We would like to inform you that our club member Naohiro ISHIKAWA has decided to retire after the 2017 season.
[Naohiro ISHIKAWA Player Profile]
☐Position: MF
☐Date of Birth: May 12, 1981
☐Hometown: Kanagawa Prefecture
☐Height / Weight: 175cm / 70kg
☐Blood Type: B
☐Career:
1997-1999 Yokohama F.Marinos Youth
1998 Kanagawa Prefecture Selection (Kanagawa National Games Best 8)
1999 Japan Club Youth Soccer Championship (U-18) Best 16
2000-2001 Yokohama F.Marinos
2002.4- FC Tokyo *On loan
2003.8- FC Tokyo *Joined on full transfer
2003 J.League Excellent Player Award, Fair Play Individual Award
2004 J.League All-Star Soccer Most Valuable Player Award, J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Champions
2009 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup Champions, J.League Best Eleven
2010 Suruga Bank Championship 2010 TOKYO Champions
2011 J.League Division 2 Champions, 91st Emperor's Cup All Japan Soccer Championship Winners
National Team History
2000 Japan U-19 National Team (Runner-up at AFC Youth Championship in Iran)
2001 Japan U-20 National Team (Participated in FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina)
2002 Japan U-21 National Team (Runner-up at 14th Asian Games)
2003 Japan U-22 National Team, Japan National Team
2004 Japan U-23 National Team (Participated in Athens Olympics), Japan National Team
2009, 2010, 2012 Japan National Team
☐Match Record (As of August 2, 2017)
2016 FC Tokyo U-23
J3 League 2 games played, 0 goals scored
＜Total＞
J1 League 289 games played, 49 goals scored
J2 League 23 games played, 3 goals scored
J3 League 2 games played, 0 goals scored
Cup 61 games played, 13 goals scored
Emperor's Cup 29 games played, 6 goals scored
ACL 6 games played, 0 goals scored
□Personal Comment
"Hello everyone! Thank you so much for supporting FC Tokyo on a daily basis."
Although it is during the season, I, Naohiro ISHIKAWA, have decided to retire at the end of this season.
This morning, I also mentioned it on my personal blog, but the injury I suffered in a friendly match against Frankfurt in August 2015, and the surgery, I returned to J3 in September last year, but my condition worsened again, and I have been working on rehabilitating my left knee, which has been hurting for my comeback, but I haven't been able to recover as much as I thought, and I have been frustrated by not being able to contribute to the team on the pitch. In this situation, I have decided to have a stronger determination, responsibility, and pride for the remaining season, and to give it my all.
However, I believe that it is only after the end of the season where we have given our all that we can look back.
I want to move forward while sharing the feelings that can only be felt now, with many friends.
I want to change the atmosphere and make a difference on the pitch at Ajinomoto, even if it's just for a short time, and connect it to results.
We would like to express our gratitude to all the fans and supporters who have fought with us and supported us, as well as to many others who have supported us so far, as a player, for the last time.
"Thank you" to everyone. And thank you for your continued support.
FC Tokyo MF No. 18 Naohiro Ishikawa
