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Naoki Soma
Full name	Naoki Soma
Date of birth	July 19, 1971 (1971-07-19) (age 38)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1987-1989 1990-1993	Shimizu Higashi High School Waseda University
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-2001 2002 2003 2004-2005	Kashima Antlers Tokyo Verdy 1969 Kashima Antlers Kawasaki Frontale	230 00(8) 027 00(0) 020 00(2) 027 00(0)
National team
1995-1999	Japan	058 00(4)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Naoki Soma (相馬直樹, born 19 July 1971 in Shizuoka) is a former Japanese football defender (Left back).

He was capped 58 times and scored 4 goals for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 1999, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He played 289 games and scored 15 goals in J.League Division 1, and became one of the main player in glorious era of Kashima Antlers.

He retired after the 2005 season. He works as a TV pundit.

Clubs

1994-2001: Kashima Antlers
2002: Tokyo Verdy 1969 (loan)
2003: Kashima Antlers
2004-2005: Kawasaki Frontale (in 2004, Division 2)

National team

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

J-League Best Eleven: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

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Career history at National Football Teams

Japan squad – 1995 King Fahd Cup

1 Matsunaga • 2 Natsuka • 3 Tsunami • 4 Ihara • 5 Hashiratani • 6 Moriyasu • 7 Horiike • 8 Kitazawa • 9 T. Yamaguchi • 10 Ramos • 11 Kazu • 12 Kikuchi • 13 Hasegawa • 14 Isogai • 15 M. Yamaguchi • 16 Fukuda • 17 Soma • 18 Yanagimoto • 19 Okano • 20 Kojima • Coach: Kamo

Japan squad – 1996 AFC Asian Cup

1 Kojima • 2 Yanagimoto • 3 Soma • 4 Ihara • 5 Omura • 6 Yamaguchi • 7 Honda • 8 Maezono • 9 Takagi • 10 Nanami • 11 Miura • 12 Michiki • 13 Hattori • 14 Okano • 15 Morishima • 16 Saito • 17 Akita • 18 Jo • 19 Shimokawa • 20 Narazaki • Coach: Kamo

Japan squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Kojima • 2 Narahashi • 3 Soma • 4 Ihara • 5 Omura • 6 Yamaguchi • 7 Ito • 8 Nakata • 9 Nakayama • 10 Nanami • 11 Ono • 12 Lopes • 13 Hattori • 14 Okano • 15 Morishima • 16 Saito • 17 Akita • 18 Jo • 19 Nakanishi • 20 Kawaguchi • 21 Narazaki • 22 Hirano • Coach: Okada

Japan squad – 1999 Copa América

1 Kawaguchi • 2 Saito • 3 Soma • 4 Ihara • 5 Akita • 6 Hattori • 7 Ito • 8 Mochizuki • 9 Yoshihara • 10 Nanami • 11 Lopes • 12 Jo • 13 Fujita • 14 Suzuki • 15 Tasaka • 16 Oku • 17 Morioka • 18 Ando • 19 Miura • 20 Narazaki • 21 Okano • 22 Fukunishi • Coach: Troussier

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Personal information
Naoki Soma
Full name	Naoki Soma
Date of birth	19 July 1971 (1971-07-19) (age 39)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Defender (retired)
Senior clubs
Years	Club
1994-2003 2002 2004-2005	Kashima Antlers →Tokyo Verdy (loan) Kawasaki Frontale
National team
1995-1999	Japan
Teams managed
2010-	Machida Zelvia

Naoki Soma (born 19 July 1971) is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Club career statistics

Club Performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
1994	Kashima Antlers	J. League 1	28	0	1	0	1	0	-		30	0
1995			50	3	4	0	-		-		54	3
1996			30	2	3	0	14	0	-		47	2
1997			21	0	5	0	2	1	-		28	1
1998			34	1	4	0	1	0	-		39	1
1999			30	0	2	0	7	1	-		39	1
2000			30	2	4	0	7	0	-		41	2
2001			7	0	3	0	1	0	-		11	0
2002	Tokyo Verdy	J. League 1	27	0	0	0	6	0	-		33	0
2003	Kashima Antlers	J. League 1	20	2	0	0	3	1	3	0	26	3
2004	Kawasaki Frontale	J. League 2	15	0	1	0	-		-		16	0
2005	Kawasaki Frontale	J. League 1	12	0	2	0	3	0	-		17	0
Country	Japan		304	10	29	0	45	3	3	0	381	13
Total			304	10	29	0	45	3	3	0	381	13

International career statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	9	0
1996	13	2
1997	21	1
1998	10	1
1999	5	0
Total	58	4

References

[[Template:FULLPAGENAME: Japan Squad 1998 World Cup\|v]] • [[{{TALKPAGENAME:Template:FULLPAGENAME: Japan Squad 1998 World Cup}}\|d]] • [{{fullurl:Template:FULLPAGENAME: Japan Squad 1998 World Cup\|action=edit}}e] Japan squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup

1 Kojima • 2 Narahashi • 3 Soma • 4 Ihara • 5 Omura • 6 Yamaguchi • 7 Ito • 8 Nakata • 9 Nakayama • 10 Nanami • 11 Ono • 12 Lopes • 13 Hattori • 14 Okano • 15 Morishima • 16 Saito • 17 Akita • 18 Jo • 19 Nakanishi • 20 Kawaguchi • 21 Narazaki • 22 Hirano • Coach: Okada

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