Toshihiro Aoyama

Toshihiro Aoyama
Personal information
Full name	Toshihiro Aoyama
Date of birth	February 22, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Youth career
2001–2003	Sakuyo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
National team
2013–2019	Japan
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Toshihiro Aoyama (Japanese: 青山敏弘, Aoyama Toshihiro, born February 22, 1986) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Aoyama was born in Kurashiki on February 22, 1986. After graduating from Sakuyo High School, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2004. He played many matches as defensive midfielder from 2006. Sanfrecce won the J1 League champions in 2012, 2013 and 2015. He was also selected "J.League MVP" in 2015.

In July 2013, Aoyama was selected the Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against China on July 21. He played at 2014 World Cup and 2019 Asian Cup. He played 12 games and scored 1 goals for Japan until 2019.

Statistics

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Club statistics			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
2004	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	0	0	0	0	1	1	-		1	1
2005			0	0	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2006			19	1	1	1	1	0	-		21	2
2007			28	0	1	1	6	0	-		35	1
2008		J2 League	36	4	4	1	-		-		40	5
2009		J1 League	29	3	0	0	5	1	-		34	4
2010			23	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	29	0
2011			27	2	2	0	1	0	-		30	2
2012			34	2	0	0	4	0	-		38	2
2013			33	3	4	0	2	0	3	0	42	3
2014			25	1	1	0	5	0	8	0	39	1
2015			33	3	3	1	2	0	-		38	4
2016			28	2	2	1	2	0	4	0	36	3
2017			31	0	1	0	5	0	-		37	0
2018			34	1	2	0	0	0	-		36	1
2019			14	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	19	0
2020			31	1	-		1	0	-		32	1
2021
Country	Japan		425	23	25	5	42	2	15	0	507	30
Total			425	23	25	5	42	2	15	0	507	30

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	3	0
2014	4	0
2015	1	1
2016	0	0
2017	0	0
2018	3	0
2019	1	0
Total	12	1

References

↑ Toshihiro Aoyama at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ Toshihiro Aoyama at J.League (in Japanese)
↑ Japan National Football Team Database (in Japanese)

Other websites

Toshihiro Aoyama at Soccerway.com
Toshihiro Aoyama at WorldFootball.net
Toshihiro Aoyama at National-Football-Teams.com
Toshihiro Aoyama at kicker (in German)
Toshihiro Aoyama at FBref.com

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[1] Toshihiro Aoyama at National-Football-Teams.com

[2] Toshihiro Aoyama at J.League (in Japanese)

[3] Japan National Football Team Database (in Japanese)

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