Keiji Tamada
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Keiji Tamada |
| Date of birth |
11 April 1980 (1980-04-11) (age 31) |
| Place of birth |
Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Height |
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Playing position |
Forward |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Nagoya Grampus |
| Number |
11 |
| Youth career |
| 1996–1998 |
Narashino High School |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1999–2005 |
Kashiwa Reysol |
109 |
(30) |
| 2006– |
Nagoya Grampus |
127 |
(52) |
| National team‡ |
| 2004–2010 |
Japan |
72 |
(16) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04 December 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:12, 29 June 2010 (UTC) |
Keiji Tamada (玉田 圭司, Tamada Keiji?, born April 11, 1980 in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for the J. League team Nagoya Grampus.
[edit] Career
[edit] Club career
Tamada entered Kashiwa Reysol from the Narashino High School in 1999. He accomplished the debut by the game against Avispa Fukuoka on March 13, 1999. He experiences the acquisition of the title of the J. League Cup in year of the joining first. However, he was not able to take part in the game easily. His beginning to appear in the game came to be paid attention gradually afterwards in the latter half of the season of 2002 and to be elected the Japan national team in 2004. He transferred the register to Nagoya Grampus taking the opportunity of Kashiwa Reysol's having demoted it to J2 in 2006. He took an active part at the season of 2008 and Nagoya decided the first participation to the AFC Champions League. He enumerated two goals in AFC Champions League 2009 that became a debut for Nagoya Grampus and contributed to the semifinal advancement of the team. Nagoya Grampus acquires the J. League Champion in 2010.
[edit] National Team Career
Tamada accomplished his Japan national team debut in the game against Singapore in 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying on March 31, 2004. He scored 3 goals in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, and this contributed to the acquisition of the title by the Japan national team. He was a member of the Japanese Squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored a goal against Brazil in the first round of that World Cup. He scored 2 goals in 2010 World Cup qualifying matches helping Japan to reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He participated in 2 games with 2010 FIFA World Cup.
[edit] Career statistics
As of 4 December 2010
[1]
| Japan national team |
| Year |
Apps |
Goals |
| 2004 |
18 |
5 |
| 2005 |
16 |
2 |
| 2006 |
7 |
2 |
| 2007 |
0 |
0 |
| 2008 |
12 |
4 |
| 2009 |
10 |
1 |
| 2010 |
9 |
2 |
| Total |
72 |
16 |
[edit] National team career statistics
As of 29 June 2010
[edit] Appearances in major competitions
[edit] Goals for Senior National Team
| # |
Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition |
| 1. |
25 Apr 2004 |
ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |
Hungary |
2-3 |
Lost |
Friendly Match |
| 2. |
03 Aug 2004 |
Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China |
Bahrain |
4-3 |
Won |
2004 AFC Asian Cup semifinals |
| 3. |
03 Aug 2004 |
Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China |
Bahrain |
4-3 |
Won |
2004 AFC Asian Cup semifinals |
| 4. |
07 Aug 2004 |
Workers Stadium, Beijing, China |
China PR |
3-1 |
Won |
2004 AFC Asian Cup Final |
| 5. |
17 Nov 2004 |
Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan |
Singapore |
1-0 |
Won |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. |
29 Jan 2005 |
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan |
Kazakhstan |
4-0 |
Won |
Friendly Match |
| 7. |
29 Jan 2005 |
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan |
Kazakhstan |
4-0 |
Won |
Friendly Match |
| 8. |
04 Jun 2006 |
Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Malta |
1-0 |
Won |
Friendly Match |
| 9. |
22 Jun 2006 |
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany |
Brazil |
1-4 |
Lost |
2006 FIFA World Cup Group Stage |
| 10. |
24 May 2008 |
Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan |
Côte d'Ivoire |
1-0 |
Won |
2008 Kirin Cup |
| 11. |
15 Oct 2008 |
Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan |
Uzbekistan |
1-1 |
Draw |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12. |
13 Nov 2008 |
Kobe Wing Stadium, Kobe, Japan |
Syria |
3-1 |
Won |
Friendly Match |
| 13. |
19 Nov 2008 |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |
Qatar |
3-0 |
Won |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14. |
09 Sep 2009 |
Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands |
Ghana |
4-3 |
Won |
Friendly Match |
| 15. |
11 Feb 2010 |
National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
Hong Kong |
3-0 |
Won |
2010 East Asian Football Championship |
| 16. |
11 Feb 2010 |
National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan |
Hong Kong |
3-0 |
Won |
2010 East Asian Football Championship |
[edit] Honors
- Kashiwa Reysol
- Nagoya Grampus
- Japan National Team
[edit] Individual
[edit] References
[edit] External links