Hiroaki Aoyama
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hiroaki Aoyama | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tsushima, Aichi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tsushima SSS | |||
| –2014 | Nagoya Grampus | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Chuo University | ||
| 2016–2019 | Biwako Seikei Sport College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Fukushima United | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Blacktown City | 23 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Marconi Stallions | 38 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Perth Glory | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2026 | |||
Hiroaki Aoyama (青山 景昌, Aoyama Hiroaki; born 14 October 1996) is a retired Japanese footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life
[edit]Hiroaki was born in Tsushima. He played for Tsushima SSS, Nagoya Grampus, Chuo University and Biwako Seikei Sport College during his youth.
Career
[edit]Hiroaki made his league debut for Fukushima against YSCC Yokohama on the 29 July 2020.[1]
Hiroaki scored on his league debut for Blacktown, scoring against Rockdale Ilinden in the 8th minute on the 6 March 2022.[2]
Hiroaki made his league debut for Marconi against Sydney United 58 FC on the 5 February 2023.[3] He scored his first goal for the club on the 11 February 2023, scoring against Sydney II in the 13th minute.[4]
In 2024, Hiroaki made the step up from the semi-professional National Premier Leagues NSW to the professional top flight, signing for Perth Glory in July 2024.[5] After making just five appearances and zero goals, Aoyama's contract was not renewed and he departed the club.[6]
On 14 October 2025, Hiroaki announced his retirement from football on his Instagram account.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 23 June 2021.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Biwako Seikei Sport College | 2017 | – | 1[a] | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Fukushima United | 2020 | J3 League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Emperor's Cup
References
[edit]- ^ "YSCC vs Fukushima United - 29 July 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Blacktown City vs Rockdale Ilinden - 6 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sydney United vs Marconi Stallions - 5 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Marconi Stallions vs Sydney II - 11 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (17 July 2024). "Glory add midfielder Aoyama to ALM squad". Perth Glory.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (30 June 2025). "Four ALM players depart club". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Chapter 29. New life begins. I've decided to retire from my football career. I just wanna thank you all for the love and support through this long journey. It wasn't always easy, but every moment on the pitch meant everything to me. I didn't achieve everything I dreamed of, but football gave me memories and people I'll never forget. Time to start a new chapter. Thank you for all your support. AO". Hiroaki Aoyama. 14 October 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ Hiroaki Aoyama at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
Honours
[edit]Blacktown City
NPL NSW: 2022
External links
[edit]- Hiroaki Aoyama at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Tsushima, Aichi
- Football people from Aichi Prefecture
- Chuo University alumni
- Biwako Seikei Sport College alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Men's association football midfielders
- Nagoya Grampus players
- Fukushima United FC players
- Perth Glory FC players
- J3 League players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen