Kazuya Yamamura
Kazuya Yamamura (山村 和也, Yamamura Kazuya, born December 2, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Kazuya Yamamura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 2, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Kunimi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Kashima Antlers | 63 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Cerezo Osaka | 85 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Kawasaki Frontale | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Japan U-23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Japan | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Yamamura was born in Nagasaki on December 2, 1989. After graduating from Ryutsu Keizai University, he joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 2012. He played many matches as defensive midfielder and center back. Kashima won the champions in the 2012 and 2015 J.League Cup. In 2016, he moved to J2 League club Cerezo Osaka. He played as defensive midfielder and Cerezo was promoted to J1 end of the 2016 season. In 2017, he mainly played as offensive midfielder. Cerezo also won the J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup. In 2019, he moved to Kawasaki Frontale.
In January 2010, when Yamamura was a Ryutsu Keizai University student, he was selected the Japan national team for 2011 Asian Cup qualification. At this qualification, he debuted against Yemen on January 6. In 2012, he was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2012 Summer Olympics. He played 3 matches and Japan won the 4th place.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2012 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 30 | 4 | |||
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | J1 League | 27 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 35 | 9 | ||
| 2018 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| 2020 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 179 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 330 | 26 | |
| Total | 179 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 330 | 26 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- Kazuya Yamamura at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kazuya Yamamura at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Kazuya Yamamura at Olympedia
- Kazuya Yamamura at FIFA
- Kazuya Yamamura at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Kazuya Yamamura at National Football Teams.com
- Kazuya Yamamura at Soccerway.com
- Kazuya Yamamura at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Kazuya Yamamura at WorldFootball.net
- Kazuya Yamamura at Transfermarkt (player)
- Kazuya Yamamura at ESPN FC