Naoki Ishihara (石原 直樹, Ishihara Naoki, born 14 August 1984) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2] He started his career at Shonan Bellmare, before later playing for Omiya Ardija, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds and Vegalta Sendai before announcing his retirement in March 2022.[3] He made over 500 appearances at senior club level in Japan.
 Ishihara with Omiya Ardija in 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Naoki Ishihara[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 14, 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Takasaki, Gunma, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Takasaki City University of Economics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Shonan Bellmare | 143 | (41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Omiya Ardija | 90 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 94 | (27) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 31 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Vegalta Sendai | 54 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Shonan Bellmare | 45 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 467 | (112) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 17 October 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2003 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2005 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2006 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 31 | 10 | |||||
| 2007 | 45 | 12 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 47 | 14 | |||||
| 2008 | 41 | 18 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 42 | 18 | |||||
| 2009 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2010 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 42 | 10 | ||||
| 2011 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2012 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 38 | 9 | |
| 2013 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 13 | ||
| 2014 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 14 | ||
| 2015 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Vegalta Sendai | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 11 | |||
| 2018 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 9 | ||||
| 2019 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 25 | 2 | ||||
| 2020 | Shonan Bellmare | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 | |||
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 467 | 112 | 30 | 6 | 45 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 566 | 130 | ||
1Includes Japanese Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and J.League Championship.
Honours
Club
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- Urawa Reds
- J.League Cup (1): 2016
References
External links
- Naoki Ishihara – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Naoki Ishihara at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Naoki Ishihara at Soccerway