Toshihiro Aoyama

Toshihiro Aoyama (青山 敏弘, Aoyama Toshihiro; born 22 February 1986) is a former Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.^[3]

Toshihiro Aoyama
青山 敏弘

Personal information
Full name	Toshihiro Aoyama[1]
Date of birth	(1986-02-22) 22 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1992–1998	Kawatetsu SS
1998–2000	Hajaxs FC
2001–2003	Sakuyo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2024	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	480	(24)
International career‡
2013–2019	Japan	12	(1)
Medal record Sanfrecce Hiroshima Winner J1 League 2012 Winner J1 League 2013 Winner J1 League 2015 Runner-up J1 League 2018 Runner-up J.League Cup 2010 Runner-up J.League Cup 2014 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2007 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2013 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 2019 United Arab Emirates
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 December 2024, 16:22 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2019

Career

Aoyama was born in Kurashiki. After featuring in 2014 FIFA World Cup, in May 2018 he was named in the Japan national team's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[4] However, he got injured and he did not make the final cut.^[5]

On 20 October 2024, Aoyama announcement officially retirement from football after 21 years play in Sanfrecce Hiroshima.^[6][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of the end 2024 season.^[8][9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		AFC		Other[a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2004	J1 League	0	0	0	0	1	1	–		–		1	1
	2005		0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2006		19	1	1	1	1	0	–		–		21	2
	2007		28	0	1	1	6	0	–		–		35	1
	2008	J2 League	36	4	4	1	–		–		–		40	5
	2009	J1 League	29	3	0	0	5	1	–		–		34	4
	2010		23	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	–		29	0
	2011		27	2	2	0	1	0	–		–		30	2
	2012		34	2	0	0	4	0	–		–		38	2
	2013		33	3	4	0	2	0	3	0	4	1	46	4
	2014		25	1	1	0	5	0	8	0	1	0	40	1
	2015		33	3	3	1	2	0	–		6	0	39	3
	2016		28	2	2	0	2	0	4	0	1	0	37	2
	2017		31	0	1	0	4	0	–		–		36	0
	2018		34	1	2	0	0	0	–		–		36	1
	2019		14	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	–		19	0
	2020		31	1	0	0	1	0	–		–		32	1
	2021		32	1	0	0	1	0	–		–		33	1
	2022		15	0	2	0	8	0	–		–		25	0
	2023		5	0	1	0	2	0	–				8	0
	2024		3	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	–		8	1
Career total			480	24	31	5	54	2	17	0	12	1	593	32

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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[10][11]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2013	3	0
	2014	4	0
	2015	1	1
	2016	0	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	1	0
Total		12	1

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aoyama goal.

List of international goals scored by Toshihiro Aoyama

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	31 March 2015	Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan	Uzbekistan	1–0	5–1	Friendly	Japan vs. Uzbekistan - 31 March 2015 - Soccerway

Honours

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• J1 League: 2012, 2013, 2015
• J2 League: 2008
• J.League Cup: 2022^[12]
• Japanese Super Cup: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016

Japan

• EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019

Individual

• J.League MVP Award: 2015
• J.League Best XI: 2012, 2013, 2015