is a
Japanese footballer
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who plays for
Shonan Bellmare
is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hiratsuka ...
.
Early life
His father is a former football player who played for
Mazda SC and
Japan U-20 national team.
National team career
In August 2007, Yamada was elected
Japan U-17 national team for
2007 U-17 World Cup
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. He wore the number 10 shirt for Japan and played full time in all 3 matches.
Yamada made his
senior national team debut on 27 May 2009, in a friendly match against
Chile
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at
Nagai Stadium
, known as the Yanmar Stadium Nagai ( ja, ヤンマースタジアム長居) for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Osaka, Japan. It is the home ground of J. League club Cerezo Osaka. The stadium has a seating capacity of 47,000.
History
When N ...
in
Osaka and assisted on a goal by
Keisuke Honda.
Frequent injuries
Yamada has suffered from frequent injuries that kept him out for several matches.
On 6 January 2010 in
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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Six other teams also qualified for th ...
between
Yemen and
Japan
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, Yamada was forced to go out after 21 minutes after his right leg was exposed to a violent break after the intervention of the Yemeni defender
Ahmed Sadeq to miss the matches for a period of 3 months.
On 20 March 2012, Yamada was exposed to yet another injury with a break in the
anterior cruciate ligament in a match between
Urawa Reds and
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
History
Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...
in the
2012 J. League Cup
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K ...
. Urawa Reds announced his absence from the matches for a period of 6 months. And deprived of participation in the
2012 Summer Olympics
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with
Japan
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.
Career statistics
Club
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International
Honours
Japan
* AFC U-17 Championship: 2006
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* Kirin Cup: 2009
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References
External links
Profile at Shonan Bellmare
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Naoki Yamada
– Yahoo! Japan Sports
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1990 births
Living people
Association football people from Saitama Prefecture
Japanese footballers
Japan youth international footballers
Japan international footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Urawa Red Diamonds players
Shonan Bellmare players
Sportspeople from Hiroshima
Association football midfielders