Masato Morishige

Masato Morishige
森重真人
	Morishige with FC Tokyo in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Masato Morishige
Date of birth	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
2006–2009	Oita Trinita
2010–	FC Tokyo
International career‡
2007	Japan U-20
2008	Japan U-23
2013–2017	Japan
Medal record
Oita Trinita
FC Tokyo
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 December 2018, 15:20 (UTC)

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.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 May 2026.^[3]^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		ACL		Other^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oita Trinita	2006	J.League Div 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2007		20	1	2	1	3	0	—		—		25	2
	2008		28	3	0	0	7	1	—		—		35	4
	2009		23	1	0	0	2	0	—		1	0	26	1
	Total		73	5	2	1	12	1	—		1	0	88	7
FC Tokyo	2010	J.League Div 1	30	3	5	0	8	1	—		1	0	44	4
	2011	J.League Div 2	37	6	6	3	—		—		—		43	9
	2012	J.League Div 1	33	2	1	0	4	0	7	0	1	0	46	2
	2013		33	1	2	0	5	0	—		—		43	1
	2014		33	1	2	1	3	0	—		—		39	1
	2015	J1 League	32	7	1	0	4	0	—		—		41	7
	2016		32	4	1	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	41	6
	2017		17	1	0	0	4	1	—		—		21	2
	2018		30	2	3	0	0	0	—		—		33	2
	2019		34	2	0	0	4	0	—		—		38	2
	2020		28	1	—		3	0	7	0	—		38	1
	2021		35	4	0	0	6	0	—		—		41	4
	2022		28	2	2	0	3	0	—		—		33	2
	2023		29	0	0	0	5	1	—		—		34	1
	2024		23	0	2	1	3	1	—		—		28	2
	2025		23	1	1	0	1	0	—		—		25	1
	2026	J1 (100)	3	0	—		—		—		—		3	0
	Total		480	37	26	5	53	2	22	2	2	0	583	46
Career total			598	42	28	6	65	3	22	2	3	0	671	53

↑ Includes Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[5]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2013	6	0
	2014	11	1
	2015	12	1
	2016	10	0
	2017	2	0
Total		41	2

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
1	5 April 2014	Tokyo, Japan	New Zealand	3–0	4–2	Friendly
2	8 September 2015	Tehran, Iran	Afghanistan	2–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Oita Trinita

J.League Cup: 2008

FC Tokyo

Japan

EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013, 2015

Individual

J. League Best Eleven: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019

References

↑ "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.
↑ "Masato Morishige Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
↑ 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)
↑ 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)
↑ [ Japan National Football Team Database] ^[specify]

External links

Masato Morishige – FIFA competition record (archived)
Masato Morishige at National-Football-Teams.com
Masato Morishige at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Profile at FC Tokyo (in Japanese)
Masato Morishige at Soccerway
Personal Twitter account

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[5] Includes Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

[FIFA-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)

[JNFTD-6] [ Japan National Football Team Database] ^[specify]

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