Hirofumi Moriyasu (森安 洋文, Moriyasu Hirofumi, born April 23, 1985) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a defender.
 Moriyasu training with Sydney FC in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 23, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, United States[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000 | Dallas Texans | ||
| 2001–2003 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Japan Soccer College | 39 | (10) |
| 2009 | Mitsubishi Mizushima | 30 | (0) |
| 2010 | APIA Leichhardt | 18 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Sydney FC | 36 | (2) |
| 2012 | APIA Leichhardt | 4 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | FC Gifu | 35 | (1) |
| Total | 162 | (19) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Moriyasu was born in the United States, and first played for Dallas Texans before moving to Japan where he played football for his high school team, as well as college football.
He was on the verge of quitting football to search for a more conventional career when he received the opportunity to play in Australia in March 2010. He subsequently signed for New South Wales Premier League club APIA Leichhardt Tigers for the 2010 NSW Premier League season.[2]
Sydney FC edit
Moriyasu signed for A-League club Sydney FC after impressing officials in several trials, including a friendly against Everton F.C.[3] Moriyasu made his A-League debut off the bench for the Sky Blues, in their Round 3, 1–0 loss to Brisbane Roar[4]
After several pleasing performances for Sydney FC, Moriyasu was offered a two-year extension to his contract, which he accepted gratefully.[5]
He finally scored his first goal in Sydney FC's colours in a match against Newcastle Jets at Energy Australia Stadium, in which Sydney FC won 2–1 to break their five-game losing streak.[6]
On 20 April 2012, it was announced that he had signed to play at APIA Leichhardt as a guest player during the A-League off season.[7]
FC Gifu edit
Moriyasu signed for J2 League side FC Gifu on 14 September 2012 on a free transfer from Sydney FC.
Career statistics edit
| Club performance | League | Cup | Int'l Cup / League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2004 | Japan Soccer College | Regional Leagues | - | |||||||
| 2005 | - | |||||||||
| 2006 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | - | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2008 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2009 | Mitsubishi Mizushima | Football League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | |
| Australia | League | Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||||
| 2010 | APIA Leichhardt | NSW League | 18 | 5 | - | - | 18 | 5 | ||
| 2010–11 | Sydney FC | A-League | 28 | 1 | - | 6 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 8 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | APIA Leichhardt | NSW League | 4 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2012 | FC Gifu | J2 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| League | Cup | Int'l / League Cup | Total | |||||||
| Total | Japan | 104 | 11 | 5 | 0 | - | 109 | 11 | ||
| Australia | 58 | 8 | - | 6 | 0 | 64 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 162 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 173 | 19 | ||
References edit
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
- ^ "APIAs new Hiro sparks a revival". Inner West Courier. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Moriyasu joins Sydney FC". The World Game. July 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "Roar outclass Sydney FC". A-League. August 21, 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Sydney FC re-sign Moriyasu". Brisbane Times. November 4, 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- ^ "Sydney FC shoot down Jets 2–1". Sydney FC. January 3, 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Inner west | News Local Newspapers Inner West Sydney | Local Community News NSW | Inner West Courier | Balmain Village Voice | Daily Telegraph".
External links edit
- Hirofumi Moriyasu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- FC Gifu official website – Profile
- hIrO's liFe blog (Japanese)
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