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{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hiroaki Morishima<br/>森島 寛晃
| image = Hiroaki Morishima 1 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = Morishima in 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|4|30}}
| birth_place = [[Hiroshima]], Japan
| height = 1.68 m
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1988–1990
| youthclubs1 = Tokai University Daiichi High School
| years1 = 1991–2008
| clubs1 = [[Cerezo Osaka]]
| caps1 = 456
| goals1 = 140
| totalcaps = 456
| totalgoals = 140
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2002
| nationalteam1 = [[Japan national football team|Japan]]
| nationalcaps1 = 64
| nationalgoals1 = 12
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{Fb|JPN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000 Lebanon]]|}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[FIFA Confederations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001 Korea/Japan]]|}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Hiroaki Morishima'''|森島 寛晃|Morishima Hiroaki|born April 30, 1972}} is a Japanese former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]].

==Club career==
Morishima was born in [[Hiroshima]] on April 30, 1972. After graduating from high school, he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[Cerezo Osaka|Yanmar Diesel]] (later ''Cerezo Osaka'') in 1991. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league [[Japan Football League (1992–98)|Japan Football League]]. The club won the champions in 1994 and was promoted to [[J1 League]]. The club won the 2nd place at [[2001 Emperor's Cup|2001]] and [[2003 Emperor's Cup]]. His opportunity to play decreased from 2007 and he retired end of 2008 season. He played 456 games and scored 140 goals for the club.

==International career==
On May 21, 1995, Morishima debuted for [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. In 1996, played at [[1996 AFC Asian Cup]]. At [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 World Cup qualification]] in 1997, Japan won the qualify for [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] first time Japan's history. At 1998 World Cup, he got 11 minutes as a substitute against [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]].

In 2000, Morishima played at [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]]. he played five matches and Japan won the champions. In 2001, he played at [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. He played in all five matches and Japan reached second place. At the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] he got three games as a substitute, scoring after two minutes in the game against [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]]. He played 64 games and scored 12 goals for Japan until 2002.<ref name="JNFTD">[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/morishima_hiroaki.html Japan National Football Team Database]</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[Emperor's Cup]]
!colspan="2"|[[J.League Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="19"|[[Cerezo Osaka]]{{efn|"Yanmar Diesel" until 1994}}
|[[1990–91 Japan Soccer League|1990–91]]
|[[Japan Soccer League|JSL Division 1]]
|6||1||0||0||0||0||6||1
|-
|[[1991–92 Japan Soccer League|1991–92]]
|[[Japan Soccer League|JSL Division 2]]
|30||7||||||1||0||31||7
|-
|[[1992 Japan Football League|1992]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Japan Football League (1992–98)|Football League]]
|13||4||||||colspan="2"|–||13||4
|-
|[[1993 Japan Football League|1993]]
|18||6||0||0||colspan="2"|–||18||6
|-
|[[1994 Japan Football League|1994]]
|28||16||5||1||1||0||34||17
|-
|[[1995 Cerezo Osaka season|1995]]
|rowspan="7"|[[J1 League]]
|50||11||2||0||colspan="2"|–||52||11
|-
|[[1996 Cerezo Osaka season|1996]]
|26||9||1||0||14||4||41||13
|-
|[[1997 Cerezo Osaka season|1997]]
|21||10||2||2||0||0||23||12
|-
|[[1998 Cerezo Osaka season|1998]]
|29||18||1||3||0||0||30||32
|-
|[[1999 Cerezo Osaka season|1999]]
|30||12||2||1||4||1||36||14
|-
|[[2000 Cerezo Osaka season|2000]]
|25||15||0||0||4||0||29||15
|-
|[[2001 Cerezo Osaka season|2001]]
|22||3||5||2||0||0||27||5
|-
|[[2002 Cerezo Osaka season|2002]]
|[[J2 League]]
|37||12||4||2||colspan="2"|–||41||14
|-
|[[2003 Cerezo Osaka season|2003]]
|rowspan="4"|J1 League
|28||4||4||1||5||0||34||4
|-
|[[2004 Cerezo Osaka season|2004]]
|28||3||1||1||5||0||34||4
|-
|[[2005 Cerezo Osaka season|2005]]
|33||6||4||2||8||1||45||9
|-
|[[2006 Cerezo Osaka season|2006]]
|26||3||1||0||7||1||34||4
|-
|[[2007 Cerezo Osaka season|2007]]
|rowspan="2"|J2 League
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
|2008
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!456!!140!!28!!14!!48!!7!!532!!161
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="JNFTD"/>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="8"|[[Japan national football team|Japan]]
|[[1995 Japan national football team|1995]]||9||0
|-
|[[1996 Japan national football team|1996]]||11||2
|-
|[[1997 Japan national football team|1997]]||14||5
|-
|[[1998 Japan national football team|1998]]||3||0
|-
|[[1999 Japan national football team|1999]]||0||0
|-
|[[2000 Japan national football team|2000]]||10||3
|-
|[[2001 Japan national football team|2001]]||9||1
|-
|[[2002 Japan national football team|2002]]||8||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!64!!12
|}

:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morishima goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Hiroaki Morishima
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || May 29, 1996 || [[Fukuoka]], Japan || {{fb|MEX}} || align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|3–2 || 1996 [[Kirin Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || September 11, 1996 || [[Tokyo]], Japan || {{fb|UZB}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|3 ||rowspan="3"|March 25, 1997 ||rowspan="3"|[[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], Oman ||rowspan="3"| {{fb|MAC}} || align="center"|7–0 ||rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|10–0 ||rowspan="3"|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|8–0
|-
| align="center"|5 || align="center"|10–0
|-
| align="center"|6 || June 8, 1997 || Tokyo, Japan || {{fb|CRO}} || align="center"|4–2 || align="center"|4–3 || 1997 Kirin Cup
|-
| align="center"|7 || June 15, 1997 || Tokyo, Japan || {{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 1997 Kirin Cup
|-
| align="center"|8 || June 4, 2000 || [[Casablanca]], Morocco || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || [[2000 King Hassan II International Cup Tournament|2000 Hassan II Trophy]]
|-
| align="center"|9 || August 16, 2000 || [[Hiroshima]], Japan || {{fb|UAE}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|10 || October 17, 2000 || |[[Sidon]], Lebanon || {{fb|UZB}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|8–1 || [[2000 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|11 || May 31, 2001 || [[Niigata, Niigata|Niigata]], Japan || {{fb|CAN}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|12 || June 14, 2002 || [[Osaka]], Japan || {{fb|TUN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]
|}

==Honors==
'''Japan'''
* [[AFC Asian Cup]]: [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup]] runner-up: [[2001 FIFA Confederations Cup|2001]]

'''Individual'''
* [[J1 League]] Best Eleven: [[1995 J.League|1995]], [[2000 J.League Division 1|2000]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|156053}}
* {{NFT player|10726}}
* [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/morishima_hiroaki.html Japan National Football Team Database]
* {{J.League player|778}}

{{Navboxes
|title= Awards for Hiroaki Morishima
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{{1995 J.League Team of the Year}}
{{2000 J.League Team of the Year}}
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|title= Japan squads
|bg= #0202FF
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{{Japan squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Japan squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Japan squad 2000 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Japan squad 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup}}
{{Japan squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}
}}

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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Japanese men's footballers]]
[[Category:Japan men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Japan Soccer League players]]
[[Category:J1 League players]]
[[Category:J2 League players]]
[[Category:Japan Football League (1992–1998) players]]
[[Category:Cerezo Osaka players]]
[[Category:1996 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:2000 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players]]
[[Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:AFC Asian Cup–winning players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Association football people from Hiroshima]]
[[Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen]]


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