1996–1998 Ozu High School Weight 81 kg Playing position Name Seiichiro Maki Spouse Tomoko Kitagawa (m. 2007) | Role Football player Number 36 Height 1.84 m Position Forward | |
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Date of birth (1980-08-07) 7 August 1980 (age 35) Similar People Yuki Maki, Naohiro Takahara, Masashi Oguro, Yuki Abe, Masaki Fukai | ||
Seiichiro maki 2 goals 26 07 2006 vs kyoto purple sanga
Seiichiro Maki (巻 誠一郎, Maki Seiichirō, born 7 August 1980 in Uki, Kumamoto, Japan) is a Japanese professional football player. He is a forward and currently plays for Roasso Kumamoto, and has been a member of the Japanese national football team since 2005.
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- Seiichiro maki 2 goals 26 07 2006 vs kyoto purple sanga
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- Personal life
- Playing career
- Career statistics
- Club
- International goals
- References
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Personal life
He got married to former actress Tomoko Kitagawa in June 2007. His younger brother Yuki was also a professional footballer (retired in 2013). His younger sister Karina plays handball in Japan's top league (as of 2007).
Playing career
Maki was a key player for Komazawa University in Tokyo along with current Nagoya Grampus player Masaki Fukai. Maki represented Japan in the 2001 summer Universiade in Beijing, contributing to their championship win by scoring 3 goals in the tournament.
After graduating from Komazama Univ. in 2003, Maki joined JEF United Ichihara. He made his first professional appearance on 22 March 2003 against Tokyo Verdy 1969. He scored his first professional goal on 2 August 2003 against Urawa Red Diamonds. For his first year at JEF, he was often used as a second-half substitute. However, in 2005 he became a starting forward for the team, and was also invited to play with the Japanese national football team for the Asian qualification tournament leading up to the 2006 World Cup. In 2006, he was selected for Japan's World Cup squad and started a match against Brazil.
He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals and played 4 games. He scored 2 goals in the tournament, both against Vietnam.
Career statistics
Updated to 23 February 2016.
Club
1Including the A3 Champions Cup.