Keiji Tamada

Keiji Tamada (玉田 圭司, Tamada Keiji, born 11 April 1980) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for V-Varen Nagasaki.[2]

Keiji Tamada
玉田 圭司
Tamada (right) escaping a defender
Personal information
Full name Keiji Tamada[1]
Date of birth (1980-04-11) 11 April 1980
Place of birth Urayasu, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 V-Varen Nagasaki
Number 11
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
Total 451 (118)
International career
2004–2010 Japan 72 (16)
Medal record
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 2018 season

Club career

Tamada joined Kashiwa Reysol from Narashino High School in 1999. His debut was the game against Avispa Fukuoka on 13 March 1999. Kashiwa Reysol won the J.League Cup tile that year. He was not a key player from the start. His prominence grew gradually, especially in the latter half of the 2002 season. He was selected to the Japan national team in 2004. He transferred to Nagoya Grampus Eight (later Nagoya Grampus) taking the opportunity of Kashiwa Reysol's relegation to J2 in 2006.[3] He took an active part in the 2008 season and Nagoya participated in the AFC Champions League for the first time. He enumerated two goals in 2009 AFC Champions League for Nagoya Grampus and contributed to the team's semifinal advancement. Nagoya Grampus won the J1 League Championship in 2010. He played for Cerezo Osaka in the 2015 season.

On 29 December 2016, Tamada re-joined Nagoya Grampus.[4] He signed another one-year contract with the club on 20 December 2017.[5] On 6 December 2018, Tamada was released by Nagoya Grampus.[6]

In 2019, Tamada moved to J2 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.[7]

International career

Tamada made his field debut as a member of the Japan national team against Singapore in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification on 31 March 2004.[8] He scored three goals in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, and this contributed to the Japan national team's top place finish. He was a member of the Japan team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[8] He scored a goal against Brazil in the first round of that World Cup.[8] He scored two goals in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches helping Japan reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He participated in two games at the 2010 World Cup.[8] He played 72 games and scored 16 goals for Japan until 2010.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of end of 2018 season[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AFC Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol 1999 J1 League 500010––60
2000 500010––60
2001 201000––30
2002 1331020––163
2003 28112150––3512
2004 28101000–203110
2005 2860000––286
Total 109305190–2012531
Nagoya Grampus Eight 2006 J1 League 2662010––296
2007 1452042––207
Nagoya Grampus 2008 3141020––344
2009 278411092–4111
2010 29132110––3214
2011 3314300030104014
2012 255310072–358
2013 3191062––3811
2014 1722241––245
Total 233662051951941029180
Cerezo Osaka 2015 J2 League 331000––213110
2016 24321––00243
Total 571321––216115
Nagoya Grampus 2017 J2 League 28610––20316
2018 J1 League 2431030––283
Total 5292030–20599
V-Varen Nagasaki 2019 J2 League –
Career total 45111829731519470537134
  1. Includes J.League Promotion / Relegation Series and Japanese Super Cup.

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 2004185
2005162
200672
200700
2008124
2009101
201092
Total7216
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tamada goal.
List of international goals scored by Keiji Tamada
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
125 April 2004ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary Hungary2–3Friendly
23 August 2004Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China Bahrain4–32004 AFC Asian Cup
3
47 August 2004Workers Stadium, Beijing, China China3–12004 AFC Asian Cup
517 November 2004Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Singapore1–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
629 January 2005International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan Kazakhstan4–0Friendly
7
84 June 2006Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany Malta1–0Friendly
922 June 2006Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany Brazil1–42006 FIFA World Cup
1024 May 2008Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan Ivory Coast1–0Kirin Cup
1115 October 2008Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Uzbekistan1–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
1213 November 2008Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan Syria3–1Friendly
1319 November 2008Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar3–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
149 September 2009Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands Ghana4–3Friendly
1511 February 2010National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Hong Kong3–02010 East Asian Football Championship
16

Honors

Kashiwa Reysol

Nagoya Grampus

Japan

Individual

References
  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. Keiji Tamada at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  3. "Japan striker Tamada joins Nagoya". The Japan Times. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. 玉田 圭司選手、移籍加入のお知らせ. nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  5. 2018シーズン契約更新選手のお知らせ（1）. nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. 玉田 圭司選手、契約満了のお知らせ. nagoya-grampus.jp (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  7. V-Varen Nagasaki(in Japanese)
  8. Japan National Football Team Database
  9. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 155 out of 289)
  10. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2014 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2014, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411109 (p. 93 out of 290)
  11. "Tamada, Keiji". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
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