Kenichi Uemura

Kenichi Uemura

Personal information
Full name	Kenichi Uemura
Date of birth	(1974-04-22) April 22, 1974
Place of birth	Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Defender (retired)
Youth career
1990–1992	Matsunaga High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–2004	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	251	(23)
2004	→Cerezo Osaka (loan)	15	(0)
2005–2006	Tokyo Verdy 1969	19	(0)
2006	Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	0	(0)
2007–2008	Rosso Kumamoto / Roasso Kumamoto	58	(3)
International career
2001	Japan	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenichi Uemura (上村 健一, Uemura Ken'ichi, born April 22, 1974 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan) is a former Japanese football player. He is a defender and was capped 4 times for Japan national football team.

Playing career

After graduating from Matsunaga High Schook, he joined J. League Division 1 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 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 Hiroshima, he moved to Cerezo Osaka in 2004, then Tokyo Verdy 1969 (2005–2006). After a brief spell at Yokohama Sports & Culture Club, he joined 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 career statistics

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	J. League 1	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		J. League 2	38	0	4	0	-		42	0
2004	Cerezo Osaka	J. League 1	15	0	0	0	6	0	21	0
2005	Tokyo Verdy	J. League 1	18	0	1	0	4	0	23	0
2006		J. League 2	1	0	0	0	-		1	0
2006	Yokohama Sports and Culture Club	Regional Leagues	0	0	-		-		0	0
2007	Rosso Kumamoto	Football League	30	3	1	0	-		31	3
2008	Roasso Kumamoto	J. League 2	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

International career statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	4	0
Total	4	0

National team

• 2001 Confederations Cup Runners-Up

Honors and awards

Team Honors

• FIFA Confederations Cup Runners-Up: 2001

External links

• Kenichi Uemura at National-Football-Teams.com