Masato Morishige

Masato Morishige (森重 真人, Morishige Masato, born 21 May 1987) is a Japanese football player who plays for Japanese club FC Tokyo.

Masato Morishige
森重 真人

Morishige with FC Tokyo in April 2016
Personal information
Full name	Masato Morishige
Date of birth	21 May 1987
Place of birth	Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
2000–2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima Youth
2003–2005	Hiroshima Minami High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Oita Trinita	73	(5)
2010–	FC Tokyo	320	(30)
National team^‡
2007	Japan U-20	3	(0)
2008	Japan U-23	3	(0)
2013–2017	Japan	41	(2)
Honours Oita Trinita Winner J.League Cup 2008 FC Tokyo Winner Emperor's Cup 2011 Representing  Japan AFC U-19 Championship 2006 India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2018

Morishige in 2010

National team career

In July 2007, Morishige was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2007 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 3 matches as defensive midfielder. In August 2008, he was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played full time in all 3 matches as defender.[1]

Club statistics

Updated to 19 December 2020.[2][3]

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		ACL		Other^1		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oita Trinita	2006	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		2	0
	2007	20	1	2	1	3	0	-		-		25	2
	2008	28	3	0	0	7	1	-		-		35	4
	2009	23	1	0	0	2	0	-		3	0	28	1
FC Tokyo	2010	30	3	5	0	8	1	-		1	0	44	4
	2011	37	6	6	3	-		-		-		43	9
	2012	33	2	1	0	4	0	7	0	1	0	46	2
	2013	27	1	5	0	0	0	-		-		32	1
	2014	33	1	3	0	0	0	-		-		36	1
	2015	31	7	5	0	0	0	-		-		36	7
	2016	32	4	1	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	41	6
	2017	17	1	0	0	4	1	-		-		21	2
	2018	30	2	3	0	0	0	-		-		33	2
	2019	34	2	0	0	4	0	-		-		38	2
	2020	28	1	-		2	0	7	0	-		37	1
Career Total		405	35	25	4	34	3	22	2	5	0	492	44

¹Includes Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	6	0
2014	11	1
2015	12	1
2016	10	0
2017	2	0
Total	41	2

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 April 2014	Tokyo, Japan	New Zealand	3–0	4–2	Friendly
2.	8 September 2015	Tehran, Iran	Afghanistan	2–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Oita Trinita

• J.League Cup (1) : 2008

FC Tokyo

• Suruga Bank Championship (1) : 2010
• J2 League (1) : 2011
• Emperor's Cup (1) : 2011
• J.League Cup (1) : 2020

Japan

• EAFF East Asian Cup (2) : 2013, 2015

Individual

• J. League Best Eleven (5) : 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019

References

1. "Masato Morishige Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
2. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 104 out of 289)
3. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 72 out of 289)
4. [ Japan National Football Team Database]

External links

• Masato Morishige – FIFA competition record
• Masato Morishige at National-Football-Teams.com
• Masato Morishige at J.League (in Japanese)
• Profile at FC Tokyo
• Masato Morishige at Soccerway
• Personal Twitter account