Keiji Tamada

Keiji Tamada (玉田 圭司, Tamada Keiji, born April 11, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Keiji Tamada
Tamada (right) playing for Japan
Personal information
Full name Keiji Tamada
Date of birth (1980-04-11) April 11, 1980
Place of birth Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 V-Varen Nagasaki
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– V-Varen Nagasaki 60 (13)
National team
2004–2010 Japan 72 (16)
Honours
Kashiwa Reysol
WinnerJ.League Cup1999
Nagoya Grampus
WinnerJ1 League2010
Runner-upJ1 League2011
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2009
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2004 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography

Tamada was born in Urayasu on April 11, 1980. After graduating from Narashino High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 1999. He played many matches from 2002 and became a regular player in 2003. However the club was relegated to J2 League at the end of the 2005 season. In 2006, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus). The club were the J1 League champions in 2010 and were 2nd place in 2011. He played 233 matches and scored 66 goals for Nagoya in 9 seasons. In 2015, he moved to J2 club Cerezo Osaka. After 2 seasons in Cerezo, he returned to Nagoya in 2017. Although Nagoya was relegated to J2 from 2017, Nagoya returned to J1 from 2018 in a year. In 2019, he moved to J2 club V-Varen Nagasaki.

In March 2004, Tamada was selected the Japan national team for 2006 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, he debuted against Singapore on March 31. He became a regular player soon. In July, he was selected the Japan for 2004 Asian Cup and played all 6 matches. He scored 2 goals in the semifinal and 1 goal in the final, and Japan won the champions. In 2006, he also played at 2006 World Cup. He played 2 matches and scored 1 goal against Brazil. After the 2006 World Cup, he was not selected the Japan under new manager Ivica Osim. In 2008, Tamada was selected the Japan again under new manager Takeshi Okada. He played many matches again and he played at 2010 World Cup. He played 72 games and scored 16 goals for Japan until 2010.

Career statistics

Club
As of end of 2018 season[1][2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol 1999 J1 League 500010––60
2000 500010––60
2001 201000––30
2002 1331020––163
2003 28112150––3512
2004 28101000–203110
2005 2860000––286
Total 109305190–2012531
Nagoya Grampus Eight 2006 J1 League 2662010––296
2007 1452042––207
Nagoya Grampus 2008 3141020––344
2009 278411092–4111
2010 29132110––3214
2011 3314300030104014
2012 255310072–358
2013 3191062––3811
2014 1722241––245
Total 233662051951941029180
Cerezo Osaka 2015 J2 League 331000––213110
2016 24321––00243
Total 571321––216115
Nagoya Grampus 2017 J2 League 28610––20316
2018 J1 League 2431030––283
Total 5292030–20599
V-Varen Nagasaki 2019 J2 League –
Career total 45111829731519470537134
  1. Includes J.League Promotion / Relegation Series and Japanese Super Cup.

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 2004185
2005162
200672
200700
2008124
2009101
201092
Total7216
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
125 April 2004ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary Hungary2–3Friendly
23 August 2004Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China Bahrain4–32004 AFC Asian Cup
3
47 August 2004Workers Stadium, Beijing, China China3–12004 AFC Asian Cup
517 November 2004Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Singapore1–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
629 January 2005International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan Kazakhstan4–0Friendly
7
84 June 2006Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany Malta1–0Friendly
922 June 2006Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany Brazil1–42006 FIFA World Cup
1024 May 2008Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan Ivory Coast1–0Kirin Cup
1115 October 2008Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Uzbekistan1–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1213 November 2008Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan Syria3–1Friendly
1319 November 2008Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar3–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
149 September 2009Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands Ghana4–3Friendly
1511 February 2010National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Hong Kong3–02010 East Asian Football Championship
16

Honors

Kashiwa Reysol

Nagoya Grampus

Japan

Individual

  • East Asian Football Championship top scorer: 2010

References
  1. 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. 155 out of 289)
  2. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2014 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2014, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411109 (p. 93 out of 290)
  3. "Tamada, Keiji". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 June 2012.

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