is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Maki was a key player for Komazawa University in Tokyo along with Masaki Fukai. After graduating from Komazawa University in 2003, Maki joined

JEF United Ichihara , full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 2005, the club changed its name from ''JEF United Ichihara'' to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba a ...

(later ''JEF United Chiba''). He made his first professional appearance on 22 March 2003 against

Tokyo Verdy is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country. Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...

. He scored his first professional goal on 2 August 2003 against

Urawa Reds , colloquially Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, is a professional football club in the city of Saitama, part of the Greater Tokyo Area in Japan. The club plays in the J ...

. For his first year at JEF, he was often used as a second-half substitute. However, in 2005 he became a starting forward for the team. JEF won the champions in 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup. However many players left the club and the club results were sluggish late 2000s. JEF finished at the bottom place in 2009 season and was relegated to J2 League first time in the club history. His opportunity to play decreased for generational change in 2010. In July 2010, Maki moved to

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club

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. In March 2011, he moved to

Chinese Super League The Chinese Football Association Super League, commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the China Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association ...

club Shenzhen Ruby. However he could not play many matches in both clubs. In August 2011, he returned to Japan and signed with J2 League club

. He played many matches as mainly substitute forward in three seasons. In 2014, he moved to his local club

Roasso Kumamoto is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J2 League, which is the second tier of football in the country. ''Roasso'' is a portmanteau of the Italian words ''rosso'' a ...

.Roasso Kumamoto
/ref> He played more than 30 matches as mainly substitute forward every season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2018 and Roasso was relegated to J3 League end of 2018 season. He retired end of 2018 season.Roasso Kumamoto
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International career

Maki represented Japan in the

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in Beijing, contributing to their championship win by scoring 3 goals in the tournament. In July 2005, Maki was selected Japan national team for

2005 East Asian Football Championship The 2005 EAFF East Asian Football Championship was a football competition between teams from East Asian countries and territories held from 31 July to 7 August 2005 in South Korea, with the qualifiers held in Taiwan in March 2005. China PR, Sou ...

. At this tournament, he debuted against

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...

on 31 July.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> In 2006, he was selected for Japan's

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

squad and started a match against

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 Asian Cup finals and played four games. He scored two goals in the tournament, both against

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. He played 38 games and scored 8 goals for Japan until 2009.

Personal life

Maki married former actress Tomoko Kitagawa ( ja) in June 2007. His younger brother Yuki is also a former footballer. His younger sister Karina is a former handball player.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maki goal.''

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Maki, Seiichiro 1980 births Living people Komazawa University alumni People from Uki, Kumamoto Association football people from Kumamoto Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Russian Premier League players Chinese Super League players JEF United Chiba players FC Amkar Perm players Shenzhen F.C. players Tokyo Verdy players Roasso Kumamoto players 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Japanese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Russia Expatriate footballers in China Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Russia Japanese expatriate sportspeople in China Association football forwards