osaka in the 2015 season.

On 29 December 2016, Tamada re-joined Nagoya Grampus. He signed another one-year contract with the club on 20 December 2017. On 6 December 2018, Tamada was released by Nagoya Grampus.

In 2019, Tamada moved to J2 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.

International career

Tamada made his field debut as a member of the Japan national team against Singapore in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification on 31 March 2004. He scored three goals in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, and this contributed to the Japan national team's top place finish. He was a member of the Japan team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal against Brazil in the first round of that World Cup. He scored two goals in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches helping Japan reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He participated in two games at the 2010 World Cup. He played 72 games and scored 16 goals for Japan until 2010.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol 1999 J1 League 5 0 0 0 1 0 – – 6 0
2000 5 0 0 0 1 0 – – 6 0
2001 2 0 1 0 0 0 – – 3 0
2002 13 3 1 0 2 0 – – 16 3
2003 28 11 2 1 5 0 – – 35 12
2004 28 10 1 0 0 0 – 2 0 31 10
2005 28 6 0 0 0 0 – – 28 6
Total 109 30 5 1 9 0 – 2 0 125 31
Nagoya Grampus Eight 2006 J1 League 26 6 2 0 1 0 – – 29 6
2007 14 5 2 0 4 2 – – 20 7
Nagoya Grampus 2008 31 4 1 0 2 0 – – 34 4
2009 27 8 4 1 1 0 9 2 – 41 11
2010 29 13 2 1 1 0 – – 32 14
2011 33 14 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 40 14
2012 25 5 3 1 0 0 7 2 – 35 8
2013 31 9 1 0 6 2 – – 38 11
2014 17 2 2 2 4 1 – – 24 5
Total 233 66 20 5 19 5 19 4 1 0 291 80
Cerezo Osaka 2015 J2 League 33 10 0 0 – – 2 1 31 10
2016 24 3 2 1 – – 0 0 24 3
Total 57 13 2 1 – – 2 1 61 15
Nagoya Grampus 2017 J2 League 28 6 1 0 – – 2 0 31 6
2018 J1 League 24 3 1 0 3 0 – – 28 3
Total 52 9 2 0 3 0 – 2 0 59 9
V-Varen Nagasaki 2019 J2 League –
Career total 451 118 29 7 31 5 19 4 7 0 537 134

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2004 18 5
2005 16 2
2006 7 2
2007 0 0
2008 12 4
2009 10 1
2010 9 2
Total 72 16
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tamada goal.
List of international goals scored by Keiji Tamada
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 25 April 2004 ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary  Hungary 2–3 Friendly
2 3 August 2004 Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China  Bahrain 4–3 2004 AFC Asian Cup
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4 7 August 2004 Workers Stadium, Beijing, China  China 3–1 2004 AFC Asian Cup
5 17 November 2004 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Singapore 1–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 29 January 2005 International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan  Kazakhstan 4–0 Friendly
7
8 4 June 2006 Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany  Malta 1–0 Friendly
9 22 June 2006 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany  Brazil 1–4 2006 FIFA World Cup
10 24 May 2008 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  Ivory Coast 1–0 Kirin Cup
11 15 October 2008 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan  Uzbekistan 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
12 13 November 2008 Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan  Syria 3–1 Friendly
13 19 November 2008 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Qatar 3–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 9 September 2009 Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands  Ghana 4–3 Friendly
15 11 February 2010 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Hong Kong 3–0 2010 East Asian Football Championship
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Honors

Kashiwa Reysol

Nagoya Grampus

Japan

Individual

  • East Asian Football Championship top scorer: 2010

See also

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