# Toshihiro Aoyama

Toshihiro Aoyama (青山 敏弘, Aoyama Toshihiro, born 22 February 1986) is a former Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.

## Career

Aoyama was born in Kurashiki. After featuring in 2014 FIFA World Cup, in May 2018 he was named in the Japan national team's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. However, he got injured and he did not make the final cut.
On 20 October 2024, Aoyama announcement officially retirement from football after 21 years play in Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of the end 2024 season.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | AFC | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2004 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2005 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2006 | J1 League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 2 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2007 | J1 League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 1 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2008 | J2 League | 36 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | 5 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2009 | J1 League | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 4 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2010 | J1 League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2011 | J1 League | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 2 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2012 | J1 League | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 2 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2013 | J1 League | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 4 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2014 | J1 League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2015 | J1 League | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2016 | J1 League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2017 | J1 League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2018 | J1 League | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 1 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2019 | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2020 | J1 League | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 1 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2021 | J1 League | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 1 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2022 | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2023 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2024 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 480 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 593 | 32 |
* ↑ Includes Japanese Super Cup, J.League Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| Japan | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Japan | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Japan | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aoyama goal.
List of international goals scored by Toshihiro Aoyama :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1 | 31 March 2015 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Chōfu, Japan | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | Japan vs. Uzbekistan - 31 March 2015 - Soccerway |

## Honours

Sanfrecce Hiroshima
* J1 League: 2012, 2013, 2015
* J2 League: 2008
* J.League Cup: 2022
* Japanese Super Cup: 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016
Japan
* EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013
* AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019
Individual
* J.League MVP Award: 2015
* J.League Best XI: 2012, 2013, 2015