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Ryoichi Maeda
Full name	Ryoichi Maeda
Date of birth	October 9, 1981 (1981-10-09) (age 28)
Place of birth	Kobe, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Jubilo Iwata
Youth career
1997–1999	Gyosei Gakuen H.S.
Senior career¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–	Jubilo Iwata	199 0(84)
National team²
2000–2001 2003–2004 2007–	Japan U-20 Japan U-23 Japan	012 00(5) 005 00(0) 005 00(2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2009. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 23 December 2009. * Appearances (Goals)

Ryoichi Maeda (前田遼一, Maeda Ryōichi^?, born October 9, 1981) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Jubilo Iwata of the J-League.^[1]

Career

He was educated at and played for Gyosei Junior High and Ghosei High School. While he was a high school student, he was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League and JFA. Because of this status, Maeda was able to register as a Verdy Kawasaki player while he was still eligible to play for his high school club. However, he did not play any official match for Verdy.

After graduating from his high school in 2000, he joined Jubilo Iwata. His first appearance as a professional player came on May 3, 2000 in a league match against Kawasaki Frontale. His first professional goal came on August 28, 2001 in a J. League Cup game against JEF United Ichihara. In the season 2009 was the J. League Top Scorer with twenty goals^[2].

International career

He made his international debut for Japan in a friendly against Cameroon on August 22, 2007 at Ōita Stadium. He scored his first international goal on October 17, 2007 in a friendly against Egypt at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.

Career statistics

Last update: 25 October 2009

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
2000	Júbilo Iwata	J. League Division 1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
2001			9	2	2	1	5	1	0	0	16	4
2002			4	0	3	1	2	0	-		9	1
2003			28	7	5	1	9	5	-		42	13
2004			27	8	5	3	6	1	3	1	41	13
2005			25	12	0	0	2	2	3	0	30	14
2006			27	15	3	2	7	1	-		37	18
2007			22	12	2	1	0	0	-		24	13
2008			22	8	0	0	0	0	-		22	8
2009			34	20	2	1	6	3	-		42	24
Career Total			199	84	25	10	37	13	6	1	267	108

Honors and awards

Asian Young Footballer of the Year - 2000
J. League Division 1 Top Scorer - 2009
J. League Best Eleven - 2009

Goals for Senior National Team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	October 17, 2007	Osaka, Japan	Egypt	4-1	Won	2007 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
2.	February 17, 2008	Chongqing, China PR	Korea DPR	1-1	Draw	East Asian Football Championship 2008

References

^ "Stats Centre: Ryoichi Maeda Facts". Guardian.co.uk. http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=63&CPID=147&TEID=3533&PLID=65577&pStr=Player. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
^ Maeda Torschützenkönig

J. League Division 1 top scorers

1993: Díaz \| 1994: Ordenewitz \| 1995: Fukuda \| 1996: Miura \| 1997: Mboma \| 1998: Nakayama \| 1999: Hwang Sun-Hong \| 2000: Nakayama \| 2001: Will \| 2002: Takahara \| 2003: Ueslei \| 2004: Emerson \| 2005: Araújo \| 2006: Washington / Magno Alves \| 2007: Juninho \| 2008: Marquinhos \| 2009: Maeda

Asian Young Footballer of the Year

1995: Al Kathri \| 1996: Boonprom \| 1997: Mahdavikia \| 1998: Ono \| 1999: Hamzah \| 2000: Maeda \| 2001: Du Wei \| 2002: Lee Chun-Soo \| 2003: Ōkubo \| 2004: Park Chu-Young \| 2005: Choe Myong-Ho \| 2006: Ma Xiaoxu \| 2007: Kim Kum-Il \| 2008: Khalil / Iwabuchi \| 2009: Ki Sung-Yong

Júbilo Iwata – current squad

1 Kawaguchi · 4 Ohi · 5 Komano · 6 Nasu · 8 Gilsinho · 10 Naruoka · 11 Nishi · 15 Kaga · 16 Kanazawa · 17 Inuzuka · 18 Maeda · 19 Okada · 20 S. Yamamoto · 22 Cullen · 23 K. Yamamoto · 24 Matsuura · 25 Yamazaki · 27 Ueda · 28 Funatani · 30 Honda · 31 Hatta · 32 Ohata · 33 Lee Keun-Ho · TBD Takeshige · TBD Lee Gang-Jin · TBD Park Joo-Ho · TBD Arata · TBD Hwang Song-Su · Manager: Yanagishita

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Personal information
Ryoichi Maeda
Full name	Ryoichi Maeda
Date of birth	9 October 1981 (1981-10-09) (age 29)
Place of birth	Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Júbilo Iwata
Number	18
Senior clubs
Years	Club
2000-	Júbilo Iwata
National team
2007-2009	Japan

Ryoichi Maeda (born 9 October 1981) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Júbilo Iwata and 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
2000	Júbilo Iwata	J. League 1	1	0	3	0	0	0	-		4	0
2001			9	2	2	1	5	1	-		16	4
2002			4	0	3	1	2	0	-		9	1
2003			28	7	5	1	9	5	-		42	13
2004			27	8	5	3	6	1	3	1	41	13
2005			25	12	0	0	2	2	3	0	30	14
2006			27	15	3	2	7	1	-		37	18
2007			22	12	1	1	0	0	-		23	13
2008			22	8	0	0	0	0	-		22	8
2009			34	20	2	1	6	3	-		42	24
2010
Country	Japan		199	84	24	10	37	13	6	1	266	108
Total			199	84	24	10	37	13	6	1	266	108