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Masato Morishige
森重 真人

Morishige with FC Tokyo in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.83 m
Playing position	Centre-back
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	406	(36)
National team‡
2007	Japan U-20	3	(0)
2008	Japan U-23	3	(0)
2013–2017	Japan	41	(2)
Honours Oita Trinita Winner J.League Cup 2008 FC Tokyo Winner Emperor's Cup 2011 Representing  Japan AFC U-19 Championship Silver 2006 India
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 March 2023. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2018

Morishige in 2010

Masato Morishige (森重 真人, Morishige Masato) is a Japanese professional footballer. He was born on May 21, 1987. He plays as a centre-back for the club FC Tokyo. A centre-back is a defensive player in football. Their main job is to stop the other team from scoring goals.

Playing for Japan

Masato Morishige has played for Japan's national football teams. He started with the younger teams.

Japan's Youth Teams

In July 2007, Morishige was chosen for the Japan U20 national team. This team played in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played three matches in this tournament. He played as a defensive midfielder. This position helps protect the defence.

In August 2008, he was selected for the Japan U23 national team. This team went to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Morishige played all three matches as a defender. He played the full time in each game.

Playing for the Senior National Team

Morishige also played for the main Japan national team. He played 41 matches for his country. He scored two goals for Japan.

Here are the goals he scored for Japan:

• On April 5, 2014, he scored against New Zealand in a friendly match. Japan won 4–2.
• On September 8, 2015, he scored against Afghanistan. This was during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification games. Japan won 6–0.

What He's Won

Masato Morishige has won several awards and championships during his career.

Club Honours

He has won trophies with two different clubs:

• Oita Trinita
  • J.League Cup: 2008

• FC Tokyo
  • Suruga Bank Championship: 2010
  • J2 League: 2011 (This is Japan's second-highest football league)
  • Emperor's Cup: 2011 (A major knockout cup competition in Japan)
  • J.League Cup: 2020

International Honours

• Japan
  • EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013, 2015 (A football competition for East Asian countries)

Individual Awards

Masato Morishige has also been recognized for his great play. He was named to the J. League Best Eleven five times:

• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2019