Naotake Hanyu

Naotake Hanyu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-12-22) December 22, 1979
Place of birth	Chiba, Chiba, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	F.C. Tokyo
Number	22
Youth career
1995–1997	Yachiyo high school
1998–2001	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2007	JEF United	165	(24)
2008–2012	FC Tokyo	136	(10)
2013	Ventforet Kofu	20	(0)
2014–	FC Tokyo	21	(0)
International career‡
2006–2008	Japan	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 January 2010

Naotake Hanyu (羽生 直剛, Hanyū Naotake, born December 22, 1979 in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) player. He currently plays for F.C. Tokyo. He is a midfielder known for his tireless workload.

Playing career

He represented Japan for the 2001 Universiade held in Beijing when he was a University of Tsukuba student. He was instrumental in Japan's winning the tournament by scoring total 3 goals including the lone goal in the final against Ukraine.

After graduating from the university, he joined J. League side JEF United. He immediately broke into the first team and played in the opening league match against Kyoto Purple Sanga on March 3, 2002. He eventually played 22 games and scored 2 goals in his first professional season.

He made his first appearance for the Japan national football team on August 13, 2006 in an Asian Cup qualifier against Yemen when he replaced Yūichi Komano at half time. He was the member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals and played five games as a substitute. In the third place play-off against Korea Republic, Hanyu was sent on to the pitch to replace Kengo Nakamura in the 72nd minute, in a 0-0 draw. A penalty shootout was required to break the deadlock and he missed the sixth penalty shot for Japan. Japan lost the shootout and finished 4th in the tournament.

He moved to F.C. Tokyo in 2008.

Honors and awards

Teams

Jef United Chiba

• J. League Cup : 2005, 2006

F.C. Tokyo

• J. League Cup : 2009

Club team career statistics

Last update: 20:10, 1 January 2015

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
University of Tsukuba	1999	–		1	0	–		–		1	0
	2000	–		2	0	–		–		2	0
JEF United	2002	23	2	4	0	5	0	–		32	2
	2003	25	6	3	1	2	0	–		30	7
	2004	25	1	0	0	6	0	–		31	1
	2005	31	2	1	0	10	2	–		42	4
	2006	32	7	1	0	4	0	–		37	7
	2007	29	6	1	0	4	1	–		34	7
FC Tokyo	2008	27	1	3	0	4	0	–		34	1
	2009	34	2	3	0	8	0	–		45	2
	2010	25	2	7	0	0	0	1	0	32	2
	2011	37	5	0	0	0	0	–		37	5
	2012	13	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	19	0
Ventforet Kofu	2013	20	0	3	0	2	0	–		25	0
FC Tokyo	2014	21	0	2	0	4	0	–		27	0
Career total		342	34	32	1	50	3	5	0	429	38

National team career Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	5	0
2007	7	0
2008	5	0
Total	17	0

Appearances in major competitions

Year	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
2006	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	1	3	0	Qualified
2007	2007 AFC Asian Cup	Senior	0	5	0	4th place

External links

• Naotake Hanyu at National-Football-Teams.com