Ryoichi Maeda
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese football coach and former player who played as a forward.[1] He was the J.League Top Scorer and J.League Best XI in 2009 and 2010.
He currently works as an assistant coach for the Japan national team.
Club career
Maeda was born in Kobe, Japan but spent his childhood in the United States.[2] He was educated at and played for Gyosei Junior and Senior High School in Tokyo. While he was a high school student, he was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J.League and JFA. Because of this status, Maeda was able to register as a Verdy Kawasaki player while he was still eligible to play for his high school club. However, he did not play any official match for Verdy.
After graduating from his high school in 2000, he joined Júbilo Iwata. His first appearance as a professional player came on 3 May 2000 in a league match against Kawasaki Frontale. His first professional goal came on 28 August 2001 in a J.League Cup game against JEF United Ichihara. Although he could not play many matches behind Masashi Nakayama and Naohiro Takahara until 2002, he played as regular player from 2003. In the season 2009 was the J.League Top Scorer with twenty goals. In the 2010 season, Maeda became the top scorer again, netting 17 times.[3] Júbilo also won the champions in 2010 J.League Cup. At 2010 J.League Cup Final, he scored two goals and was selected MVP award in the tournament. However Júbilo was relegated to J2 League end of 2013 season. In 2014, although he scored 17 goals, Júbilo finished at the 4th place and missed promotion to J1.
In 2015, Maeda moved to J1 club FC Tokyo. He played as regular player until 2016. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2017 and he could hardly score goals in the match.
In 2019, Maeda moved to J2 club FC Gifu.[4]
Curse of Maeda
Since the 2007 season, for six straight seasons, each team Maeda scores his first goal of the league campaign against has eventually been relegated to J2 League. This has given rise to the so-called "curse of (Ryoichi) Maeda".[5] It became a topic of wide public conversation in late 2012 as Gamba Osaka, the team that he scored his first goal of that season against, was in the relegation zone despite having not ranked lower than third in the previous three seasons. Consistent with the "curse", Gamba Osaka was relegated to J2 following the last game of the season in which they lost against, funnily enough, Jubilo Iwata 2–1 with Maeda scoring a goal and an assist. The curse came to an end by the end of the 2013 season, as Maeda's first goal of the 2013 season came in a loss to Urawa, who will not be relegated.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
International career
Maeda played for Japan U20 at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. He also played for Japan U23 at the 2004 Summer Olympics qualification but failed to be picked up to the squad for the finals in Greece.
After impressive performance at club, Maeda made his international debut for Japan in a friendly against Cameroon on 22 August 2007 at Oita Stadium.[6] He scored his first international goal on 17 October 2007 in a friendly against Egypt at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.[6] In 2011, Maeda participated in his first major full international tournament at 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and started all six games in Japan's Asian Cup winning campaign.Template:Fact He was selected Japan for 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. He played 33 games and scored 10 goals for Japan until 2013.[6]
Career statistics
Club
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| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Júbilo Iwata | 2000 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 16 | 4 | |||
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | – | 42 | 13 | |||
| 2004 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 13 | ||
| 2005 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 14 | ||
| 2006 | 27 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | – | 37 | 18 | |||
| 2007 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 13 | |||
| 2008 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 8 | |||
| 2009 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | 42 | 24 | |||
| 2010 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | – | 44 | 20 | |||
| 2011 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 31 | 15 | |||
| 2012 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 38 | 16 | |||
| 2013 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 39 | 11 | |||
| 2014 | J2 League | 37 | 17 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 17 | |||
| Total | 363 | 154 | 29 | 12 | 58 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 456 | 187 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2015 | J1 League | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 38 | 10 | |
| 2016 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 9 | ||
| 2017 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 103 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 132 | 22 | ||
| FC Tokyo U-23 | 2017 | J3 League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 476 | 174 | 33 | 13 | 75 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 598 | 212 | ||
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maeda goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 October 2007 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Egypt | flag alias = Flag of Egypt.svg | flag alias-Ottoman = Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg | flag alias-1882 = Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg | flag alias-1922 = Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg | flag alias-1952 = Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg | flag alias-1958 = Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg | flag alias-1972 = Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg | link alias-military = Egyptian Armed Forces | flag alias-army = Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg | link alias-army = Egyptian Army | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg | link alias-naval = Egyptian Navy | flag alias-navy=Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg | link alias-navy=Egyptian Navy | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Egypt.svg | link alias-air force = Egyptian Air Force | flag alias-air defence force = Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg | link alias-air defence force = Egyptian Air Defense Forces | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–1 || 2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations | |||
| 2 | 17 February 2008 | Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = North Korea | flag alias = Flag of North Korea.svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of North Korea.svg | link alias-naval = Korean People's Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Korean People's Army Ground Force (2023-).svg | link alias-army = Korean People's Army Ground Force | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Korean People's Army Navy (Obverse).svg | link alias-navy = Korean People's Navy | flag alias-military = Flag of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army (Normal).svg | link alias-military = Korean People's Army | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force (Obverse).svg | link alias-air force = Korean People's Army Air Force | flag alias-strategic force = Flag of the Korean People's Army Strategic Force.svg | link alias-strategic force = Korean People's Army Strategic Force | flag alias-special forces = Flag of the Korean People's Army Special Operation Force.svg | link alias-special forces = Korean People's Army Special Operation Force | flag alias-special bureau = Flag of the Missile General Bureau (North Korea).svg | link alias-special bureau = Missile General Bureau | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || East Asian Football Championship 2008 | ||
| 3 | 17 January 2011 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Saudi Arabia | flag alias = Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg | flag alias-1744 = Flag of the First Saudi State.svg | flag alias-1822 = Flag of the First Saudi State.svg | flag alias-1902 = Flag of the Second Saudi State.svg | flag alias-1921 = Flag of Nejd (1921).svg | flag alias-1926 = Flag of Nejd (1926).svg | flag alias-1932 = Flag of Saudi Arabia (1932–1934).svg | flag alias-1934 = Flag of Saudi Arabia (1934–1938).svg | flag alias-1938 = Flag of Saudi Arabia (1938–1973).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Saudi Arabia.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Saudi Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval base flag of the Royal Saudi Navy.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Saudi Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Royal Saudi Land Forces.svg | link alias-army = Saudi Arabian Army | flag alias-military = Saudi Armed Forces Flag.svg | link alias-military = Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia | flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Royal Saudi Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Saudi Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5–0 || rowspan="2"|2011 AFC Asian Cup | ||
| 4 | 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 25 January 2011 | Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = South Korea | flag alias = Flag of South Korea.svg | flag alias-1945 = Flag of South Korea (1945–1948).svg | flag alias-1948 = Flag of South Korea (1948–1949).svg | flag alias-1949 = Flag of South Korea (1949–1984).svg | flag alias-1984 = Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg | flag alias-1997 = Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg | flag alias-army = Flag of the Republic of Korea Army.svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Republic of Korea Air Force.svg | link alias-army = Republic of Korea Army | flag alias-naval = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Republic of Korea Navy | link alias-air force = Republic of Korea Air Force | flag alias-marines = Flag of the Republic of Korea Marine Corps.svg | link alias-marines = Republic of Korea Marine Corps | link alias-navy = Republic of Korea Navy | flag alias-navy = Flag of the Republic of Korea Navy.svg | flag alias-military = Flag of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military = Republic of Korea Armed Forces | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Korean Coast Guard.svg | link alias-coast guard = Korea Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–2 || 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| 6 | 11 November 2011 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Tajikistan | flag alias = Flag of Tajikistan.svg | flag alias-1991 = Flag of the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (1953–1991); Flag of Tajikistan (1991–1992).svg | flag alias-1992 = Flag of Tajikistan (1991–1992, variant).svg | link alias-army = Tajik Ground Forces | link alias-air force = Tajik Air Force | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|3–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 24 February 2012 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Iceland | flag alias = Flag of Iceland.svg | flag alias-old = Hvítbláinn.svg | flag alias-coast guard = Flag of Iceland (state).svg | flag alias-naval = Flag of Iceland (state).svg | border-naval = | flag alias-1918 = Flag of Iceland (1918-1944).svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Iceland (state).svg | border-state = | flag alias-navy = Flag of Iceland (state).svg | link alias-naval = Icelandic Coast Guard | border-navy = | link alias-navy = Icelandic Coast Guard | border-coast guard = | link alias-coast guard = Icelandic Coast Guard | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly | |||||||
| 8 | 3 June 2012 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Oman | flag alias = Flag of Oman.svg | flag alias-1970 = Old Flag of Oman.svg | link alias-military = Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Navy of Oman | flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-air force=Royal Air Force of Oman | flag alias-army = Royal Army of Oman Flag.svg | link alias-army = Royal Army of Oman | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Oman.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Navy of Oman | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||
| 9 | 8 June 2012 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Jordan | flag alias = Flag of Jordan.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant = | flag alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army Flag.svg | link alias-army = Royal Jordanian Army | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Jordan.svg | link alias-air force = Royal Jordanian Air Force | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg | link alias-naval = Royal Jordanian Navy | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Jordan.svg | link alias-navy = Royal Jordanian Navy
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|6–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 11 September 2012 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | {{ Template:Yesno | alias = Iraq | flag alias = Flag of Iraq.svg | flag alias-1921 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg | flag alias-1924 = Flag of Iraq (1924–1959).svg | flag alias-1958 = Flag of the Arab Federation.svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of Iraq (1959–1963).svg | flag alias-1963 = Flag of Iraq (1963–1991); Flag of Syria (1963–1972).svg | flag alias-1991 = Flag of Iraq (1991–2004).svg | flag alias-2004 = Flag of Iraq (2004–2008).svg | flag alias-air force = Flag of the Iraqi Air Force.svg | link alias-air force = Iraqi Air Force | flag alias-army = Flag of the Iraqi Ground Forces.svg | link alias-army = Iraqi Ground Forces | flag alias-navy=Flag of the Iraqi Navy.svg | link alias-naval = Iraqi Navy | link alias-navy = Iraqi Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =
}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Júbilo Iwata
Japan
Individual
- Asian Young Footballer of the Year: 2000[9]
- J.League Top Scorer: 2009, 2010
- J.League Best XI: 2009, 2010
- J.League Cup MVP: 2010
References
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External links
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