Seiichiro Maki (巻 誠一郎, Maki Seiichirō, born 7 August 1980) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2] He played for the Japan national team.

Seiichiro Maki
Personal information
Full name Seiichiro Maki[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-07) 7 August 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Uki, Kumamoto, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–1998 Ohzu High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 JEF United Chiba 220 (53)
2010 Amkar Perm 9 (0)
2011 Shenzhen Ruby 4 (0)
2011–2013 Tokyo Verdy 51 (7)
2014–2018 Roasso Kumamoto 167 (9)
Total 451 (69)
International career
2005–2009 Japan 38 (8)
Medal record
JEF United Chiba
Winner J.League Cup 2005
Winner J.League Cup 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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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.[3] 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.[4]

International career

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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.[5] 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.[5]

Personal life

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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

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ozu High School 1998 1 0 1 0
Komazawa University 2001 2 0 2 0
2002 2 1 2 1
JEF United Ichihara 2003 17 2 3 1 4 0 24 3
2004 30 6 1 0 5 4 36 10
JEF United Chiba 2005 33 12 2 1 10 4 45 17
2006 32 12 1 0 5 3 3 2 41 17
2007 34 5 1 0 6 0 41 5
2008 30 11 0 0 3 0 33 11
2009 31 5 3 1 5 1 39 7
2010 13 0 0 0 13 0
Amkar Perm 2010 9 0 0 0 9 0
Shenzhen Ruby 2011 4 0 0 0 4 0
Tokyo Verdy 2011 14 3 2 0 16 3
2012 18 1 0 0 18 1
2013 19 3 2 2 –"|– 21 5
Roasso Kumamoto 2014 38 2 1 0 39 2
2015 39 3 2 0 41 3
2016 35 0 0 0 35 0
2017 30 3 2 0 32 3
2018 25 1 1 0 26 1
Career total 451 69 26 6 38 12 3 2 518 89
  1. ^ Includes A3 Champions Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2005 3 0
2006 14 3
2007 9 4
2008 9 1
2009 3 0
Total 38 8
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maki goal.
List of international goals scored by Seiichiro Maki
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 February 2006 SBC Park, San Francisco, USA   United States 1–3 2–3 Friendly
2 22 February 2006 International Stadium Yokohama, Japan   India 2–0 6–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 9 May 2006 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan   Bulgaria 1–1 1–2 2006 Kirin Cup
4 24 March 2007 International Stadium Yokohama, Japan   Peru 1–0 2–0 Friendly (2007 Kirin Challenge Cup)
5 16 July 2007 Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam   Vietnam 1–1 4–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup
6 4–1
7 11 November 2007 Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria    Switzerland 2–2 4–3 Friendly
8 6 February 2008 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan   Thailand 4–1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ Seiichiro Maki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)  
  3. ^ Roasso Kumamoto(in Japanese)
  4. ^ a b Roasso Kumamoto(in Japanese)
  5. ^ a b c Japan National Football Team Database
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