title: Masahiro Iwata
text: # Masahiro Iwata
  
  Masahiro Iwata (岩田 昌浩, Iwata Masahiro, born September 23, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  Iwata was born in Gifu Prefecture on September 23, 1981. He joined the J1 League club Nagoya Grampus Eight as part of the youth team in 2000. However he did not play much until 2001. In 2002, he moved to Singapore and joined Clementi Khalsa. In October 2002, he returned to Japan and joined the Japan Football League (JFL) club SC Tottori. He played in many matches until 2004. In 2005, he moved to the Regional Leagues club FC Gifu based in his local area. The club was promoted to the JFL in 2007 and the J2 League in 2008. He retired at the end of the 2008 season.
  
  ## Club statistics
  
  | Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
  | 2000 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 7 | 0 | | | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 2001 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 1 | 0 | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 2002 | SC Tottori | Football League | 6 | 0 | | | - | - | 6 | 0 |
  | 2003 | SC Tottori | Football League | 10 | 1 | | | - | - | 10 | 1 |
  | 2004 | SC Tottori | Football League | 18 | 1 | | | - | - | 18 | 1 |
  | 2005 | FC Gifu | Regional Leagues | | | | | | | | |
  | 2006 | FC Gifu | Regional Leagues | | | | | | | | |
  | 2007 | FC Gifu | Football League | 21 | 1 | | | - | - | 21 | 1 |
  | 2008 | FC Gifu | J2 League | 14 | 0 | | | - | - | 14 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 77 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 3 |
  