Naoki Matsuda

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Naoki Matsuda
Naoki Matsuda
Personal information
Full name Naoki Matsuda
Date of birth March 14, 1977 (1977-03-14) (age 31)
Place of birth    Kiryū, Gunma, Japan
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Yokohama F. Marinos
Number 3
Youth clubs
1992-1994 Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1995-present Yokohama F. Marinos 318 0(14)   
National team2
2000-2005 Japan 040 00(1)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 19 May 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 19 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Matsuda Naoki (松田 直樹; born March 14, 1977 in Kiryū, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Yokohama F Marinos, with whom he signed after high school in 1995. Matsuda has a reputation as a hardman on the field, an image bolstered when he shaved his head. However, it is said his young son was scared when he saw his dad's shaved head so Matsuda re-grew his hair. This hasn't stopped him being something of a firebrand on the pitch, though. He is a fans favourite and a tireless worker who often appears up front near the end of games when the F-Marinos are behind. His favourite band is Oasis.

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[edit] History

Scored his first goal on September 30, 1995 at Mitsuzawa Stadium.

[edit] National team

[edit] International Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. January 29, 2005 Yokohama, Japan Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 4-0 Won Friendly

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual Honors

[edit] Team Honors

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Yokohama F. Marinos – current squad

1 Enomoto • 3 Matsuda • 4 Kurihara • 6 Kawai • 7 H. Tanaka • 8 Lopes • 9 Roni • 10 K. Yamase • 11 Sakata • 13 Komiyama • 14 Kano • 15 Oshima • 16 Y. Yamase • 17 Hyodo • 18 Shimizu • 19 Inui • 20 Mizunuma • 21 Takakuwa • 22 Nakazawa • 23 Tashiro • 24 Kanai • 25 Yamamoto • 26 Y. Tanaka • 27 Saito • 28 Urata • 29 Hasegawa • 30 Ogura • 31 Iikura • 32 Furube • 33 Umei • 34 Ishihara • 35 Amano • 36 Akimoto • Manager: Kuwahara
v • d • e
Japan squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Kawaguchi • 2 Akita • 3 Matsuda • 4 Morioka • 5 Inamoto • 6 Hattori • 7 H. Nakata • 8 Morishima • 9 Nishizawa • 10 Nakayama • 11 Suzuki • 12 Narazaki • 13 Yanagisawa • 14 Alex • 15 Fukunishi • 16 K. Nakata • 17 Miyamoto • 18 Ono • 19 Ogasawara • 20 Myojin • 21 Toda • 22 Ichikawa • 23 Sogahata • Coach: Troussier
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