Naoki Soma
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Naoki Soma is a former Japan
ese 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 at the end of the 2005 season. After working as a TV pundit, he now manages the Japan Football League
side F.C. Machida Zelvia
.
|1994||rowspan="8"|Kashima Antlers
||rowspan="8"|J. League 1||28||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||30||0
|-
|1995||50||3||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||54||3
|-
|1996||30||2||3||0||14||0||colspan="2"|-||47||2
|-
|1997||21||0||5||0||2||1||colspan="2"|-||28||1
|-
|1998||34||1||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||39||1
|-
|1999||30||0||2||0||7||1||colspan="2"|-||39||1
|-
|2000||30||2||4||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||41||2
|-
|2001||7||0||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||11||0
|-
|2002||Tokyo Verdy||J. League 1||27||0||0||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||33||0
|-
|2003||Kashima Antlers
||J. League 1||20||2||0||0||3||1||3||0||26||3
|-
|2004||rowspan="2"|Kawasaki Frontale
||J. League 2
||15||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||0
|-
|2005||J. League 1||12||0||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||17||0
304||10||29||0||45||3||3||0||381||13
304||10||29||0||45||3||3||0||381||13
|}
|1995||9||0
|-
|1996||13||2
|-
|1997||21||1
|-
|1998||10||1
|-
|1999||5||0
|-
!Total||58||4
|}
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese football defender (Left back).
He was capped 58 times and scored 4 goals for the Japanese national team
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
between 1995 and 1999, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
. 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
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
.
He retired at the end of the 2005 season. After working as a TV pundit, he now manages the Japan Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
side F.C. Machida Zelvia
F.C. Machida Zelvia
Football Club Machida Zelvia is a Japanese football club based in Machida, Tokyo.-History:Machida is a city known as "Brazil of Tokyo" due to the popularity of soccer in the city, and produced the second-largest number of J. League players...
.
Club career statistics
|-|1994||rowspan="8"|Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||rowspan="8"|J. League 1||28||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||30||0
|-
|1995||50||3||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||54||3
|-
|1996||30||2||3||0||14||0||colspan="2"|-||47||2
|-
|1997||21||0||5||0||2||1||colspan="2"|-||28||1
|-
|1998||34||1||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||39||1
|-
|1999||30||0||2||0||7||1||colspan="2"|-||39||1
|-
|2000||30||2||4||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||41||2
|-
|2001||7||0||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||11||0
|-
|2002||Tokyo Verdy||J. League 1||27||0||0||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||33||0
|-
|2003||Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||J. League 1||20||2||0||0||3||1||3||0||26||3
|-
|2004||rowspan="2"|Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
is a J. League Division 1 association football club. The team is located in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. Their home stadium is Todoroki Athletics Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki.-History:...
||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||15||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||16||0
|-
|2005||J. League 1||12||0||2||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||17||0
304||10||29||0||45||3||3||0||381||13
304||10||29||0||45||3||3||0||381||13
|}
National team
|-|1995||9||0
|-
|1996||13||2
|-
|1997||21||1
|-
|1998||10||1
|-
|1999||5||0
|-
!Total||58||4
|}
Individual Honors
- J-League Best Eleven: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
- Selected to AFC All Star Team: 1997
- J-League Fair Play Individual: 1998
External links
- Career history at National Football Teams