Kenichi Uemura

Kenichi Uemura
Personal information
Full name	Kenichi Uemura
Date of birth	April 22, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–2003	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2004	Cerezo Osaka
2005–2006	Tokyo Verdy
2006	YSCC Yokohama
2007–2008	Roasso Kumamoto
Total
International career
1996	Japan U-23
2001	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenichi Uemura (上村健一, Uemura Kenichi, born April 22, 1974) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He was a defender and was capped 4 times for Japan national team.

Playing career

After graduating from Matsunaga High Schook, he joined J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1993. He broke into the first team in the first season. His first league appearance came on July 4, 1993 against Verdy Kawasaki at Todoroki Stadium. He scored his first professional goal on July 24, 1993 against Urawa Red Diamonds at Hiroshima Stadium.

He represented Japan national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He scored a goal in a group stage match against Hungary.

National coach Philippe Troussier gave him the first full international cap on April 25, 2001 in a friendly against Spain in Córdoba. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and he played three games.

After 11 year long service at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, he moved to Cerezo Osaka in 2004, then Tokyo Verdy (2005–2006). After a brief spell at YSCC Yokohama, he joined Rosso Kumamoto (Currently Roasso Kumamoto) in 2007.

He damaged his knee ligaments three times and experienced seven operations. These injuries have affected his form.

Uemura retired from professional football after the 2008 season.

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1993	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	17	1	2	0	6	0	25	1
1994			26	0	2	0	1	0	29	0
1995			46	4	4	0	-		50	4
1996			12	2	0	0	7	0	19	2
1997			3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1998			17	0	3	0	0	0	20	0
1999			29	7	5	1	4	1	38	9
2000			28	6	2	0	3	0	33	6
2001			25	2	2	0	5	0	32	2
2002			10	1	4	0	0	0	14	1
2003		J2 League	38	0	4	0	-		42	0
2004	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	15	0	0	0	6	0	21	0
2005	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League	18	0	1	0	4	0	23	0
2006	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	1	0	0	0	-		1	0
2006	YSCC Yokohama	Regional Leagues	0	0	-		-		0	0
2007	Rosso Kumamoto	Football League	30	3	1	0	-		31	3
2008	Roasso Kumamoto	J2 League	28	0	0	0	-		28	0
Country	Japan		343	26	30	1	36	1	409	28
Total			343	26	30	1	36	1	409	28