Ken Iwao (岩尾 憲, born 18 April 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ken Iwao[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tatebayashi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Nippon Sport Science University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Shonan Bellmare | 40 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Mito HollyHock (loan) | 41 | (1) |
| 2016–2022 | Tokushima Vortis | 239 | (25) |
| 2022 | → Urawa Red Diamonds (loan) | 29 | (1) |
| 2023– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 40 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 18 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2011 | J2 League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | J2 League | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Mito Hollyhock (loan) | 2015 | J2 League | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 1 | ||
| Tokushima Vortis | 2016 | J2 League | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 5 | ||||
| 2019 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 0 | 44 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 44 | 7 | ||||
| 2021 | J1 League | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 39 | 4 | ||
| Total | 239 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 248 | 27 | ||
| Urawa Reds (loan) | 2022 | J1 League | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8[b][c] | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| Urawa Reds | 2023 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11[d][e] | 0 | 53 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 389 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 442 | 30 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the J1/J2 Play-offs
- ^ 1 appearance in the Super Cup
- ^ 7 aappearances in the AFC Champions League
- ^ 8 appearances in the AFC Champions League
- ^ 3 appearances in the FIFA Club World Cup
Honours edit
Club edit
- Urawa Red Diamonds
References edit
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "選手情報詳細". URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 179 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 187 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 211 out of 289)
- ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Ken Iwao Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
External links edit
- Profile at Tokushima Vortis
- Profile at Urawa Reds
- Ken Iwao at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ken Iwao at Soccerway
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