Seiichiro Maki

Seiichiro Maki (巻 誠一郎, Maki Seiichirō, born 7 August 1980) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2] He played for the Japan national team.

Seiichiro Maki
Personal information
Full name Seiichiro Maki[1]
Date of birth (1980-08-07) 7 August 1980
Place of birth Uki, Kumamoto, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–1998 Ozu High School
1999–2002 Komazawa University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 JEF United Chiba 220 (53)
2010 Amkar Perm 9 (0)
2011 Shenzhen Ruby 4 (0)
2011–2013 Tokyo Verdy 51 (7)
2014–2018 Roasso Kumamoto 167 (9)
Total 451 (69)
International career
2005–2009 Japan 38 (8)
Medal record
JEF United Chiba
WinnerJ.League Cup2005
WinnerJ.League Cup2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Maki was a key player for Komazawa University in Tokyo along with Masaki Fukai. After graduating from Komazawa University in 2003, Maki joined JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba). He made his first professional appearance on 22 March 2003 against Tokyo Verdy. He scored his first professional goal on 2 August 2003 against Urawa Reds. For his first year at JEF, he was often used as a second-half substitute. However, in 2005 he became a starting forward for the team. JEF won the champions in 2005 and 2006 J.League Cup. However many players left the club and the club results were sluggish late 2000s. JEF finished at the bottom place in 2009 season and was relegated to J2 League first time in the club history. His opportunity to play decreased for generational change in 2010.

In July 2010, Maki moved to Russian Premier League club FC Amkar Perm. In March 2011, he moved to Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Ruby. However he could not play many matches in both clubs. In August 2011, he returned to Japan and signed with J2 League club Tokyo Verdy. He played many matches as mainly substitute forward in three seasons. In 2014, he moved to his local club Roasso Kumamoto.[3] He played more than 30 matches as mainly substitute forward every season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2018 and Roasso was relegated to J3 League end of 2018 season. He retired end of 2018 season.[4]

International career

Maki represented Japan in the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, contributing to their championship win by scoring 3 goals in the tournament.

In July 2005, Maki was selected Japan national team for 2005 East Asian Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against North Korea on 31 July.[5] In 2006, he was selected for Japan's World Cup squad and started a match against Brazil. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 Asian Cup finals and played four games. He scored two goals in the tournament, both against Vietnam. He played 38 games and scored 8 goals for Japan until 2009.[5]

Personal life

Maki married former actress Tomoko Kitagawa (ja) in June 2007. His younger brother Yuki is also a former footballer. His younger sister Karina is a former handball player.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ozu High School 1998 –10––10
Komazawa University 2001 –20––20
2002 –21––21
JEF United Ichihara 2003 1723140–243
2004 3061054–3610
JEF United Chiba 2005 331221104–4517
2006 32121053324117
2007 3451060–415
2008 30110030–3311
2009 3153151–397
2010 13000––130
Amkar Perm 2010 9000––90
Shenzhen Ruby 2011 4000––40
Tokyo Verdy 2011 14320––163
2012 18100––181
2013 19322–"|––215
Roasso Kumamoto 2014 38210––392
2015 39320––413
2016 35000––350
2017 30320––323
2018 25110––261
Career total 4516926638123251889
  1. Includes A3 Champions Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 200530
2006143
200794
200891
200930
Total388
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maki goal.
List of international goals scored by Seiichiro Maki
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 February 2006SBC Park, San Francisco, USA United States1–32–3Friendly
222 February 2006International Stadium Yokohama, Japan India2–06–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
39 May 2006Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan Bulgaria1–11–22006 Kirin Cup
424 March 2007International Stadium Yokohama, Japan Peru1–02–0Friendly (2007 Kirin Challenge Cup)
516 July 2007Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam1–14–12007 AFC Asian Cup
64–1
711 November 2007Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria  Switzerland2–24–3Friendly
86 February 2008Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Thailand4–14–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. Seiichiro Maki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  3. Roasso Kumamoto(in Japanese)
  4. Roasso Kumamoto(in Japanese)
  5. Japan National Football Team Database
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