Tsukasa Umesaki

Tsukasa Umesaki
Personal information
Full name Tsukasa Umesaki
Date of birth February 23, 1987 (1987-02-23) (age 25)
Place of birth Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 7
Youth career
2002–2004 Oita Trinita
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2007 Oita Trinita 47 (5)
2007 → Grenoble Foot 38 (loan) 5 (0)
2008– Urawa Red Diamonds 37 (2)
National team‡
2005–2007 Japan U20 11 (3)
2008 Japan U23 3 (1)
2006 Japan 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 July 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 February 2010

Tsukasa Umesaki (梅崎　司 Umesaki Tsukasa?, born February 23, 1987) is a Japanese football player, who as of December 26, 2007 joined Urawa Red Diamonds from Oita Trinita. He is a right-footed attacking midfielder.

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Playing career

Club career

Umesaki is a product of Oita's youth system and was promoted to the top team in 2005. Umesaki made his J-League debut on July 10, 2005 in a match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Oita "Big Eye" Stadium.[1] He became a regular in the 2006 season.

In January 2007, he was loaned out to French Ligue 2 side Grenoble Foot 38, but returned to Oita prior to the completion of his six-month loan.

On December 26, 2007, Urawa Red Diamonds announced his signing from Oita on a full transfer.[2]

International career

Umesaki made his international debut for Japan on September 6, 2006 in an Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen when he was sent on to the pitch by national coach Ivica Osim to replace Seiichiro Maki in the injury time of the second half. He became the first Trinita player who represented Japan.

He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals. He scored Japan's second goal against Scotland at the group stage, was adjudged the man of the match, and went on to be one of Japan's most influential players during the tournament, being included in the starting lineup in all of Japan's games during its course.

Career statistics

As of 6 July 2011

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oita Trinita U-18 2002 - 2 0 - - 2 0
2004 - 3 2 - - 3 2
Total - 5 2 - - 5 2
Oita Trinita 2005 3 0 1 0 1 0 - 5 0
2006 25 3 1 0 5 1 - 31 4
Total 28 3 2 0 6 1 - 36 4
Grenoble Foot 38 2006–07 5 0 - - - 5 0
Total 5 0 - - - 5 0
Oita Trinita 2007 19 2 2 1 0 0 - 21 3
Total 19 2 2 1 0 0 - 21 3
Urawa Red Diamonds 2008 22 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 28 3
2009 9 0 1 0 0 0 - 10 0
2010 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0
2011 4 1 0 0 - 4 1
Total 37 2 2 0 4 2 1 0 44 4
Career total 89 7 11 3 10 3 1 0 111 13

International

[3]

National team Year Apps Goals
Japan U-20
2005 2 1
2006 5 1
2007 4 1
Total 11 3
Japan U-23
2008 3 1
Total 3 1
Japan
2006 1 0
Total 1 0

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-20

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 November 2005 KKWing Stadium, Kumamoto  Chinese Taipei
1–0
5–0
 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification
2. 2 November 2006 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore  Iran
1–0
1–2
 2006 AFC Youth Championship
3. 1 July 2007 Royal Athletic Park, Victoria  Scotland
2–0
3–1
 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Under-23

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 May 2008 Stade Perruc, Hyères  France
1–0
2–1
 2008 Toulon Tournament

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan AFC Youth Championship 2006 Qualification U-18 2 0 1 Qualified
 Japan AFC Youth Championship 2006 U-19 5 0 1 2nd place
 Japan 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Senior 0 1 0 Qualified
 Japan 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup U-20 4 0 1 Round of 16

References

  1. ^ Tsukasa Umesaki stats at footballdatabase.com
  2. ^ (Japanese) 梅崎司選手、加入のお知らせ
  3. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=16369

External links

Japan squad – 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Urawa Red Diamonds – current squad