Tomohiko Murayama

Tomohiko Murayama
村山智彦
Personal information
Full name Tomohiko Murayama
Date of birth (1987-08-22) 22 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Ichihara, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Matsumoto Yamaga FC
Number 16
Youth career
2005–2009 Shizuoka Sangyo University SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Sagawa Shiga FC 40 (0)
2013–2015 Matsumoto Yamaga FC 85 (1)
2016 Shonan Bellmare 27 (0)
2017– Matsumoto Yamaga FC 31 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2018

Tomohiko Murayama (村山智彦, Murayama Tomohiko, born 22 August 1987 in Ichihara, Chiba) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga.

Youth career

In his youth, Murayama played for Mitsui Chiba SC, Jeff United Ichihara JR Youth Tatsumichi, and Municipal Funabashi High School.[1] It was during his first year playing for Municipal Funabashi Hugh School that he first trained to become a full time goal keeper.[2]

University

Murayama played for the Shizuoka Sangyo University SC while attending that university from 2005-2009.[1]

Professional career

Murayama joined Sagawa Shiga FC in 2010, and played for them for three seasons until the team suspended operations at the end of the 2012 season. Fortunately he was able to sign a contract with Matsumoto Yamaga FC for the 2013 season.[2] Murayama has played for Matsumoto ever since, except for on season in 2016 when he played for Shonan Bellmare.[1] Murayama’s 41 appearances in goal in the 2014 season strongly contributed to Matsumoto’s first promotion to the J1 League for the 2015 season.[2]

It was during his single season with Bellmare in 2016 that Murayama achieved his 100 J-League game milestone.[2] Murayama played his 200th J-League game on July 22, 2023, and Matsumoto Yamaga released a range of limited time memorabilia to commemorate this milestone.[3]

Controversy

After an incident in a 2021 game, where Murayama was kicked in the head by a Tochigi player during a save, he made comments on social media which some took to suggest that Tochigi coaches had asked the player involved to do this intentionally. This resulted in a back and forth between the various parties leading eventually to a round of apologies from all concerned.[4]

Club statistics

Updated to end of 2023.[5][6]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total
2010 Sagawa Shiga FC JFL 3 0 0 0 – 3 0
2011 26 0 1 0 – 27 0
2012 11 0 0 0 – 11 0
2013 Matsumoto Yamaga J2 League 10 1 2 0 – 12 1
2014 41 0 1 0 – 42 0
2015 J1 League 34 0 4 0 2 0 40 0
2016 Shonan Bellmare 27 0 1 0 3 0 31 0
2017 Matsumoto Yamaga J2 League 28 0 2 0 – 30 0
2018 3 0 – – 3 0
2019 J1 League 3 0 1 0 5 0 9 0
2020 J2 League 27 0 – 1 0 28 0
2021 16 0 2 0 – 18 0
2022 J3 League 1 0 2 0 – 3 0
2023 23 0 – – 23 0
Career total 253 1 16 0 11 0 280 1

References

  1. ^ a b c "村山智彦選手 契約更新のお知らせ". 松本山雅FC オフィシャルサイト｜Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. (in Japanese). 31 December 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "【馬入日記：6月18日】通算100試合出場が目前！村山智彦選手インタビュー". 湘南ベルマーレ公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ "村山智彦選手Ｊリーグ通算200試合達成メモリアルグッズ 受注販売のお知らせ". 松本山雅FC オフィシャルサイト｜Matsumoto Yamaga F.C. (in Japanese). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  4. ^ "松本・村山智彦が栃木戦後の"誤解を招く発言"を謝罪「頭を蹴れ！怪我をさせろ！という意味合いは全くない」 | サッカーダイジェストWeb". www.soccerdigestweb.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  5. ^ 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. 184 out of 289)
  6. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 66 out of 289)


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