Ken Murayama (村山 健, Murayama Ken, born 18 July 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Philippines Football League club Dynamic Herb Cebu.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamic Herb Cebu | ||
| Number | 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 2015–2017 | Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Tokoha University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Atlètic Sant Just | ||
| 2021–2022 | UE Sabadell Nord | ||
| 2022 | Athletic 200 | ||
| 2022–2023 | Khovd | ||
| 2023 | Neptūnas | ||
| 2023– | Dynamic Herb Cebu | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editYouth and college career
editMurayama played high school football for Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School, and was also a member of the U15 team of J1 League club Vissel Kobe.[2] After graduating high school, he played college football for the Hamamatsu Campus of Tohoku University, graduating in 2021.[3]
Spain
editAfter graduating from university, Murayama played amateur football in the lower divisions of Spain, first with Atlètic Sant Just. Just two months later, he transferred to another Spanish club, UE Sabadell Nord.
Mongolia
editIn January 2022 it was announced that Athletic 220 of the Mongolian National Premier League had signed Murayama as a foreign recruitment.[4] Having won the league the previous year, Athletic qualified for the qualifying rounds of the 2022 AFC Cup. They lost in the play-offs to Lee Man, with Murayama scoring the first goal in the home leg.[1][5] In the summer of 2022, Murayama, along with a host of other players, left Athletic to sign for fellow league side Khovd.[6][7]
Lithuania
editAfter his stint in Mongolia, Murayama signed for Neptūnas in the I Lyga, the second tier of Lithuanian football.[8][9][10]
Cebu
editOn July 13, it was announced that Murayama had signed for Dynamic Herb Cebu of the Philippines Football League as part of the club's preparations for the upcoming editions of the Copa Paulino Alcantara and AFC Cup.[11][12]
References
edit- ^ a b Ken Murayama at Soccerway
- ^ "AFCカップに出場する日本人選手一覧". yutasuzuki.net. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Ken Murayama". web.gekisaka.jp. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "村山健選手契約！！！". arrowing-lc.jp. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Playoff: Lee Man fight back to seal place in Group Stage". Asian Football Confederation. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ Grimm, Justin (11 August 2022). "Summer 22/23 Transfer Tracker". mongolianfootball.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "PМХБХ-ны 2022–23 оны улирлын өмнөх солилцооны цонхоор Ховд клуб дараах тоглогчдыг багтаа нэгтгэжээ". Mongolian Premier League on Facebook. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ ""Neptūne" šiemet rungtyniaus ir japonas". atviraklaipeda.lt. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Pasveikinkime prie komandos prisijungusį puolėją – Ken Murayama". FC Neptunas on Facebook. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Neptunas 2–0 Zalgiris B". I Lyga. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Cebu FC signs Çinkir, new players for Copa". SunStar Cebu. 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Thrilled to introduce our latest addition to the team, Ken Murayama!". Cebu Football Club on Facebook. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.