Nozomi Hiroyama
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | June 6, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Narashino High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | JEF United Ichihara | 120 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Cerro Porteño | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Sport Recife | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Braga | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Montpellier | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Tokyo Verdy | 79 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Thespa Kusatsu | 73 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Richmond Kickers | 39 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 370 | (29) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Nozomi Hiroyama (廣山 望, Hiroyama Nozomi; born June 6, 1975) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Hiroyama played over 400 games during his career which included spells in Japan, France, Portugal, Paraguay, Brazil and United States, as well as earning two caps with the Japan national team. Hiroyama was the first Japanese footballer to dispute the Copa Libertadores competition.