Keiji Tamada (玉田 圭司, Tamada Keiji, born 11 April 1980) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2] As of 2024, he is the manager of Shohei High School's football team, who plays in the Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League.
.jpg) Tamada (right) escaping a defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Keiji Tamada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 79 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 451 | (118) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2010 | Japan | 72 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 2018 season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editTamada 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
editTamada 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
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Other[a] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 1999 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2002 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||||
| 2003 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 12 | ||||
| 2004 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 10 | |||
| 2005 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 109 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 125 | 31 | |||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2006 | J1 League | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2007 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 20 | 7 | ||||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2008 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2009 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | – | 41 | 11 | |||
| 2010 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 14 | ||||
| 2011 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 14 | ||
| 2012 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2013 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 38 | 11 | ||||
| 2014 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 233 | 66 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 80 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2015 | J2 League | 33 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 31 | 10 | ||
| 2016 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 13 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 61 | 15 | ||||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2017 | J2 League | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2018 | J1 League | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 3 | |||
| Total | 52 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 59 | 9 | |||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2019 | J2 League | – | |||||||||||
| Career total | 451 | 118 | 29 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 537 | 134 | ||
- ^ Includes J.League Promotion / Relegation Series and Japanese Super Cup.
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2004 | 18 | 5 |
| 2005 | 16 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 72 | 16 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tamada goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 April 2004 | ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |  Hungary |
2–3 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 3 August 2004 | Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China |  Bahrain |
4–3 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 August 2004 | Workers Stadium, Beijing, China |  China |
3–1 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 5 | 17 November 2004 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  Singapore |
1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 6 | 29 January 2005 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan |  Kazakhstan |
4–0 | Friendly | |
| 7 | ||||||
| 8 | 4 June 2006 | Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany |  Malta |
1–0 | Friendly | |
| 9 | 22 June 2006 | Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany |  Brazil |
1–4 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
| 10 | 24 May 2008 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan |  Ivory Coast |
1–0 | Kirin Cup | |
| 11 | 15 October 2008 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  Uzbekistan |
1–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 12 | 13 November 2008 | Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan |  Syria |
3–1 | Friendly | |
| 13 | 19 November 2008 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar |
3–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 14 | 9 September 2009 | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands |  Ghana |
4–3 | Friendly | |
| 15 | 11 February 2010 | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |  Hong Kong |
3–0 | 2010 East Asian Football Championship | |
| 16 |
Honors
editKashiwa Reysol
- J.League Cup: 1999
Nagoya Grampus
Japan
Individual
- East Asian Football Championship top scorer: 2010
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Keiji Tamada at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ "Japan striker Tamada joins Nagoya". The Japan Times. 20 January 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ V-Varen Nagasaki(in Japanese)
- ^ a b c d e Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Tamada, Keiji". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
External links
edit- Keiji Tamada – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Keiji Tamada at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Keiji Tamada at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Keiji Tamada's official blog (in Japanese)
- Profile at V-Varen Nagasaki (in Japanese)