Daiki Iwamasa

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Full name Daiki Iwamasa Name Daiki Iwamasa Playing position Centre back Role Football defender		Number 35 Height 1.87 m 1997–1999 Iwakuni High School Weight 85 kg

Date of birth (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982 (age 33) Place of birth Suo-Oshima, Yamaguchi, Japan Current team BEC Tero Sasana F.C. (#5 / Defender) Similar People Shinzo Koroki, Takeshi Okada, Atsuto Uchida, Alberto Zaccheroni, Philippe Troussier

Daiki Iwamasa (岩政大樹, Iwamasa Daiki, born 30 January 1982 in Suō-Ōshima, Yamaguchi Prefecture) is a Japanese football defender. He currently plays for Fagiano Okayama.

Club career

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He was educated at and played for Iwakuni High School and Tokyo Gakugei University before turning professional. He started his professional career at Kashima Antlers where he later became one of the club's longest serving players. In 2014, he moved to BEC Tero Sasana F.C., Thailand, and helped the club win 2014 Thai League Cup in which he scored a goal in the final match. In 2015, he returned to Japan, playing for Fagiano Okayama FC.

International career

He was the captain of the Japan team that won the 2003 Universiade football competition held in Daegu, South Korea, where he scored a goal in the final of the tournament. He received the first call-up for the national team in 2008 by newly appointed coach Takeshi Okada. On October 10, 2009, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Scotland. He was also one of the final 23 Japan national football players participating in 2010 FIFA World Cup although did not play any minute during the tournament.