Masato Morishige

Masato Morishige
森重 真人
Morishige with FC Tokyo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Masato Morishige
Date of birth (1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth Asakita-ku, Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Tokyo
Number 3
Youth career
2000–2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2003–2005 Hiroshima Minami High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Oita Trinita 73 (5)
2010– FC Tokyo 469 (37)
International career‡
2007 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2008 Japan U-23 3 (0)
2013–2017 Japan 41 (2)
Medal record
Oita Trinita
WinnerJ.League Cup2008
FC Tokyo
WinnerEmperor's Cup2011
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place2006 India
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 December 2018, 15:20 (UTC)
Morishige in 2010

Masato Morishige (森重 真人, Morishige Masato; born 21 May 1987) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, captain and currently play for J1 League club, FC Tokyo.

International career

In July 2007, Morishige was elected Japan U20 national team for 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played three matches as defensive midfielder. In August 2008, he was elected Japan U23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played full time in all three matches as defender.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2026.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup ACL Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oita Trinita 2006 J.League Div 1 200000——20
2007 2012130——252
2008 2830071——354
2009 2310020—10261
Total 73521121—10887
FC Tokyo 2010 J.League Div 1 3035081—10444
2011 J.League Div 2 37663———439
2012 J.League Div 1 33210407010462
2013 3312050——431
2014 3312130——391
2015 J1 League 3271040——417
2016 32410008200416
2017 1710041——212
2018 3023000——332
2019 3420040——382
2020 281—3070—381
2021 3540060——414
2022 2822030——332
2023 2900051——341
2024 2302131——282
2025 2311010——251
2026 J1 (100) 30————30
Total 480372655322222058346
Career total 598422866532223067153

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201360
2014111
2015121
2016100
201720
Total412
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morishige goal.
List of international goals scored by Masato Morishige
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
15 April 2014Tokyo, Japan New Zealand3–04–2Friendly
28 September 2015Tehran, Iran Afghanistan2–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Oita Trinita

FC Tokyo

Japan

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 July 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Masato Morishige Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  3. ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 104 out of 289)
  4. ↑ 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. 72 out of 289)
  5. ↑ [ Japan National Football Team Database] [specify]