Kazushige Kirihata
Japanese footballer (born 1987)
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Kazushige Kirihata (桐畑 和繁, Kirihata Kazushige; born June 30, 1987) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2] He started his career with Kashiwa Reysol and played the majority of his career for the club, before spending two years on loan at FC Gifu. He retired in January 2023 after a 16 year professional career[3] and took up a coaching role with Criacao Shinjuku.[4]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kazushige Kirihata[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 June 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kōfu, Yamanashi, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2022 | Kashiwa Reysol | 51 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → FC Gifu (loan) | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2022, 23:59 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team career
In July 2007, Kirihata was called up to the Japan U-20 national team for the 2007 U-20 World Cup but did not play in any of the matches.[5]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
| 2006 | Kashiwa Reysol | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 74 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | FC Gifu (loan) | J3 League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 39 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 89 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | ||
1Includes Japanese Super Cup, Suruga Bank Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.
