Naoki Yamada

Naoki Yamada (山田 直輝, Yamada Naoki, born 4 July 1990) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Urawa Red Diamonds.

His father is a former football player who played for Mazda SC and Japan U-20 national team.

In August 2007, Yamada was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He wore the number 10 shirt for Japan and played full time in all 3 matches.

Yamada made his senior national team debut on 27 May 2009, in a friendly match against Chile at Nagai Stadium in Osaka and assisted on a goal by Keisuke Honda.

Yamada has suffered from frequent injuries that kept him out for several matches.

On 6 January 2010 in 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification between Yemen and Japan, Yamada was forced to go out after 21 minutes after his right leg was exposed to a violent break after the intervention of the Yemeni defender Ahmed Sadeqto miss the matches for a period of 3 months.

On 20 March 2012, Yamada was exposed to yet another injury with a break in the anterior cruciate ligament in a match between Urawa Reds and Vegalta Sendai in the 2012 J. League Cup. Urawa Reds announced his absence from the matches for a period of 6 months. And deprived of participation in the 2012 Summer Olympics with Japan.

Club

Updated to 20 February 2019.

International

As of 10 August 2011

International appearances and goals
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan U17	2005	2	0
	2006	6	1
	2007	3	0
	Total	11	1
Japan U20	2009	1	2
	Total	1	2
Japan U23	2011	2	1
	Total	2	1
Japan	2009	1	0
	2010	1	0
	Total	2	0
International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
2005
	15 November	Paju National Football Center, Paju	Macau U15	26–0	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15
	17 November	Paju National Football Center, Paju	South Korea U15	1–1	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15
2006
	3 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	Nepal U16	6–0	1	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	5 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	Singapore U16	1–1	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	7 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	South Korea U16	3–2	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	11 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	Iran U16	1–1	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	14 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	Syria U16	2–0	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	17 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	North Korea U16	4–2	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
2007
	19 August	Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang	Haiti U17	3–1	0	2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17
	22 August	Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang	Nigeria U17	0–3	0	2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17
	25 August	Goyang Stadium, Goyang	France U17	1–2	0	2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17
2009
1.	27 May	Nagai Stadium, Osaka	Chile	4–0	0	2009 Kirin Cup
	19 December	Changwon Football Center, Changwon	South Korea U20	2–1	2	Friendly / Japan U20
2010
2.	6 January	Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a	Yemen	3–2	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2011
	29 March	JAR Stadium, Tashkent	Uzbekistan U22	2–1	0	Friendly / Japan U22
	10 August	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo	Egypt U22	2–1	1	Friendly / Japan U22
Japan U17	2005	2	0
	2006	6	1
	2007	3	0
	Total	11	1
Japan U20	2009	1	2
	Total	1	2
Japan U23	2011	2	1
	Total	2	1
Japan	2009	1	0
	2010	1	0
	Total	2	0
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
2005
	15 November	Paju National Football Center, Paju	Macau U15	26–0	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15
	17 November	Paju National Football Center, Paju	South Korea U15	1–1	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification / Japan U15
2006
	3 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	Nepal U16	6–0	1	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	5 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	Singapore U16	1–1	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	7 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	South Korea U16	3–2	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	11 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	Iran U16	1–1	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	14 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	Syria U16	2–0	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
	17 September	Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar	North Korea U16	4–2	0	2006 AFC U-17 Championship / Japan U16
2007
	19 August	Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang	Haiti U17	3–1	0	2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17
	22 August	Gwangyang Football Stadium, Gwangyang	Nigeria U17	0–3	0	2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17
	25 August	Goyang Stadium, Goyang	France U17	1–2	0	2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17
2009
1.	27 May	Nagai Stadium, Osaka	Chile	4–0	0	2009 Kirin Cup
	19 December	Changwon Football Center, Changwon	South Korea U20	2–1	2	Friendly / Japan U20
2010
2.	6 January	Ali Muhesen Stadium, Sana'a	Yemen	3–2	0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2011
	29 March	JAR Stadium, Tashkent	Uzbekistan U22	2–1	0	Friendly / Japan U22
	10 August	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo	Egypt U22	2–1	1	Friendly / Japan U22

Japan

• AFC U-17 Championship: 2006
• Kirin Cup: 2009