# Masato Morishige

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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of the start for 2025 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 | ACL | ACL | Other | Other | Total | 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 |
| Oita Trinita | 2007 | J.League Div 1 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 2 |
| Oita Trinita | 2008 | J.League Div 1 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 4 |
| Oita Trinita | 2009 | J.League Div 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Oita Trinita | Total | 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 |
| FC Tokyo | 2011 | J.League Div 2 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 9 |
| FC Tokyo | 2012 | J.League Div 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 2 |
| FC Tokyo | 2013 | J.League Div 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 43 | 1 |
| FC Tokyo | 2014 | J.League Div 1 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 1 |
| FC Tokyo | 2015 | J1 League | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 7 |
| FC Tokyo | 2016 | J1 League | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 |
| FC Tokyo | 2017 | J1 League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 2 |
| FC Tokyo | 2018 | J1 League | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| FC Tokyo | 2019 | J1 League | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 38 | 2 |
| FC Tokyo | 2020 | J1 League | 28 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 38 | 1 |
| FC Tokyo | 2021 | J1 League | 35 | 4 | – | – | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 4 |
| FC Tokyo | 2022 | J1 League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| FC Tokyo | 2023 | J1 League | 29 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 1 |
| FC Tokyo | 2024 | J1 League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 2 |
| FC Tokyo | 2025 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| FC Tokyo | Total | Total | 454 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 52 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 555 | 45 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 572 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 64 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 643 | 52 |
* ↑ Includes Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| Japan | 2014 | 11 | 1 |
| Japan | 2015 | 12 | 1 |
| Japan | 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| Japan | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 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
* Suruga Bank Championship: 2010
* J2 League: 2011
* Emperor's Cup: 2011
* J.League Cup: 2020
Japan
* EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013, 2015
Individual
* J. League Best Eleven: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019