Seiichiro Maki

{{short description|Japanese footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name=Seiichiro Maki

|image=Seiichiro Maki 3571.jpg

|upright=0.9

|caption=

|fullname=Seiichiro Maki{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |title=2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=21 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610174527/https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2006/PDF/FWC_2006_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2019}}

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|8|7}}

|birth_place=Uki, Kumamoto, Japan

|height=1.84 m

|position=Forward

|currentclub=

|youthyears1=1996–1998|youthclubs1=Ohzu High School

|collegeyears1=1999–2002|college1=Komazawa University

|years1=2003–2010|clubs1=JEF United Chiba|caps1=220|goals1=53

|years2=2010|clubs2=Amkar Perm|caps2=9|goals2=0

|years3=2011|clubs3=Shenzhen Ruby|caps3=4|goals3=0

|years4=2011–2013|clubs4=Tokyo Verdy|caps4=51|goals4=7

|years5=2014–2018|clubs5=Roasso Kumamoto|caps5=167|goals5=9

|totalcaps=451|totalgoals=69

|nationalyears1=2005–2009|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=38|nationalgoals1=8

|manageryears1=|managerclubs1=

|medaltemplates=

{{Medal|Team|JEF United Chiba}}

{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2005}}

{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2006}}

}}

{{Nihongo|Seiichiro Maki|巻 誠一郎|Maki Seiichirō|born 7 August 1980}} is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.{{J.League player}} He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Maki was a key player for Komazawa University in Tokyo along with Masaki Fukai. After graduating from Komazawa University in 2003, Maki joined JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba). He made his first professional appearance on 22 March 2003 against Tokyo Verdy. He scored his first professional goal on 2 August 2003 against Urawa Reds. For his first year at JEF, he was often used as a second-half substitute. However, in 2005 he became a starting forward for the team. JEF won the champions in 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup. However many players left the club and the club results were sluggish late 2000s. JEF finished at the bottom place in 2009 season and was relegated to J2 League first time in the club history. His opportunity to play decreased for generational change in 2010.

In July 2010, Maki moved to Russian Premier League club FC Amkar Perm. In March 2011, he moved to Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Ruby. However he could not play many matches in both clubs. In August 2011, he returned to Japan and signed with J2 League club Tokyo Verdy. He played many matches as mainly substitute forward in three seasons. In 2014, he moved to his local club Roasso Kumamoto.[http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=848 Roasso Kumamoto]{{in lang|ja}} He played more than 30 matches as mainly substitute forward every season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2018 and Roasso was relegated to J3 League end of 2018 season. He retired end of 2018 season.[http://roasso-k.com/news/news_view.htm?id=4616 Roasso Kumamoto]{{in lang|ja}}

International career

Maki represented Japan in the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, contributing to their championship win by scoring 3 goals in the tournament.

In July 2005, Maki was selected Japan national team for 2005 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against North Korea on 31 July.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/maki_seiichiro.html Japan National Football Team Database] In 2006, he was selected for Japan's World Cup squad and started a match against Brazil. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 Asian Cup finals and played four games. He scored two goals in the tournament, both against Vietnam. He played 38 games and scored 8 goals for Japan until 2009.

Personal life

Maki married former actress Tomoko Kitagawa (ja) in June 2007. His younger brother Yuki is also a former footballer. His younger sister Karina is a former handball player.

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="2"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes A3 Champions Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Ozu High School

|1998

|colspan="2"|–

10colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–10
rowspan="2"|Komazawa University

|2001

|colspan="2"|–

20colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–20
2002

|colspan="2"|–

21colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–21
rowspan="2"|JEF United Ichihara

|2003

|17

23140colspan="2"|–243
2004

|30

61054colspan="2"|–3610
rowspan="6"|JEF United Chiba

|2005

|33

1221104colspan="2"|–4517
2006

|32

121053324117
2007

|34

51060colspan="2"|–415
2008

|30

110030colspan="2"|–3311
2009

|31

53151colspan="2"|–397
2010

|13

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–130
Amkar Perm

|2010

|9

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–90
Shenzhen Ruby

|2011

|4

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–40
rowspan="3"|Tokyo Verdy

|2011

|14

320colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–163
2012

|18

100colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–181
2013

|19

322colspan="2"|–"|–colspan="2"|–215
rowspan="5"|Roasso Kumamoto

|2014

|38

210colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–392
2015

|39

320colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–413
2016

|35

000colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–350
2017

|30

320colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–323
2018

|25

110colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–261
colspan="2"|Career total

!451

6926638123251889

{{notelist}}

=International=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="5"|Japan

|2005

30
2006143
200794
200891
200930
colspan="2"|Total388

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

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Seiichiro Maki

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|110 February 2006SBC Park, San Francisco, USA{{fb|USA}}align="center"|1–3align="center"|2–3Friendly
align="center"|222 February 2006International Stadium Yokohama, Japan{{fb|IND}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|6–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
align="center"|39 May 2006Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan{{fb|BUL}}align="center"|1–1align="center"|1–22006 Kirin Cup
align="center"|424 March 2007International Stadium Yokohama, Japan{{fb|PER}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–0Friendly (2007 Kirin Challenge Cup)
align="center"|5rowspan="2"|16 July 2007rowspan="2"|Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnamrowspan="2"|{{fb|VIE}}align="center"|1–1rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–1rowspan="2"|2007 AFC Asian Cup
align="center"|6align="center"|4–1
align="center"|711 November 2007Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria{{fb|SUI}}align="center"|2–2align="center"|4–3Friendly
align="center"|86 February 2008Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan{{fb|THA}}align="center"|4–1align="center"|4–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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