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Toshihiro Aoyama
青山 敏弘
Personal information
Full name Toshihiro Aoyama
Date of birth (1986-02-22) 22 February 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Height 1.73 m
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Number 6
Youth career
1992–1998 Kawatetsu SS
1998–2000 Hajaxs FC
2001–2003 Sakuyo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004– Sanfrecce Hiroshima 477 (24)
National team‡
2013–2019 Japan 12 (1)
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Winner J1 League 2012
Winner J1 League 2013
Winner J1 League 2015
Runner-up J1 League 2018
Runner-up J.League Cup 2010
Runner-up J.League Cup 2014
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2007
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2013
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Silver 2019 United Arab Emirates
  • 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 17 January 2019

Toshihiro Aoyama (青山 敏弘, Aoyama Toshihiro, born 22 February 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Career

Aoyama was born in Kurashiki. After featuring in 2014 FIFA World Cup, in May 2018 he was named in the Japan national team's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. However, he got injured and he did not make the final cut.

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
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 2 0 4 0 1 0 37 3
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
2022 15 0 2 0 8 0 – – 25 0
2023 2 0 – 1 0 – – 3 0
Career total 474 24 27 4 51 2 15 0 12 1 582 31

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

  • J.League MVP Award: 2015
  • J.League Best XI: 2012, 2013, 2015

See also

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