is a Japanese footballer who plays for Matsumoto Yamaga.
Youth career In his youth, Murayama played for Mitsui Chiba SC, Jeff United Ichihara JR Youth Tatsumichi, and Municipal Funabashi High School. It was during his first year playing for Municipal Funabashi Hugh School that he first trained to become a full time goal keeper.
University Murayama played for the Shizuoka Sangyo University SC while attending that university from 2005-2009.
Professional career Murayama joined Sagawa Shiga FC in 2010, and played for them for three seasons until the team suspended operations at the end of the 2012 season. Fortunately he was able to sign a contract with Matsumoto Yamaga FC for the 2013 season. Murayama has played for Matsumoto ever since, except for on season in 2016 when he played for Shonan Bellmare. Murayama’s 41 appearances in goal in the 2014 season strongly contributed to Matsumoto’s first promotion to the J1 League for the 2015 season.
It was during his single season with Bellmare in 2016 that Murayama achieved his 100 J-League game milestone. Murayama played his 200th J-League game on July 22, 2023, and Matsumoto Yamaga released a range of limited time memorabilia to commemorate this milestone.
Controversy After an incident in a 2021 game, where Murayama was kicked in the head by a Tochigi player during a save, he made comments on social media which some took to suggest that Tochigi coaches had asked the player involved to do this intentionally. This resulted in a back and forth between the various parties leading eventually to a round of apologies from all concerned.
Club statistics Updated to end of 2023.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 184 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 66 out of 289)
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Total2010Sagawa Shiga FCJFL3000–30201126010–270201211000–1102013Matsumoto YamagaJ2 League10120–121201441010–4202015J1 League34040204002016Shonan Bellmare27010303102017Matsumoto YamagaJ2 League28020–300201830––302019J1 League301050902020J2 League270–10280202116020–1802022J3 League1020–302023230––230 Career total25311601102801
References
External links Profile at Shonan Bellmare