Kazuki Ganaha

Kazuki Ganaha

Personal information
Full name	Kazuki Ganaha
Date of birth	(1980-09-26) September 26, 1980
Place of birth	Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kamatamare Sanuki
Number	9
Youth career
1996–1998	Ginowan High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2008	Kawasaki Frontale	246	(69)
2009–2010	Vissel Kobe	19	(0)
2011–2013	F.C. Ryūkyū	88	(31)
2014–	Kamatamare Sanuki	26	(3)
International career‡
2006	Japan	6	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2013

Kazuki Ganaha (我那覇 和樹 Ganaha Kazuki; born September 26, 1980 in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) player who currently plays for Kamatamare Sanuki. He is a right-footed forward.

Playing career

After graduating Ginowan High School in 1999, he joined J. League Division 2 side Kawasaki Frontale. He made his professional debut on May 2, 1999 against Vegalta Sendai. His first professional goal came on May 13, 2000 against Nagoya Grampus Eight. He transferred the register to Vissel Kobe in 2009.

He made his senior national team debut on August 9, 2006, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago, the first match under the reign of new national coach Ivica Osim. He is the first Okinawa-born footballer to play for the Japanese National Team. His first international goal was an injury time winner in an Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen, held on September 6, 2006 in San‘a’, Yemen. He also scored 2 goals in another qualifier against Saudi Arabia.

During the 2007 season he was suspended for six games due to alleged infringement of the anti-doping code by intravenous therapy with saline solution and vitamin B1, due to dehydration and inability to take fluids orally. Ganaha appealed the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in December 2007, and on May 26, 2008, CAS issued a ruling supporting him and to have the six game suspension reversed.

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
1999	Kawasaki Frontale	J. League 2	3	0	3	2	0	0	-		6	2
2000		J. League	18	2	1	0	7	2	-		26	4
2001		J. League 2	31	2	5	1	3	1	-		39	4
2002			21	3	5	4	-		-		26	7
2003			40	13	4	4	-		-		44	17
2004			42	22	3	2	-		-		45	24
2005		J. League	26	6	3	2	2	0	-		31	8
2006			32	18	1	0	9	3	-		42	21
2007			18	1	1	0	1	0	5	0	25	1
2008			15	2	2	0	5	2	-		22	4
2009	Vissel Kobe		11	0	1	0	3	1	-		15	1
2010			8	0	1	0	0	0	-		9	0
2011	F.C. Ryūkyū	JFL	27	6	1	0	-		-		28	6
2012			28	13	0	0	-		-		28	13
2013			33	12	2	0	-		-		35	12
2014	Kamatamare Sanuki	J. League 2	26	3	1	0	-		-		27	3
2015			0	0	0	0	-		-
Career total			379	103	34	15	30	9	5	0	448	127

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	6	3
Total	6	3

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Year	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
2006	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	1	3	3	Qualified

Goals for senior national team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2006-09-06	Althawra Sports City Stadium, Sana'a, Yemen	Yemen	1-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.	2006-11-15	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	3-1	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.	2006-11-15	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Saudi Arabia	3-1	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

External links

• Kazuki Ganaha at National-Football-Teams.com