Naoaki Aoyama

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|fullname=Naoaki Aoyama

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1986|7|18}}

|birth_place=Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan

|death_date=

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|height={{Height|m=1.82}}

|position=Centre-back

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|youthyears1=2002–2004|youthclubs1= Maebashi Ikuei High School

|years1=2005–2010|clubs1=Shimizu S-Pulse|caps1=121|goals1=5

|years2=2011–2012|clubs2=Yokohama F. Marinos|caps2=17|goals2=0

|years3=2013–2014|clubs3=Ventforet Kofu|caps3=59|goals3=4

|years4=2015–2018|clubs4=Muangthong United|caps4=108|goals4=4

|years5=2019 |clubs5=Gamba Osaka |caps5= 0|goals5= 0

|years6=2019 |clubs6=Gamba Osaka U-23|caps6= 1|goals6= 0

|years7=2020 |clubs7=Kagoshima United FC|caps7=18 |goals7= 0

| totalcaps = 324

| totalgoals = 13

|nationalyears1=2006|nationalteam1=Japan U-23|nationalcaps1=11|nationalgoals1=2

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|club-update= 01:40, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

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{{Nihongo|Naoaki Aoyama|青山直晃|Aoyama Naoaki|born July 18, 1986}} is a Japanese retired football player. His playing position is centre-back. He has previously played for Japanese sides Shimizu S-Pulse, Yokohama F. Marinos and Ventforet Kofu as well as Thailand's Muangthong United.{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/naoki-aoyama/10671/ | title=Naoaki Aoyama Soccerway Profile | work=Soccerway | access-date=10 February 2019}}{{cite web | url=http://www2.gamba-osaka.net/club/player2019_30.html | title=Naoaki Aoyama Gamba Osaka Player Profile | work=Gamba Osaka | language = ja | access-date=11 March 2019}}

Club career

After graduating from Maebashi Ikuei High School in 2004, Aoyama signed full professional terms with Shimizu S-Pulse the following year and went on to become a regular first team starting member, playing 121 league games in 6 seasons in Shizuoka.

He transferred to Yokohama F. Marinos ahead of the 2011 season, but struggled to establish himself in their top team, playing just 10 and 7 league games respectively in his 2 years at the Nissan Stadium. 2013 saw him move north to Yamanashi to start a 2-season spell with Ventforet Kofu where he scored 4 goals in 59 league appearances which saw them finish 15th in 2013 and 13th the following year.

His career took a very different turn in 2015 as he moved to Thailand to sign for Muangthong United. His spell with the Kirins was to prove to be highly successful, winning the Thai Premier League in 2016 and the League Cup in 2016 and 2017. He played more than 100 games in total in his 4 years in Thailand.{{cite web|publisher=Guardian.co.uk|title=Stats Centre: Naoaki Aoyama Facts|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=189895&TEID=3534|access-date=2010-01-05|archive-date=2012-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929181613/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=147&pStr=Player&PLID=189895&TEID=3534|url-status=dead}}

Aoyama returned to Japan ahead of the 2019 season and joined Gamba Osaka.{{cite web | url=http://www.gamba-osaka.net/news/index/no/8958/ | title=Gamba Osaka News – Naoaki Aoyama signing | work=Gamba Osaka | language = ja | date= 7 January 2019 | access-date=7 January 2019}}

Club statistics

Last Updated:10 February 2019.

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
2005	rowspan="6"\|Shimizu S-Pulse	rowspan="6"\|J1 League	6	2	5	0	1	0\|

\|12	2
2006	29	0	1	0	2	0\|

\|32	0
2007	30	1	3	2	3	0\|

\|36	3
2008	33	1	3	0	9	0\|

\|45	1
2009	23	1	0	0	9	1\|

\|32	2
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0\|

\|0	0
2011	rowspan="2"\|Yokohama F. Marinos	rowspan="2"\|J1 League	10	0	0	0	4	1\|

\|14	1
2012	7	0	0	0	4	0\|

\|11	0
2013	rowspan="2"\|Ventforet Kofu	rowspan="2"\|J1 League	29	2	1	0	0	0\|

\|30	2
2014	30	2	0	0	5	0\|

\|30	2
2015	rowspan="4"\|Muangthong United	rowspan="4"\|Thai League 1	29	1	6	0	2	0\|

\|37	1
2016	17	1	2	0	3	0	2	0	22	1
2017	28	2	0	0	0	0	8	0	36	2
2018	29	0	0	0	0	0\|

\|29	0
2019	rowspan="1"\|Gamba Osaka	rowspan="1"\|J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0\|

\|0	0
2020	Kagoshima United FC	rowspan="1"\|J3 League	0	0	0	0	0	0\|

\|0	0
colspan=3 \| Career total !300\|\|13\|\|21\|\|2\|\|42\|\|2\|\|10\|\|0\|\|366\|\|17