Kenji Koyama
小山 健二
Personal information
Full name Kenji Koyama
Date of birth (1972-09-05) September 5, 1972
Place of birth Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1990 Itsukaichi High School
1991–1994 Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2003 Oita Trinita
2004–2009 Yokohama FC 46 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenji Koyama (小山 健二, Koyama Kenji, born September 5, 1972) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Koyama was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on September 5, 1972. After graduating from Fukuoka University, he joined the Regional Leagues club Oita Trinity (later Oita Trinita) in 1995. He played many matches as a regular goalkeeper and the club was promoted to the Japan Football League in 1996 and the J2 League in 1999. However he did not play as often as new members Kazuya Maekawa (2000-01) and Hayato Okanaka (2002-03) in 2000. Although the club won the championship in 2002 and was promoted to the J1 League in 2003, he did not play in any matches. In 2004, he moved to the J2 club Yokohama FC. However he was not played as often as Takanori Sugeno. The club won the championship in 2006 and was promoted to J1 in 2007. However he did not play at all in J1 matches and the club was relegated to J2 the next year. In 2008, Sugeno left the club wand Koyama became a regular goalkeeper. However he did not play as often as young goalkeeper Takuo Okubo in 2009 and retired at the end of the 2009 season.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1995Oita TrinityRegional Leagues
1996Football League23030-260
199730020-320
199830030-330
1999Oita TrinitaJ2 League3603040430
200040302090
200170002090
20023000-30
2003J1 League00101020
2004Yokohama FCJ2 League0000-00
20057010-80
20060010-10
2007J1 League00000000
2008J2 League38020-400
20091000-10
Total 1790190902070

References

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