Naohiro Ishikawa (石川 直宏, Ishikawa Naohiro, born 12 May 1981) is a former Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder for the Japan national team.

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Naohiro Ishikawa
石川 直宏

Personal information
Full name	Naohiro Ishikawa
Date of birth	(1981-05-12) 12 May 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1997–1999	Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2002	Yokohama F. Marinos	15	(1)
2002–2017	FC Tokyo	298	(51)
2016–2017	→FC Tokyo U-23	3	(0)
Total		316	(52)
International career
2001	Japan U-20	3	(0)
2004	Japan U-23	1	(0)
2003–2012	Japan	6	(0)
Medal record Yokohama F. Marinos Runner-up J1 League 2000 Runner-up J1 League 2002 Winner J.League Cup 2001 FC Tokyo Winner J.League Cup 2004 Winner J.League Cup 2009 Winner Emperor's Cup 2011 Representing  Japan Asian Games 2002 Busan Team AFC U-19 Championship 2000 Iran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Ishikawa was born in Yokosuka on 12 May 1981. He joined Yokohama F. Marinos from youth team in 2000. Although he was Japan U-20 national team player, he could not play many matches in the club. He moved to FC Tokyo in April 2002. He got many opportunities to play soon. In the 2000s, the club won the champions 2004 and 2009 J.League Cup. In 2009, he also scored 15 goals and was elected Best Eleven. In the 2010s, the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2010 season. In 2011, the club won the champions J2 League and Emperor's Cup. From 2012, the club played in J1 League. However he could not play many matches for injury from 2014. He retired at the end of the 2017 season.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2001, Ishikawa was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. He wore the number 10 shirt and played full time in all 3 matches.

In December 2003, Ishikawa was selected Japan national team for 2003 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, on 7 December, he debuted against Hong Kong. He also played Japan for in 2004. In August, he was also selected Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics.

In August 2009, Ishikawa was selected Japan for the first time in 5 years. He played 6 games for Japan until 2012.^[1]

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