Keiji Tamada

Keiji Tamada (玉田 圭司, Tamada Keiji, born April 11, 1980) is Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Keiji Tamada
Tamada (right) playing for Japan
Personal information
Full name Keiji Tamada
Date of birth (1980-04-11) April 11, 1980
Place of birth Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 V-Varen Nagasaki
Youth career
1996–1998 Narashino High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2005 Kashiwa Reysol 109 (30)
2006–2014 Nagoya Grampus 233 (66)
2015–2016 Cerezo Osaka 57 (13)
2017–2018 Nagoya Grampus 52 (9)
2019– V-Varen Nagasaki 60 (13)
National team
2004–2010 Japan 72 (16)
Honours
Kashiwa Reysol
WinnerJ.League Cup1999
Nagoya Grampus
WinnerJ1 League2010
Runner-upJ1 League2011
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2009
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2004 China
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography

Tamada was born in Urayasu on April 11, 1980. After graduating from Narashino High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 1999. He played many matches from 2002 and became a regular player in 2003. However the club was relegated to J2 League end of the 2005 season. In 2006, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus). The club won the J1 League champions in 2010 and the 2nd place in 2011. He played 233 matches and scored 66 goals for the Nagoya in 9 seasons. In 2015, he moved to J2 club Cerezo Osaka. After 2 seasons in Cerezo, he returned to Nagoya in 2017. Although Nagoya was relegated to J2 from 2017, Nagoya returned to J1 from 2018 in a year. In 2019, he moved to J2 club V-Varen Nagasaki.

In March 2004, Tamada was selected the Japan national team for 2006 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, he debuted against Singapore on March 31. He became a regular player soon. In July, he was selected the Japan for 2004 Asian Cup and played all 6 matches. He scored 2 goals in the semifinal and 1 goal in the final, and Japan won the champions. In 2006, he also played at 2006 World Cup. He played 2 matches and scored 1 goal against Brazil. After the 2006 World Cup, he was not selected the Japan under new manager Ivica Osim. In 2008, Tamada was selected the Japan again under new manager Takeshi Okada. He played many matches again and he played at 2010 World Cup. He played 72 games and scored 16 goals for Japan until 2010.

Statistics

[1][2]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
1999Kashiwa ReysolJ1 League500010-60
2000500010-60
2001201000-30
20021331020-163
200328112150-3512
200428101000-2910
20052860000-286
2006Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League2662010-296
20071452042-207
2008Nagoya GrampusJ1 League3141020-344
20092784110924111
201029132110-3214
201133143000303914
2012255310072358
20133191062-3011
20141722241-235
2015Cerezo OsakaJ2 League331000--3310
201624321--264
2017Nagoya GrampusJ2 League28610--296
2018J1 League2431030-283
2019V-Varen NagasakiJ2 League35700--357
2020256---256
2021
CountryJapan 511131287315194589147
Total 511131287315194589147

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2004185
2005162
200672
200700
2008124
2009101
201092
Total7216

References
  1. Keiji Tamada at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Keiji Tamada at J.League (in Japanese)
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

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