Naoki Ishikawa

Naoki Ishikawa (石川 直樹, Ishikawa Naoki; born 13 September 1985) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

For the Japanese kickboxer, see Naoki Ishikawa (kickboxer).

Naoki Ishikawa
石川 直樹

Personal information
Full name	Naoki Ishikawa
Date of birth	(1985-09-13) September 13, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2001–2003	Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Kashiwa Reysol	58	(4)
2009–2010	Consadole Sapporo	51	(1)
2011–2012	Albirex Niigata	54	(2)
2013–2017	Vegalta Sendai	126	(6)
2017–2020	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	41	(1)
Total		330	(14)
Medal record Kashiwa Reysol Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2008
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2020

Playing career

Ishikawa was born and raised in Kashiwa. He is a product of the Kashiwa Reysol youth academy, having come up through the ranks into the reserve squad in 2003.

He turned full-time professional with Reysol at the start of the 2004 season and made his first team debut against Kawasaki Frontale on 23 October 2005.^[2] He served as players chairperson in 2008. In early 2009, Ishikawa signed a loan deal with Consadole Sapporo. At Consadole, Ishikawa reunited with former Reysol manager Nobuhiro Ishizaki. He quickly became their key player and served as team's captain in 2010.

In 2011, Ishikawa completed a permanent move to Albirex Niigata.

Club statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[3][4][5][6]

Club performance			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2004	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
2005			2	0	0	0	1	0	–		3	0
2006		J2 League	15	2	1	0	–		–		16	2
2007		J1 League	12	0	0	0	4	0	–		16	0
2008			17	1	2	0	3	0	–		22	1
2009			12	1	0	0	2	0	–		14	1
2009	Consadole Sapporo	J2 League	20	1	1	0	–		–		21	1
2010			31	0	2	0	–		–		33	0
2011	Albirex Niigata	J1 League	22	1	2	0	3	0	–		27	1
2012			32	1	1	0	5	0	–		38	1
2013	Vegalta Sendai		27	3	3	0	2	0	4	0	36	3
2014			32	1	0	0	2	0	–		34	1
2015			28	1	1	0	3	0	–		32	1
2016			29	1	1	1	2	0	–		32	2
2017			10	0	1	0	5	1	–		16	1
	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo		12	0	0	0	0	0	–		12	0
2018			21	0	2	0	4	0	–		27	0
2019			5	1	0	0	6	0	–		11	1
2020			3	0	0	0	0	0	–		3	0
Career total			330	14	17	1	42	1	4	0	393	16