Hirokazu Ishihara
Japanese footballer (born 1999)
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Hirokazu Ishihara (石原 広教, Ishihara Hirokazu; born 26 February 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as right back for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.[1]
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| Full name | Hirokazu Ishihara | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 February 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Fujisawa FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2016 | Shonan Bellmare | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Shonan Bellmare | 139 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 37 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 51 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Japan U17 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Hirokazu Ishihara joined J1 League club Shonan Bellmare in 2016. On 5 June, he debuted in J.League Cup (v Vissel Kobe).[2][3]
After three seasons with Shonan and only a handful of appearances, Ishihara joined J2 League club Avispa Fukuoka for the 2019 season.[4] He became a regular starter for the club and made 37 league appearances throughout the season.
He returned to Shonan Bellmare from the 2020 season and became a regular player for the team. At the end of the 2023 season, he had made 168 appearances for the club. He had also made over 200 career appearances without scoring a professional goal.
In December 2023, it was announced that Ishihara would be joining Urawa Red Diamonds for the 2024 season.[5]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2016 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | J2 League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020 | J1 League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2021 | J1 League | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2022 | J1 League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Total | 139 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 2019 | J2 League | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 0 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2024 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 186 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 0 | ||
