title: Naoki Yamada
text: # Naoki Yamada
  
  Naoki Yamada (山田 直輝, Yamada Naoki, born 4 July 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Shonan Bellmare.
  
  ## Early life
  
  His father is a former football player who played for Mazda SC and Japan U-20 national team.
  
  ## National team career
  
  In August 2007, Yamada was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He wore the number 10 shirt for Japan and played full time in all 3 matches.
  
  Yamada made his senior national team debut on 27 May 2009, in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka and assisted on a goal by Keisuke Honda.
  
  ## Frequent injuries
  
  Yamada has suffered from frequent injuries that kept him out for several matches.
  
  On 6 January 2010 in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification between Yemen and Japan, Yamada was forced to go out after 21 minutes after his right leg was exposed to a violent break after the intervention of the Yemeni defender Ahmed Sadeq to miss the matches for a period of 3 months.
  
  On 20 March 2012, Yamada was exposed to yet another injury with a break in the anterior cruciate ligament in a match between Urawa Reds and Vegalta Sendai in the 2012 J. League Cup. Urawa Reds announced his absence from the matches for a period of 6 months. And deprived of participation in the 2012 Summer Olympics with Japan.
  
  ## Career statistics
  
  ### Club
  
  Updated to 20 February 2019.
  
  | Club | Season | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | J. League Cup | ACL | ACL | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2009 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 26 | 3 |
  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2010 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2011 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 1 |
  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
  | Shonan Bellmare | 2015 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 23 | 3 |
  | Shonan Bellmare | 2016 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 4 |
  | Shonan Bellmare | 2017 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 5 |
  | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 1 |
  | Total | Total | 120 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 17 |
  
  ### International
  
      As of 10 August 2011
  
  | National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Japan U17 | 2005 | 2 | 0 |
  | Japan U17 | 2006 | 6 | 1 |
  | Japan U17 | 2007 | 3 | 0 |
  | Japan U17 | Total | 11 | 1 |
  | Japan U20 | 2009 | 1 | 2 |
  | Japan U20 | Total | 1 | 2 |
  | Japan U23 | 2011 | 2 | 1 |
  | Japan U23 | Total | 2 | 1 |
  | Japan | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
  | Japan | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
  | Japan | Total | 2 | 0 |
  
  International appearances and goals :
  
  | # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2005 |||||||
  | | 15 November | Paju National Football Center, Paju | Macau U15 | 26–0 | 0 | 2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15 |
  | | 17 November | Paju National Football Center, Paju | South Korea U15 | 1–1 | 0 | 2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15 |
  | 2006 |||||||
  | | 3 September | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar | Nepal U16 | 6–0 | 1 | 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 |
  | | 5 September | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar | Singapore U16 | 1–1 | 0 | 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 |
  | | 7 September | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar | South Korea U16 | 3–2 | 0 | 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 |
  | | 11 September | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar | Iran U16 | 1–1 | 0 | 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 |
  | | 14 September | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar | Syria U16 | 2–0 | 0 | 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 |
  | | 17 September | Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar | North Korea U16 | 4–2 | 0 | 2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16 |
  | 2007 |||||||
  | | 19 August | Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang | Haiti U17 | 3–1 | 0 | 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 |
  | | 22 August | Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang | Nigeria U17 | 0–3 | 0 | 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 |
  | | 25 August | Goyang Stadium, Goyang | France U17 | 1–2 | 0 | 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 |
  | 2009 |||||||
  | 1. | 27 May | Nagai Stadium, Osaka | Chile | 4–0 | 0 | 2009 Kirin Cup |
  | | 19 December | Changwon Football Center, Changwon | South Korea U20 | 2–1 | 2 | Friendly / Japan U20 |
  | 2010 |||||||
  | 2. | 6 January | Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a | Yemen | 3–2 | 0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
  | 2011 |||||||
  | | 29 March | JAR Stadium, Tashkent | Uzbekistan U22 | 2–1 | 0 | Friendly / Japan U22 |
  | | 10 August | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo | Egypt U22 | 2–1 | 1 | Friendly / Japan U22 |
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### Japan
  
  * AFC U-17 Championship: 2006
  * Kirin Cup: 2009
  