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Japanese footballer

Masato Morishige
森重 真人
Morishige with FC Tokyo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Masato Morishige
Date of birth (1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2000–2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2003–2005 Hiroshima Minami High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Oita Trinita 73 (5)
2010– FC Tokyo 406 (36)
International career
2007 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2008 Japan U-23 3 (0)
2013–2017 Japan 41 (2)
Medal record
Oita Trinita
Winner J.League Cup 2008
FC Tokyo
Winner Emperor's Cup 2011
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2006 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2018
Morishige in 2010

Masato Morishige (森重 真人, Morishige Masato, born 21 May 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club FC Tokyo.

International career

In July 2007, Morishige was elected Japan U20 national team for 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played three matches as defensive midfielder. In August 2008, he was elected Japan U23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played full time in all three matches as defender.

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup ACL Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oita Trinita 2006 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2007 20 1 2 1 3 0 25 2
2008 28 3 0 0 7 1 35 4
2009 23 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 26 1
Total 73 5 2 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 88 7
FC Tokyo 2010 30 3 5 0 8 1 1 0 44 4
2011 37 6 6 3 43 9
2012 33 2 1 0 4 0 7 0 1 0 46 2
2013 33 1 2 0 5 0 43 1
2014 33 1 2 1 3 0 39 1
2015 32 7 1 0 4 0 41 7
2016 32 4 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 41 6
2017 17 1 0 0 4 1 21 2
2018 30 2 3 0 0 0 33 2
2019 34 2 0 0 4 0 38 2
2020 28 1 3 0 7 0 38 1
2021 35 4 6 0 41 4
2022 28 2 2 0 3 0 33 2
2023 4 0 1 0 5 0
Total 406 36 23 4 45 2 22 2 2 0 498 44
Career total 479 41 25 5 57 3 22 2 3 0 586 51
  1. Includes Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2013 6 0
2014 11 1
2015 12 1
2016 10 0
2017 2 0
Total 41 2
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morishige goal.
List of international goals scored by Masato Morishige
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 April 2014 Tokyo, Japan  New Zealand 3–0 4–2 Friendly
2 8 September 2015 Tehran, Iran  Afghanistan 2–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Oita Trinita

FC Tokyo

Japan

Individual

References

  1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. "Masato Morishige Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  3. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 104 out of 289)
  4. 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. 72 out of 289)

External links

FC Tokyo – current squad
Awards
2013 J.League Team of the Year
2014 J.League Team of the Year
2015 J.League Team of the Year
2016 J.League Team of the Year
2019 J.League Team of the Year
Japan squads
Japan men's football squad2008 Summer Olympics
Japan
Japan squad2014 FIFA World Cup
Japan
Japan squad2015 AFC Asian Cup
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