is a Japanese former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Murakami was born in

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, Japan. He played for the

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and

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youth teams as well as

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. He also played for regional league side

YSCC Yokohama , commonly referred to as simply Y.S.C.C. or Y.S.C.C. Yokohama (Y.S.C.C.横浜 or simply YS横浜) is a Japanese multisports club based in Yokohama. Although they compete in a number of different sports, YSCC is best known for its association fo ...

and

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with Predator Urayasu Futsal Club. He entered professional football in Singapore's

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when he joined

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mid-way through the 2004 season. He joined

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in 2006 and then

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in 2007. In 2008, Murakami was the second top scorer for Singapore Armed Forces FC. However, he was released at the end of the season. In March 2009, he signed for

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but left five months later for South African club Platinum Stars. During the 2009–10 season Murakami scored four goals in ten starts. However, in August 2010, Murakami was released by the Platinum Stars.

Honours

Singapore Armed Forces *

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: 2007, 2008 *

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: 2007, 2008

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murakami, Norikazu 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Yokohama Japanese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Singapore Premier League players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players YSCC Yokohama players Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players Balestier Khalsa FC players Warriors FC players Lion City Sailors FC players Platinum Stars F.C. players Lamontville Golden Arrows F.C. players Alemannia Aachen players SV Wilhelmshaven players 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Expatriate men's footballers in Cambodia Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany