title: Masahiro Okamoto
text: # Masahiro Okamoto
  
  Masahiro Okamoto (岡本 昌弘, Okamoto Masahiro, born May 17, 1983) is a Japanese football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Sagan Tosu.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  Okamoto was born in Chiba on May 17, 1983. He joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba) from youth team in 2002. However he could hardly play in the match behind Ryo Kushino and Tomonori Tateishi. He got an opportunity to play from 2006 and played many matches from 2008. However the club results were sluggish and finished at the bottom place in 2009 season. JEF United was relegated to J2 League from 2010 season. Although his opportunity to play decreased behind Kushino in 2010, Okamoto became a regular goalkeeper from 2011. However he lost his position in late 2014 and his opportunity to play decreased from 2015. In 2018, he moved to Ehime FC.
  
  ## National team career
  
  In November 2003, Okamoto was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2003 World Youth Championship. But he did not play in the match, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Eiji Kawashima.
  
  ## Club statistics
  
      As of 1 January 2020.
  
  | Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | 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 | Other | Other | Total | Total |
  | 2002 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
  | 2003 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
  | 2004 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
  | 2005 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
  | 2006 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
  | 2007 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
  | 2008 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
  | 2009 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 |
  | 2010 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 0 |
  | 2011 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 40 | 0 |
  | 2012 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
  | 2013 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
  | 2014 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 0 |
  | 2015 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 |
  | 2016 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 7 | 0 |
  | 2017 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 242 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 280 | 0 |
  | 2018 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 0 |
  | 2019 | Ehime FC | J2 League | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 42 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 84 | 0 |
  | Career total | Career total | Career total | 326 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 364 | 0 |
  
  $^1Includes$ A3 Champions Cup and Promotion Playoffs to J1.
  
  ## Honors and awards
  
  Team
  
  * J.League Cup Champion: 2005, 2006
  