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{{Short description|Japanese footballer (born 1985)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
|name=Sota Hirayama<br/>平山 相太
| name = Sōta Hirayama
| image = Hirayama.jpg
|image=Sota Hirayama - top.jpg
| image_size = 200
|image_size=
|caption=Hirayama in 2010
| fullname = Sōta Hirayama
|fullname=Sota Hirayama
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|6|6|df=yes}}
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|6|6}}
| birth_place = [[Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū]], Japan
|birth_place=[[Kitakyushu]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]], [[Japan]]
| height = {{height|m=1.90}}
|death_date=
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
|death_place=
| currentclub = [[Vegalta Sendai]]
|height={{Height|m=1.90}}
| clubnumber = 9
|position=[[Forward (association football)#Target forward|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 2001–2003 | youthyears2 = 2004–2005
|currentclub=
| youthclubs1 = Kunimi High School | youthclubs2 = [[Tsukuba University]]
|clubnumber=
| years1 = 2005–2006 | years2 = 2006–2016 | years3 = 2017–
|youthyears1=2001–2003|youthclubs1=Kunimi High School
| clubs1 = [[Heracles Almelo]] | clubs2 = [[FC Tokyo]] | clubs3 = [[Vegalta Sendai]]
|collegeyears1=2004–2005|college1=[[University of Tsukuba]]
| caps1 = 32 | goals1 = 8 | caps2 = 153 | goals2 = 33
|years1=2005–2006|clubs1=[[Heracles Almelo]]|caps1=32|goals1=8
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2005 | nationalyears2 = 2004–2007 | nationalyears3 = 2010
|years2=2006–2016|clubs2=[[FC Tokyo]]|caps2=169|goals2=33
| nationalteam1 = [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U-20]] | nationalteam2 = [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23]] | nationalteam3 = [[Japan national football team|Japan]]
|years3=2017|clubs3=[[Vegalta Sendai]]|caps3=0|goals3=0
| nationalcaps1 = 8 | nationalcaps2 = ? | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 11 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 3
|totalcaps=201|totalgoals=41
| club-update = 23 February 2016
|nationalyears1=2003–2005|nationalteam1=[[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U-20]]|nationalcaps1=8|nationalgoals1=3
| nationalteam-update = 1 January 2011
|nationalyears2=2004|nationalteam2=[[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23]]|nationalcaps2=1|nationalgoals2=0
|nationalyears3=2010|nationalteam3=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps3=4|nationalgoals3=3
|manageryears1=|managerclubs1=
|medaltemplates=
{{Medal|Team|[[FC Tokyo]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[J.League Cup]]|[[2009 J.League Cup|2009]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|[[2011 Emperor's Cup|2011]]}}
{{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[AFC U-19 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|B|[[2004 AFC Youth Championship|2004 Malaysia]]|}}
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|'''Sota Hirayama'''|平山 相太|Hirayama Sōta|born 6 June 1985}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]].
[[File:Sota Hirayama - top.jpg|thumb|250px|Hirayama for FC Tokyo]]
{{nihongo|'''Sōta Hirayama'''|平山 相太|Hirayama Sōta|extra=born 6 June 1985 in [[Kitakyūshū]], [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], Japan}}, is a Japanese [[association football|footballer]] who currently plays for [[Vegalta Sendai]]. He has represented [[Japan national football team|Japan]]'s U-20 team at the [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship|2003]] and [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship]], and the U-23 team at the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympics]].


==Career==
==Club career==
As a teenager, Hirayama attended [[Kunimi High School]] in [[Nagasaki Prefecture]]. There, he won the [[All Japan High School Soccer Tournament]] all three years at the school, leading the tournament in scoring in 2002 and 2003. In 2003, he played in the U-20 [[FIFA Youth Championship]] as a 17-year-old and scored two goals, including the game winner against [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] to put Japan through to the knockout stage.<ref name="playertowatch">
As a teenager, Hirayama attended Kunimi High School in [[Nagasaki Prefecture]]. There, he won the [[All Japan High School Soccer Tournament]] in all years bar 2002. He is the tournament's top scorer, with 17 goals scored between 2001 and 2003, with his school participating in all three years of his high school days. After graduation in 2004, he enrolled at [[University of Tsukuba]].
{{cite news
|url=http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/060130/1/5yki.html
|title=Player to Watch: Hirayama hopes for Japan chance
|publisher=FIFAworldcup.com
|date=30 January 2006
|accessdate=20 July 2006
}}
</ref>


In July 2005, Hirayama joined the [[Eredivisie]] club [[Feyenoord]] on trial and a week later, he joined another Dutch side, the newly promoted [[Heracles Almelo]]. He made his professional debut with Heracles on 20 August 2005 against [[ADO Den Haag]], playing 15 minutes and scoring 2 goals.<ref>
After graduation in 2004, he enrolled at [[Tsukuba University]] instead of joining a professional club. That summer, Hirayama played in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and the following year, played in his second FIFA World Youth Championship.
{{cite news |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=187812&cc=5901 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525132021/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=187812&cc=5901 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 May 2011 |title=ADO Den Haag 1–2 SC Heracles Almelo |publisher=ESPNsoccernet |date=20 August 2005 |accessdate=20 July 2006}}</ref> He finished the 2005–2006 season with 31 appearances and 8 goals. Although both Japan's senior side manager [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]] and [[Japan Football Association]] chairman [[Saburo Kawabuchi]] praised Hirayama's progress with Heracles, he was not called up to [[Japan national football team|Japan's squad]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. On 4 September 2006, after the transfer period ended Heracles Almelo announced that Hirayama left the club by mutual consent and after being released he returned to Japan to finish his study.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heracles.nl/b9032c59-1854-4285-a3a2-b1c0446f321f.aspx?newsId=1945 |title=Sota Hirayama verlaat Heracles Almelo |publisher=HeraclesAlmelo.nl |date=4 September 2006 |access-date=4 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224008/http://www.heracles.nl/b9032c59-1854-4285-a3a2-b1c0446f321f.aspx?newsId=1945 |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> Only a few days later he signed a contract with [[FC Tokyo]] without informing Heracles as a free agent, while he still had a contract until 2008 before his release. Heracles appealed to this unexpected move by Hirayama.<ref>
{{cite news |url=http://www.nos.nl/nos/artikelen/2006/09/art000001C6D0EF6C0D834D.html |title=Hirayama nog niet van Heracles af |publisher=NOS.nl |date=12 September 2006 |access-date=12 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210106/http://www.nos.nl/nos/artikelen/2006/09/art000001C6D0EF6C0D834D.html |archive-date=30 September 2007}}</ref>


Hirayama debuted in [[J1 League]] on 30 September 2006. After debut, his opportunity to play increased and he became a regular player from 2009. At [[2009 J.League Cup]], he scored a goal at [[2009 J.League Cup Final|Final]] and the club won the champions. However the club was relegated to [[J2 League]] end of 2010 season. In April 2011, he also broke his leg and he could only play one game. In 2012, the club returned to J1 League, however in May, he broke his leg again and he could hardly play in the match. From 2013 he played many matches as substitute. He moved to [[Vegalta Sendai]] in 2017. However he got hurt on the day after the opening game. He could not play for the injury in this season. In January 2018, he announced his retirement for many injuries.
In July 2005, Hirayama joined the [[Eredivisie]] club [[Feyenoord]] on trial and a week later, he joined another Dutch side, the newly promoted [[Heracles Almelo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crisscross.com/jp/news/345705 |title=Hirayama to join Dutch club Heracles |publisher=Crisscross Japan |date=8 August 2006 |accessdate=20 July 2006 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
</ref> He made his professional debut with Heracles on 20 August 2005 against [[ADO Den Haag]], playing 15 minutes and scoring 2 goals.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=187812&cc=5901
|title=ADO Den Haag 1–2 SC Heracles Almelo
|publisher=ESPNsoccernet
|date=20 August 2005
|accessdate=20 July 2006
}}</ref> He finished the 2005–2006 season with 31 appearances and 8 goals.

Although both Japan's senior side manager [[Zico]] and [[Japan Football Association]] chairman Saburo Kawabuchi praised Hirayama's progress with Heracles, he was not called up to [[Japan national football team|Japan's squad]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].

On 4 September 2006, after the transfer period ended Heracles Almelo announced that Hirayama left the club by mutual consent and after being released he returned to Japan to finish his study.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heracles.nl/b9032c59-1854-4285-a3a2-b1c0446f321f.aspx?newsId=1945 |title=Sota Hirayama verlaat Heracles Almelo |publisher=HeraclesAlmelo.nl |date=4 September 2006 |accessdate=4 September 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927224008/http://www.heracles.nl/b9032c59-1854-4285-a3a2-b1c0446f321f.aspx?newsId=1945 |archivedate=27 September 2007 }}</ref> Only a few days later he signed a contract with [[FC Tokyo]] without informing Heracles as a free agent, while he still had a contract until 2008 before his release. Heracles appealed to this unexpected move by Hirayama.<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://www.nos.nl/nos/artikelen/2006/09/art000001C6D0EF6C0D834D.html
|title=Hirayama nog niet van Heracles af
|publisher=NOS.nl
|date=12 September 2006
|accessdate=12 September 2006
}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
In 2003, Hirayama played for [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U-20 national team]] in the [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship|2003 World Youth Championship]] as a 17-year-old and scored two goals, including the game winner against [[Egypt national under-20 football team|Egypt]] to put Japan through to the knockout stage. In 2004, he played for [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23 national team]] in the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Summer Olympics]] and the following year, played in his second [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship|2005 World Youth Championship]].
Hirayama has played for younger Japanese national teams including their U/20's and U/23's team. His debut for the [[Japan national football team|senior team]] came on 6 January 2010 in a [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]] qualifier against [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]], and would be a game he would never forget. After 30 minutes, Japan were down 2–0, but Hirayama scored a [[hat trick]] to help Japan to a 3–2 victory. It was the first time in 80 years and the second time overall for a Japan player to score three goals on his debut. [[Takeo Wakabayashi]] last managed that in 1930.<ref>[http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/8.html Japan rally past Yemen, qualify for 2011 Asian Cup]</ref>


His debut for the [[Japan national football team|senior team]] came on 6 January 2010 in a [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification|2011 Asian Cup qualification]] against [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]], and would be a game he would never forget. After 30 minutes, Japan were down 2–0, but Hirayama scored a [[hat trick]] to help Japan to a 3–2 victory. It was the first time in 80 years and the second time overall for a Japan player to score three goals on his debut. [[Takeo Wakabayashi]] last managed that in 1930.<ref>[http://www.jfa.or.jp/eng/topics/2010/8.html Japan rally past Yemen, qualify for 2011 Asian Cup]</ref> He also played at [[2010 East Asian Football Championship]] in February. He played 4 games and scored 3 goals for Japan in 2010.<ref name="JNFTD">[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/hirayama_sota.html Japan National Football Team Database]</ref>
==Career statistics==
''Updated to 23 February 2017''.<ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 97 out of 289)</ref><ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [http://www.amazon.co.jp/2016J1-J2-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411335/ref=pd_cp_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1N6B11BBGDQ32GYF7MWJ "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"], 10 February 2016, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411338}} (p. 35 out of 289)</ref>


===Club===
==Club statistics==
<ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 97 out of 289)</ref><ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2016J1-J2-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411335/ref=pd_cp_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1N6B11BBGDQ32GYF7MWJ "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"], 10 February 2016, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411338}} (p. 35 out of 289)</ref>
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!colspan="2"|Total
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!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
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!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
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|rowspan="3"|Kunimi H.S.
|rowspan="3"|Kunimi H.S.
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|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Heracles Almelo]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Heracles Almelo]]
|[[2005–06 Eredivisie|2005–06]]
|[[2005–06 Eredivisie|2005/06]]
|31||8||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0||33||8
|31||8||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0||33||8
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|-
|[[2006–07 Eredivisie|2006–07]]
|[[2006–07 Eredivisie|2006/07]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0
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!32||8||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0||34||8
!32||8||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||2||0||34||8
|-
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[F.C. Tokyo]]
|rowspan="12"|[[FC Tokyo]]
|[[2006 J. League Division 1|2006]]
|[[2006 FC Tokyo season|2006]]
|7||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||7||2
|7||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||7||2
|-
|-
|[[2007 J. League Division 1|2007]]
|[[2007 FC Tokyo season|2007]]
|20||5||3||2||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||25||7
|20||5||3||2||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||25||7
|-
|-
|[[2008 J. League Division 1|2008]]
|[[2008 FC Tokyo season|2008]]
|24||2||3||2||8||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||35||8
|24||2||3||2||8||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||35||8
|-
|-
|[[2009 J. League Division 1|2009]]
|[[2009 FC Tokyo season|2009]]
|26||4||3||1||9||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||38||9
|26||4||3||1||9||4||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||38||9
|-
|-
|[[2010 J. League Division 1|2010]]
|[[2010 FC Tokyo season|2010]]
|29||7||3||3||6||1||colspan="2"|-||1||1||39||12
|29||7||3||3||6||1||colspan="2"|-||1||1||39||12
|-
|-
|[[2011 J. League Division 2|2011]]
|[[2011 FC Tokyo season|2011]]
|1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0
|-
|-
|[[2012 J. League Division 1|2012]]
|[[2012 FC Tokyo season|2012]]
|4||0||0||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||6||0
|4||0||0||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||6||0
|-
|-
|[[2013 J. League Division 1|2013]]
|[[2013 FC Tokyo season|2013]]
|21||5||3||1||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||27||6
|21||5||3||1||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||27||6
|-
|-
|[[2014 J. League Division 1|2014]]
|[[2014 FC Tokyo season|2014]]
|19||3||2||2||6||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||27||6
|19||3||2||2||6||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||27||6
|-
|-
|[[2015 J1 League|2015]]
|[[2015 FC Tokyo season|2015]]
|2||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||4||0
|2||0||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||4||0
|-
|-
|[[2016 J1 League|2016]]
|[[2016 FC Tokyo season|2016]]
|15||5||2||1||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||21||6
|15||5||2||1||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||21||6
|-
|-
!colspan="1"|Total
!colspan="1"|Total
!168||33||19||12||39||10||3||0||1||1||230||56
!168||33||19||12||39||10||3||0||1||1||230||56
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Vegalta Sendai]]
|[[2017 Vegalta Sendai season|2017]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
!colspan="1"|Total
!0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||0||0
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!colspan="2"|Career total
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|}
<div id="notes gs1"></div><sup>*</sup><small>Includes other competitive competitions, including the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup Play-offs]] and [[Suruga Bank Championship]].</small>
<div id="notes gs1"></div><sup>*</sup><small>Includes other competitive competitions, including the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup|UEFA Intertoto Cup Play-offs]] and [[Suruga Bank Championship]].</small>
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==Career statistics==
===International===
===International ===
<ref>{{NFT player|pid=35301}}</ref>
<ref name="JNFTD"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]
! colspan=3 | [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]
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!Year!!Apps!!Goals
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
|[[2010 Japan national football team|2010]]||4||3
|-
|[[Japan national football team in 2010|2010]]||4||3
|-
|-
!Total||4||3
!Total||4||3
|}
|}


===International goals===
===National team goals===
:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.''
:''Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.''


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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|-
| 1. || 19 October 2003 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|TPE}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
| 1. || 19 October 2003 || [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|TPE}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
|-
|-
| 2. || 23 October 2003 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
| 2. || 23 October 2003 || [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
|-
|-
| 3. || 23 October 2003 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''3'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
| 3. || 23 October 2003 || [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''3'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
|-
|-
| 4. || 23 October 2003 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''5'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
| 4. || 23 October 2003 || [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''5'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
|-
|-
| 5. || 23 October 2003 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''6'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
| 5. || 23 October 2003 || [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''6'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
|-
|-
| 6. || 23 October 2003 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''7'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
| 6. || 23 October 2003 || [[Sendai Stadium]], [[Sendai]] || {{fb|MAC}} ||align="center"| '''7'''–0 ||align="center"| 7–0 || [[AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification]]
|-
|-
| 7. || 5 December 2003 || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || {{fb|EGY}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 1–0 || [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship]]
| 7. || 5 December 2003 || [[Al-Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || {{fb|EGY}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 1–0 || [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship]]
|-
|-
| 8. || 12 December 2003 || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Rashid Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || {{fb|BRA}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–4 ||align="center"| 1–5 || [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship]]
| 8. || 12 December 2003 || [[Al-Rashid Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || {{fb|BRA}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–4 ||align="center"| 1–5 || [[2003 FIFA World Youth Championship]]
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| 9. || 25 September 2004 || {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium|Larkin Stadium]], [[Johor Bahru]] || {{fb|NEP}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 3–0 || [[2004 AFC Youth Championship]]
| 9. || 25 September 2004 || [[Tan Sri Dato Hj Hassan Yunos Stadium|Larkin Stadium]], [[Johor Bahru]] || {{fb|NEP}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 3–0 || [[2004 AFC Youth Championship]]
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| 10. || 6 October 2004 || {{flagicon|MAS}} [[KLFA Stadium|Cheras Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] || {{fb|KOR}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–2 ||align="center"| 2–2 || [[2004 AFC Youth Championship]]
| 10. || 6 October 2004 || [[KLFA Stadium|Cheras Stadium]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] || {{fb|KOR}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–2 ||align="center"| 2–2 || [[2004 AFC Youth Championship]]
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| 11. || 10 June 2005 || {{flagicon|NED}} [[Parkstad Limburg Stadion]], [[Kerkrade]] || {{fb|NED}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–2 ||align="center"| 1–2 || [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship]]
| 11. || 10 June 2005 || [[Parkstad Limburg Stadion]], [[Kerkrade]] || {{fb|NED}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–2 ||align="center"| 1–2 || [[2005 FIFA World Youth Championship]]
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
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| 1. || 8 February 2004 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Saitama Stadium]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] || {{fb|IRN}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 1–1 || Friendly Match (2004 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 1. || 8 February 2004 || [[Saitama Stadium]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] || {{fb|IRN}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 1–1 || Friendly Match (2004 Kirin Challenge Cup)
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| 2. || 30 July 2004 || {{flagicon|JPN}} [[National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], Tokyo || {{fb|VEN}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 4–0 || Friendly Match (2004 Kirin Challenge Cup)
| 2. || 30 July 2004 || [[National Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|National Stadium]], Tokyo || {{fb|VEN}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–0 ||align="center"| 4–0 || Friendly Match (2004 Kirin Challenge Cup)
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| 3. || 3 December 2006 || {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar SC Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{fb|SYR}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 1–0 || [[2006 Asian Games]]
| 3. || 3 December 2006 || [[Qatar SC Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{fb|SYR}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–0 ||align="center"| 1–0 || [[2006 Asian Games]]
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
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| 1. || 6 January 2010 || {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Ali Muhesen Stadium]], [[Sana'a]] || {{fb|YEM}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–2 ||align="center"| 3–2 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
| 1. || 6 January 2010 || [[Ali Muhesen Stadium]], [[Sana'a]] || {{fb|YEM}} ||align="center"| '''1'''–2 ||align="center"| 3–2 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
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| 2. || 6 January 2010 || {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Ali Muhesen Stadium]], [[Sana'a]] || {{fb|YEM}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–2 ||align="center"| 3–2 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
| 2. || 6 January 2010 || [[Ali Muhesen Stadium]], [[Sana'a]] || {{fb|YEM}} ||align="center"| '''2'''–2 ||align="center"| 3–2 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
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| 3. || 6 January 2010 || {{flagicon|YEM}} [[Ali Muhesen Stadium]], [[Sana'a]] || {{fb|YEM}} ||align="center"| '''3'''–2 ||align="center"| 3–2 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
| 3. || 6 January 2010 || [[Ali Muhesen Stadium]], [[Sana'a]] || {{fb|YEM}} ||align="center"| '''3'''–2 ||align="center"| 3–2 || [[2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
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==Awards and honours==
==Awards and honours==

===Club===
===Club===
;F.C. Tokyo
;FC Tokyo
*'''[[J. League Cup]]: 1'''
*'''[[J.League Cup]]: 1'''
:: [[2009 J. League Cup|2009]]
:: [[2009 J.League Cup|2009]]
*'''[[Suruga Bank Championship]]: 1'''
*'''[[Suruga Bank Championship]]: 1'''
:: [[2010 Suruga Bank Championship|2010]]
:: [[2010 Suruga Bank Championship|2010]]
*'''[[J2 League]]: 1'''
*'''[[J2 League]]: 1'''
:: [[2011 J. League Division 2|2011]]
:: [[2011 J.League Division 2|2011]]
*'''[[Emperor's Cup]]: 1'''
*'''[[Emperor's Cup]]: 1'''
:: [[2011 Emperor's Cup|2011]]
:: [[2011 Emperor's Cup|2011]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Sota Hirayama}}
*[http://www.vegalta.co.jp/topteam/profile_top/player09.html Profile at Vegalta Sendai]
*{{NFT player|pid=13631}}
* {{FIFA player|207911}}
* {{NFT player|35301|Sōta Hirayama}}
*[http://www.japannationalfootballteam.com/en/players/hirayama_sota.html Sōta Hirayama] at the [[Japan National Football Team]]
* [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/hirayama_sota.html Japan National Football Team Database]
*{{J.League player|9079}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060511211142/http://www.wldcup.com:80/Asia/overseas/hirayama/hirayama.html Rising Sun News profile]
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Sota Hirayama
平山 相太
Hirayama in 2010
Personal information
Full name Sota Hirayama
Date of birth (1985-06-06) 6 June 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2001–2003 Kunimi High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Heracles Almelo 32 (8)
2006–2016 FC Tokyo 169 (33)
2017 Vegalta Sendai 0 (0)
Total 201 (41)
International career
2003–2005 Japan U-20 8 (3)
2004 Japan U-23 1 (0)
2010 Japan 4 (3)
Medal record
FC Tokyo
Winner J.League Cup 2009
Winner Emperor's Cup 2011
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sota Hirayama (平山 相太, Hirayama Sōta, born 6 June 1985) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

As a teenager, Hirayama attended Kunimi High School in Nagasaki Prefecture. There, he won the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament in all years bar 2002. He is the tournament's top scorer, with 17 goals scored between 2001 and 2003, with his school participating in all three years of his high school days. After graduation in 2004, he enrolled at University of Tsukuba.

In July 2005, Hirayama joined the Eredivisie club Feyenoord on trial and a week later, he joined another Dutch side, the newly promoted Heracles Almelo. He made his professional debut with Heracles on 20 August 2005 against ADO Den Haag, playing 15 minutes and scoring 2 goals.[1] He finished the 2005–2006 season with 31 appearances and 8 goals. Although both Japan's senior side manager Zico and Japan Football Association chairman Saburo Kawabuchi praised Hirayama's progress with Heracles, he was not called up to Japan's squad for the 2006 World Cup. On 4 September 2006, after the transfer period ended Heracles Almelo announced that Hirayama left the club by mutual consent and after being released he returned to Japan to finish his study.[2] Only a few days later he signed a contract with FC Tokyo without informing Heracles as a free agent, while he still had a contract until 2008 before his release. Heracles appealed to this unexpected move by Hirayama.[3]

Hirayama debuted in J1 League on 30 September 2006. After debut, his opportunity to play increased and he became a regular player from 2009. At 2009 J.League Cup, he scored a goal at Final and the club won the champions. However the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2010 season. In April 2011, he also broke his leg and he could only play one game. In 2012, the club returned to J1 League, however in May, he broke his leg again and he could hardly play in the match. From 2013 he played many matches as substitute. He moved to Vegalta Sendai in 2017. However he got hurt on the day after the opening game. He could not play for the injury in this season. In January 2018, he announced his retirement for many injuries.

International career

In 2003, Hirayama played for Japan U-20 national team in the 2003 World Youth Championship as a 17-year-old and scored two goals, including the game winner against Egypt to put Japan through to the knockout stage. In 2004, he played for Japan U-23 national team in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the following year, played in his second 2005 World Youth Championship.

His debut for the senior team came on 6 January 2010 in a 2011 Asian Cup qualification against Yemen, and would be a game he would never forget. After 30 minutes, Japan were down 2–0, but Hirayama scored a hat trick to help Japan to a 3–2 victory. It was the first time in 80 years and the second time overall for a Japan player to score three goals on his debut. Takeo Wakabayashi last managed that in 1930.[4] He also played at 2010 East Asian Football Championship in February. He played 4 games and scored 3 goals for Japan in 2010.[5]

Club statistics

[6][7]

Club Season League Cup League Cup UEFA Other* Total
!Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kunimi H.S. 2001 - 2 1 - - - 2 1
2002 - 3 3 - - - 3 3
Total - 5 4 - - - 5 4
Heracles Almelo 2005/06 31 8 0 0 - - 2 0 33 8
2006/07 1 0 0 0 - - - 1 0
Total 32 8 0 0 - - 2 0 34 8
FC Tokyo 2006 7 2 0 0 0 0 - - 7 2
2007 20 5 3 2 2 0 - - 25 7
2008 24 2 3 2 8 4 - - 35 8
2009 26 4 3 1 9 4 - - 38 9
2010 29 7 3 3 6 1 - 1 1 39 12
2011 1 0 0 0 - - - 1 0
2012 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 6 0
2013 21 5 3 1 3 0 - - 27 6
2014 19 3 2 2 6 1 - - 27 6
2015 2 0 0 0 2 0 - - 4 0
2016 15 5 2 1 2 0 2 0 - 21 6
Total 168 33 19 12 39 10 3 0 1 1 230 56
Vegalta Sendai 2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Career total 200 41 24 16 39 10 3 0 3 1 269 68

*Includes other competitive competitions, including the UEFA Intertoto Cup Play-offs and Suruga Bank Championship.

Career statistics

International

[5]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2010 4 3
Total 4 3

National team goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

Under-20

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 October 2003 Sendai Stadium, Sendai  Chinese Taipei 2–0 7–0 AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification
2. 23 October 2003 Sendai Stadium, Sendai  Macau 2–0 7–0 AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification
3. 23 October 2003 Sendai Stadium, Sendai  Macau 3–0 7–0 AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification
4. 23 October 2003 Sendai Stadium, Sendai  Macau 5–0 7–0 AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification
5. 23 October 2003 Sendai Stadium, Sendai  Macau 6–0 7–0 AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification
6. 23 October 2003 Sendai Stadium, Sendai  Macau 7–0 7–0 AFC Youth Championship 2004 qualification
7. 5 December 2003 Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai  Egypt 1–0 1–0 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
8. 12 December 2003 Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai  Brazil 1–4 1–5 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
9. 25 September 2004 Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru    Nepal 2–0 3–0 2004 AFC Youth Championship
10. 6 October 2004 Cheras Stadium, Kuala Lumpur  South Korea 2–2 2–2 2004 AFC Youth Championship
11. 10 June 2005 Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade  Netherlands 1–2 1–2 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship

Under-23

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 February 2004 Saitama Stadium, Saitama  Iran 1–0 1–1 Friendly Match (2004 Kirin Challenge Cup)
2. 30 July 2004 National Stadium, Tokyo  Venezuela 2–0 4–0 Friendly Match (2004 Kirin Challenge Cup)
3. 3 December 2006 Qatar SC Stadium, Doha  Syria 1–0 1–0 2006 Asian Games

Senior team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 January 2010 Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a  Yemen 1–2 3–2 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 6 January 2010 Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a  Yemen 2–2 3–2 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3. 6 January 2010 Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a  Yemen 3–2 3–2 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Awards and honours

Club

FC Tokyo
2009
2010
2011
2011

References

  1. ^ "ADO Den Haag 1–2 SC Heracles Almelo". ESPNsoccernet. 20 August 2005. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
  2. ^ "Sota Hirayama verlaat Heracles Almelo". HeraclesAlmelo.nl. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2006.
  3. ^ "Hirayama nog niet van Heracles af". NOS.nl. 12 September 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2006.
  4. ^ Japan rally past Yemen, qualify for 2011 Asian Cup
  5. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
  6. ^ 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. 97 out of 289)
  7. ^ 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. 35 out of 289)
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