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Koji Yamase
山瀬 功治
Personal information
Full name Koji Yamase
Date of birth (1981-09-22) 22 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Renofa Yamaguchi
Number 33
Youth career
1997–1999 Hokkai High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Consadole Sapporo 52 (9)
2003–2004 Urawa Reds 42 (11)
2005–2010 Yokohama F. Marinos 157 (32)
2011–2012 Kawasaki Frontale 33 (8)
2013–2016 Kyoto Sanga FC 128 (19)
2017–2018 Avispa Fukuoka 69 (7)
2019–2021 Ehime FC 97 (6)
2022– Renofa Yamaguchi 49 (3)
International career
2000–2001 Japan U-20 10 (5)
2004 Japan U-23 2 (0)
2006–2010 Japan 13 (5)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Runner-up J1 League 2004
Winner J.League Cup 2003
Runner-up J.League Cup 2004
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2000 Iran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2022

Koji Yamase (山瀬 功治, Yamase Kōji, born 22 September 1981) is a Japanese football player who plays for Renofa Yamaguchi FC.[1] His father Isao Yamase participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics as a biathlete. His brother Yukihiro Yamase is also a footballer.

Club career

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Yamase was born in Sapporo on 22 September 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J2 League club Consadole Sapporo in his hometown, in 2000. He played many matches as a midfielder from first season under manager Takeshi Okada. Consadole also were the champions in the 2000 season and was promoted to the J1 League. In 2000, he played as a regular player and was selected Rookie of the Year award. Although he was given number a no.10 shirt, he could not play at all in the season because of injuries from summer 2002. Consadole also finished at the bottom place in 2002 season and was relegated to J2.

In 2003, Yamase moved to J1 club Urawa Reds. Reds won the champions 2003 J.League Cup. In 2004, Reds won the 2nd place in J1 League and J.League Cup.

In 2005, Yamase moved to Yokohama F. Marinos which club won the J1 champions for 2 years in a row until 2004. He was given number 10 shirt and played many matches as offensive midfielder. He spent in this club the longest season in his career.

In 2011, Yamase moved to Kawasaki Frontale. He played all 34 matches in 2011 season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2012 season.

In 2013, Yamase moved to J2 club Kyoto Sanga FC. He played many matches as regular player until 2016. In 2017, he moved to Avispa Fukuoka and played in 2 seasons.[2] In 2019, he moved to Ehime FC.

National team career

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In June 2001, Yamase was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played all 3 matches and scored 2 goals.[3]

Japan's coach Ivica Osim handed him his first senior cap on 9 August 2006, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago. His first goal for Japan came on 22 August 2007 in a friendly match against Cameroon. He played 13 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 2013.[4]

Club statistics

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As of end of 2018 season[5]
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Other[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Consadole Sapporo 2000 14 2 3 0 1 0 18 2
2001 24 3 1 0 0 0 25 3
2002 14 4 0 0 2 0 16 4
Urawa Reds 2003 24 6 1 0 6 2 31 8
2004 18 5 0 0 7 2 25 7
Yokohama F. Marinos 2005 19 1 0 0 4 0 23 1
2006 20 6 3 0 1 0 24 6
2007 32 11 2 0 10 3 44 14
2008 25 4 1 0 3 0 29 4
2009 28 5 2 1 9 5 39 11
2010 33 5 3 2 6 1 42 8
Kawasaki Frontale 2011 34 6 3 0 4 2 41 8
2012 17 2 2 2 2 0 21 4
Kyoto Sanga FC 2013 33 8 2 0 2 0 37 8
2014 38 3 2 1 40 4
2015 23 1 0 0 23 1
2016 34 7 1 1 1 0 36 8
Avispa Fukuoka 2017 40 6 0 0 2 1 42 7
2018 29 1 2 0 31 1
Ehime FC 2019
Career total 499 86 28 7 55 15 5 1 587 109
  1. ^ Includes J2 Play-offs

National team statistics

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Honors and awards

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Individual honors

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Team honors

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References

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  1. ^ Koji Yamase at J.League (archive) (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Avispa Fukuoka(in Japanese)
  3. ^ Koji YamaseFIFA competition record (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Japan National Football Team Database
  5. ^ Avispa Fukuoka(in Japanese)
  6. ^ Koji Yamase at National-Football-Teams.com
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