Masashi Motoyama
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football player, who currently plays for Kelantan United F.C. in
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. He played for Japan national team.


Club career

Motoyama was born in Kitakyushu on June 20, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Kashima Antlers in 1998. He debuted in July 1998 and he played many matches from 1999 season. In 2000, Antlers won the champions all three major title in Japan; J1 League,
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and Emperor's Cup first time in J1 League history. The club also won the champions 2001 J1 League for 2 years in a row. In 2002, he was given the number "10" shirt as Bismarck successor. Antlers also won the champions in 2002 J.League Cup. In 2007 season, he played all 34 matches and Antlers won the champions in J1 League for the first time in 6 years. Antlers also won the champions in
2007 Emperor's Cup The 87th Emperor's Cup has been held between September 16, 2007 and January 1, 2008. It was won by Kashima Antlers. Schedule Matches First round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ...
. Antlers won the champions in J1 League for 3 years in a row ( 2007- 2009). From 2010 season, although his opportunity to play decreased, Antlers won the champions
2010 Emperor's Cup The began on 4 September 2010 and ended on 1 January 2011 with the final at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Gamba Osaka were the two-time defending champions, having won two previous tournaments. Kashima Antlers won the tournament and was awar ...
, 2011 and
2012 J.League Cup The 2012 J.League Cup, also known as the 2012 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for sponsoring purposes, was the 37th edition of the most prestigious Japanese soccer league cup tournament and the 20th edition under the current J.League Cup format. Kas ...
. In 2015, he could only play 6 matches and he left the club end of 2015 season. In 2016, Motoyama moved to his local club Giravanz Kitakyushu in J2 League. He played many matches in 2016 season. However Giravanz was finished at the bottom place of 22 clubs and was relegated to J3 League. From 2017 season, he could not play many matches for injuries. At the end of 2019 season, he opted to retire after not appearing at all for Giravanz that year. Motoyama came out of retirement when it was announced at the end of 2020 that he would play for
Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The Malaysia Premier Leag ...
team Kelantan United F.C., making this his first team outside of Japan.


International career

In April 1999, Motoyama was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1999 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played all 7 matches as left side midfielder and Japan won the 2nd place. On June 18, 2000, Motoyama debuted for Japan national team under manager
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. He played 3 matches as substitute midfielder. In September 2003, Motoyama played for Japan under manager Zico for the first time in 3 years. After that, he played many matches as substitute. In 2004, he was selected Japan for 2004 Asian Cup. He played 4 matches and Japan won the champions. He was also member of Japan for 2005 Confederations Cup. He played 28 games for Japan until 2006.


Career statistics


Club

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International


Appearances in major competitions


Honours

Kashima Anthers * J1 League - 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009 * Emperor's Cup - 2000, 2007 *
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- 2000, 2002 *
Japanese Super Cup The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an annual one-match association football competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association (JFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the r ...
- 2009 Japan *
FIFA World Youth Championship The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 wh ...
- 1999 (Runner-up) * AFC Asian Cup - 2004 Individual * AFC U-19 Championship Top Scorer - 1998 *
FIFA World Youth Championship The FIFA U-20 World Cup is the biennial football world championship tournament for FIFA members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 20. The competition has been staged every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1977 wh ...
Best Eleven - 1999


References


External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Motoyama, Masashi 1979 births Living people Association football people from Fukuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Kashima Antlers players Giravanz Kitakyushu players Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Association football midfielders Kelantan United F.C. players