Ryoichi Maeda

Ryoichi Maeda (前田 遼一, Maeda Ryoichi, born October 9, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Ryoichi Maeda
Maeda playing for Júbilo Iwata
Personal information
Full name Ryoichi Maeda
Date of birth (1981-10-09) October 9, 1981
Place of birth Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–1999 Gyosei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2014 Júbilo Iwata 363 (154)
2015–2018 FC Tokyo 103 (17)
2017–2018 →FC Tokyo U-23 (loan) 10 (3)
2019–2020 FC Gifu 59 (6)
Total 535 (180)
National team
2001 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2007–2013 Japan 33 (10)
Honours
Júbilo Iwata
WinnerJ1 League2002
Runner-upJ1 League2001
Runner-upJ1 League2003
WinnerJ.League Cup2010
Runner-upJ.League Cup2001
WinnerEmperor's Cup2003
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2004
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2011 Qatar
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanTeam
AFC U-20 Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2000 Iran
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Maeda was born in Kobe on October 9, 1981. After graduating from Gyosei High School, he joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 2000. Although he could not play many matches behind Masashi Nakayama and Naohiro Takahara until 2002, he played as regular player from 2003. In the season 2009, he became a top scorer with 20 goals. In the 2010 season, Maeda became the top scorer again, with 17 times. Júbilo also won the champions in 2010 J.League Cup. At 2010 J.League Cup final, he scored 2 goals and was selected "MVP award" in the tournament. However Júbilo was relegated to J2 League end of the 2013 season. In 2014, although he scored 17 goals, Júbilo finished at the 4th place and missed promotion to J1.

In 2015, Maeda moved to J1 club FC Tokyo. He played as regular player until 2016. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2017 and he could hardly score goals in the match. In 2019, Maeda moved to J2 club FC Gifu. The club was relegated to J3 League end of the 2019 season. He retired end of the 2020 season.

Maeda played for the Japan U-20 at the 2001 World Youth Championship. On August 22, 2007, he debuted for the Japan national team against Cameroon. In 2011, he was selected the Japan for 2011 Asian Cup. He played all 6 matches and scored 3 goals, and Japan won the champions. He also became a regular player from the 2011 Asian Cup. He also played at 2013 Confederations Cup. He played 33 games and scored 10 goals for Japan until 2013.

Statistics

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2000Júbilo IwataJ1 League103000-40
2001922151-164
2002403120-91
20032875195-4213
20042785361314113
200525120022303014
200627153271-3718
200722122100-2413
20082280000-228
200934202163-4224
2010331710103-4420
201128140031-3115
201233131142-3816
20133392141-3911
2014J2 League371700--3717
2015FC TokyoJ1 League3092160-3810
2016296103083419
20172611071-342
20181810010-191
2017FC Tokyo U-23J3 League20---20
201883---83
2019FC GifuJ2 League34500--345
2020J3 League251---251
CountryJapan 53518033137521144657218
Total 53518033137521144657218

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200721
200811
200920
201020
201194
201284
201390
Total3310

References
  1. Ryoichi Maeda at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Ryoichi Maeda at J.League (in Japanese)
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

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