Hiroshi Kiyotake

Hiroshi Kiyotake
	Kiyotake at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Hiroshi Kiyotake
Date of birth	November 12, 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth	Oita, Oita, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Cerezo Osaka
Youth career
2005–2007	Oita Trinita
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Oita Trinita
2010–2012	Cerezo Osaka
2012–2014	Nürnberg
2014–2016	Hannover
2016–2017	Sevilla
2017–	Cerezo Osaka
National team
2012	Japan U-23
20111–2017	Japan
Honours
Oita Trinita
Cerezo Osaka
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Hiroshi Kiyotake (清武弘嗣, Kiyotake Hiroshi, born November 12, 1989) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Koki Kiyotake in also a footballer.

Biography[change | change source]

Kiyotake was born in Oita on November 12, 1989. He joined J1 League club Oita Trinita from their youth team in 2008. Trinita won the champions in the 2008 J.League Cup with young players, Shusaku Nishikawa, Masato Morishige and Mu Kanazaki. However Trinita was relegated to J2 League end of 2009 season and Trinita released their main players including Kiyotake due to their financial problems. In 2010, he moved to Cerezo Osaka. He played as regular player in 3 seasons. In July 2012, he moved to German Bundesliga club Nürnberg. Although he played as regular player in 2 seasons, Nurnberg was relegated to 2. Bundesliga end of the 2013/14 season. In summer 2014, he moved to Hannover. Although he played many matches in 2 seasons, Hannover was relegated to 2. Bundesliga end of the 2015/16 season. In summer 2016, he moved to Spanish La Liga club Sevilla. However there were few opportunities to play. In February 2017, he returned to Japan and joined Cerezo Osaka. In 2017, Cerezo won the champions in the J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup.

On August 10, 2011, Kiyotake debuted for the Japan national team against South Korea. In July 2012, he was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 2012 Summer Olympics. He played all 6 matches and Japan won the 4th place. He also played for the Japan at 2013 Confederations Cup, 2014 World Cup and 2015 Asian Cup. He played 43 games and scored 5 goals for Japan until 2017.

Statistics[change | change source]

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2008	Oita Trinita	J1 League	8	1	1	0	3	0	-		12	1
2009	Oita Trinita	J1 League	23	3	2	0	6	1	-		31	4
2010	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	25	4	3	0	1	0	-		29	4
2011			25	7	3	1	0	0	9	4	37	12
2012			16	2	3	1	0	0	-		19	3
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Premiere Ligapokal		Europe		Total
2012/13	Nürnberg	Bundesliga	31	4	1	0	-		-		32	4
2013/14	Nürnberg	Bundesliga	33	3	1	0	-		-		34	3
2014/15	Hannover	Bundesliga	32	5	1	0	-		-		33	5
2015/16	Hannover	Bundesliga	21	5	1	0	-		-		22	5
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Copa de la Liga		Europe		Total
2016/17	Sevilla	La Liga	4	1	3	0	-		2	0	9	1
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2017	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	18	6	4	0	4	0	-		26	6
2018			20	4	1	1	2	0	1	0	24	5
2019			27	1	0	0	1	0	-		28	1
2020			33	8	-		4	1	-		37	9
2021
Country	Japan		195	36	14	2	24	3	10	4	243	45
	Germany		117	17	4	0	-		-		121	17
	Spain		4	1	3	0	-		2	0	9	1
Total			316	54	21	2	24	3	12	4	373	63