| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nozomi Hiroyama | ||
| Date of birth | May 6, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Richmond Kickers | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2000 | JEF United Ichihara | 120 | (12) |
| 2001 | Cerro Porteño | 29 | (3) |
| 2002 | Sport | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Braga | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Montpellier | 7 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Tokyo Verdy | 79 | (11) |
| 2005 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Thespa Kusatsu | 73 | (3) |
| 2011– | Richmond Kickers | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001 | Japan | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 28, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nozomi Hiroyama (born May 6, 1977 in Sodegaura, Chiba) is a Japanese footballer currently playing for Richmond Kickers in the USL Professional Division.
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Hiroyama began his career with his hometown team, JEF United Ichihara, in the Japanese J-League, helping his team to the final of the J. League Cup in 1998, and making 120 appearances and scoring 20 goals in total in his four years with the team.
Hiroyama signed for Paraguayan side Cerro Porteño in 2001, and during his time in South America became the first Japanese footballer to play and score in the Copa Libertadores.[1] He moved to Brazilian side Recife prior to the 2002 season, but never managed to find a way into the team, and left for Europe halfway through the season without making a senior appearance.
Hiroyama signed for Portuguese team Braga in the winter of 2002, but made just 8 appearances for the team before moving on to French side Montpellier; again, Hiroyama was unable to cement a place in the first team, and returned home to Japan prior to the beginning of the 2004 J-League season.
Hiroyama quickly established himself at Tokyo Verdy, helping his team win the Emperor's Cup in 2004, and playing in the 2006 AFC Champions League, but was unable to prevent his side being relegated into J2 that same year. He had a brief spell on loan at Cerezo Osaka in 2005, before moving on to J2 side Thespa Kusatsu in 2009,m having made 79 league appearances and scored 11 goals for Tokyo.
Hiroyama signed with Richmond Kickers of the USL Professional Division on March 16, 2011,[2] and made his debut for his new team on April 9, in a game against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds[3]
Last updated: 31 December 2010
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1996 | JEF United Ichihara | J. League 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 30 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 38 | 2 | |||
| 1998 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 35 | 9 | |||
| 1999 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 33 | 2 | |||
| 2000 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | |||
| Paraguay | League | Cup | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2001 | Cerro Porteño | Primera División | 29 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 5 | ||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | South America | Total | |||||||
| 2002 | Sport Recife | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002/03 | Braga | Portuguese Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2003/04 | Montpellier | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2004 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 | J. League 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Cerezo Osaka | J. League 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Tokyo Verdy 1969 / Tokyo Verdy |
J. League 2 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 7 | ||||
| 2008 | J. League 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Thespa Kusatsu | J. League 2 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 46 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | ||||
| United States | League | Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2011 | Richmond Kickers | USL PRO | - | |||||||||
| Country | Japan | 287 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 331 | 31 | |
| Paraguay | 29 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 5 | ||||||
| Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Portugal | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| France | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| United States | ||||||||||||
| Total | 331 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 383 | 36 | ||
| Season | Team | Country | Competition | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cerro Porteno | Paraguay | Copa Libertadores | 7 | 2 |
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
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