We would like to inform you that Naohiro ISHIKAWA, a player belonging to our club, has decided to retire from professional football after the 2017 season.
[Naohiro ISHIKAWA Player Profile]
☐Position: MF
☐Date of Birth: May 12, 1981
☐Hometown: Kanagawa Prefecture
☐Height / Weight: 175cm / 70kg
☐Blood Type: Type B
☐Career:
1997-1999 Yokohama F.Marinos Youth
1998 Kanagawa Prefecture Selected Class (Kanagawa National Games Best 8)
1999 Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) Tournament Best 16
2000-2001 Yokohama F.Marinos
2002.4- FC Tokyo ※Loan transfer
2003.8- FC Tokyo *Full transfer joining
2003 J.League Excellent Player Award, Fair Play Individual Award
2004 J.League All-Star Soccer Most Valuable Player Award, J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Champion
2009 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Champion, J.League Best Eleven
2010 Suruga Bank Championship 2010 TOKYO Winner
2011 J.League Division 2 Winner, 91st Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship Winner
□Representative History
2000 U-19 Japan representative (Runner-up in AFC Youth Championship Iran Tournament)
2001 U-20 Japan representative (Participated in FIFA World Youth Argentina Tournament)
2002 U-21 Japan representative (Runner-up in the 14th Asian Games)
2003 U-22 Japan representative, Japan representative
2004 U-23 Japan representative (Participated in Athens Olympics), Japan representative
2009, 2010, 2012 Japan representative
☐Appearance Record (as of August 2, 2017)
2016 FC Tokyo U-23
J3 League 2 games played, 0 goals scored
J1 League 289 games played, 49 goals scored
J2 League 23 games played, 3 goals scored
J3 League 2 games played, 0 goals scored
Cup competition 61 games played, 13 goals scored
Emperor's Cup 29 games played, 6 goals scored
ACL 6 games played, 0 goals scored
□Personal Comment
"Hello everyone! Thank you very much for supporting FC Tokyo on a daily basis."
Although it is in the middle of the season, I, Naohiro ISHIKAWA, have decided to retire at the end of this season.
This morning, I reported on my personal blog, but I injured myself in a friendly match with Frankfurt in August 2015, and although I returned to J3 in September last year after surgery, my condition worsened again. I have been working on rehabilitating my left knee, which has been hurting for my comeback, but I haven't been able to recover as much as I thought. In addition, I have been frustrated by not being able to contribute to the team on the pitch. In this situation, I have become strongly determined to give my all for the remaining season with even stronger determination, responsibility, and pride, which led to this decision.
However, I believe that reflecting on everything will come after the season has ended.
I want to continue pushing forward while sharing the feelings that can only be done now, that can only be felt now, with many teammates.
I want to change the atmosphere and make a dynamic impact on the pitch at Ajinomoto, even for a short period of time, and connect it to results.
I would like to express my gratitude to all the fans and supporters who have supported us so far, including Seok Ho HWANG, and to repay them as a player with the last opportunity we have fought together.
"Thank you" to everyone. And thank you for your continued support.
FC Tokyo MF No.18 Naohiro ISHIKAWA
