Naoki Ishihara

Naoki Ishihara (石原 直樹, Ishihara Naoki; born 14 August 1984) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.^[2]

Naoki Ishihara
石原 直樹

Ishihara with Omiya Ardija in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Naoki Ishihara[1]
Date of birth	(1984-08-14) August 14, 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth	Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2000–2002	Takasaki City University of Economics
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Shonan Bellmare	143	(41)
2009–2011	Omiya Ardija	90	(20)
2012–2014	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	94	(27)
2015–2017	Urawa Red Diamonds	10	(0)
2017	→ Vegalta Sendai (loan)	31	(10)
2018–2019	Vegalta Sendai	54	(8)
2020–2021	Shonan Bellmare	45	(6)
Total		467	(112)
Medal record Sanfrecce Hiroshima Winner J1 League 2012 Winner J1 League 2013 Runner-up J.League Cup 2014 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2013 Urawa Red Diamonds Runner-up J1 League 2016 Winner J.League Cup 2016 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2015 Vegalta Sendai Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2018
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:02, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

He started his career at Shonan Bellmare, before later playing for Omiya Ardija, Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Urawa Red Diamonds and Vegalta Sendai before announcing his retirement in March 2022. He made over 500 appearances at senior club level in Japan.

Career

On 31 December 2008, Ishihara was announced at Omiya Ardija on a permanent transfer.^[3]

On 16 December 2014, Ishihara was announced at Urawa Reds on a permanent transfer.^[4] On 23 April 2015, the club announced that he had suffered an ACL injury, and would be out for six months after surgery.^[5] Ishihara made his return to playing on 12 November 2015 in the Emperor's Cup against Machida Zelvia.^[6] In March 2016, he was suspended for two games due to violent conduct.^[7]

On 29 December 2016, Ishihara was announced at Vegalta Sendai on a one year loan spell.^[8]

On 30 December 2019, Ishihara was announced at fellow J1 club Shonan Bellmare on a permanent transfer.^[9] At the beginning of the 2020 season, he was appointed as a vice-captain along with Akito Fukuta and Mitsuki Saito.^[10]

On 8 January 2022, the club announced that Ishihara would not be extending his contract for the 2022 season.^[11]

On 20 March 2022, Ishihara announced his retirement, and announced he would become an ambassador for Shonan Bellmare.^[12]

Coaching career

In January 2023, Ishihara was appointed coach of Shonan Bellmare U15s.^[13]

Style of play

Ishihara is noted for his good attitude to training and teamwork.^[14]

Club statistics

As of the end 2021 season.^[15][16][17]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other1		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Other		Total
2003	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	17	2	1	0	–		–		–		18	2
2004			3	0	0	0	–		–		–		3	0
2005			8	0	1	0	–		–		–		9	0
2006			29	9	2	1	–		–		–		31	10
2007			45	12	2	2	–		–		–		47	14
2008			41	18	1	0	–		–		–		42	18
2009	Omiya Ardija	J1 League	32	7	2	0	4	1	–		–		38	8
2010			33	9	3	0	6	1	–		–		42	10
2011			25	4	2	0	1	0	–		–		28	4
2012	Sanfrecce Hiroshima		32	7	1	0	5	2	-	-	-	-	38	9
2013			33	10	5	1	2	0	6	2	3	0	49	13
2014			29	10	0	0	3	1	8	3	1	0	41	14
2015	Urawa Red Diamonds		4	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	9	0
2016			6	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
2017	Vegalta Sendai		31	10	1	0	6	1	–		–		38	11
2018			34	7	5	2	3	0	–		–		42	9
2019			20	1	1	0	4	1	–		–		25	2
2020	Shonan Bellmare		27	6	0	0	2	0	–		–		29	6
2021			18	0	2	0	6	0	–		–		26	0
Career total			467	112	30	6	45	7	20	5	4	0	566	130

¹Includes Japanese Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and J.League Championship.

Honours

Club

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• J1 League (2) : 2012, 2013
• Japanese Super Cup (2) : 2013, 2014

Urawa Reds

• J.League Cup (1): 2016