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Masato Morishige

Masato Morishige

Defender - Centre-Back  at FC Tokyo
Age39
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.83 m
Footright
BornMay 21, 1987
at FC Tokyo 5,984 days · joined 2010-01-04
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value €100k
Rating · 2025 5.3 Average
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

2
clubs played for
11/12
debut season
0.08
goals / match
FC Tokyo
top club · 571 apps

Position rank · 2025

#235
goals rank
#332
assists rank
55
season goals
9
season assists

Among 618 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€2.00m
peak value · 2017
€750k
top transfer fee · 09/10
9
best season · 2011
44 / 2
int'l caps / goals
659Appearances
55Goals
9Assists
90Yellow cards
2Red cards
320Full matches (90′)
Full nameMasato Morishige
Name in home country森重 真人
Date of birth1987-05-21 (39 yrs)
Place of birthHiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height183.00 m
Current clubFC Tokyo
Joined2010-01-04
Contract expires2026-01-31
AgentUDN SPORTS
OutfitterNike
Jul 2025
2025 — FC Tokyo
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — FC Tokyo
28 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — FC Tokyo
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — FC Tokyo
33 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
2021 — FC Tokyo
41 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — FC Tokyo
31 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Tokyo
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — FC Tokyo
38 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — FC Tokyo
33 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — FC Tokyo
21 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — FC Tokyo
33 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Tokyo
8 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — FC Tokyo
37 matches · 7 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
2014 — FC Tokyo
38 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
2013 — FC Tokyo
40 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Dec 2012
Injury: unknown
Jul 2012
2012 — FC Tokyo
39 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Tokyo
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — FC Tokyo
43 matches · 9 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — FC Tokyo
44 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: Oita Trinita → FC Tokyo
09/10 · Transfer · €750k
Sep 2009
Injury: unknown
17 games missed
Jul 2009
2009 — Oita Trinita
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Oita Trinita
35 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Oita Trinita
25 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — Oita Trinita
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2006
Transfer: Hiroshima HS → Oita Trinita
05/06 · Transfer
Apr 2003
Transfer: Sanfrecce U18 → Hiroshima HS
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 478 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.08/90
43
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.08/90
29
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
96
28,795 min
Minutes played by club
FC Tokyo 82.3%
Oita Trinita 17.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Tokyo 19 11/12 2025 571 48 9 23,684
Oita Trinita 4 2006 2009 88 7 0 5,111

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€438K5€875K8€1.3M10€1.8M11/1215/16 — 2 goals (FC Tokyo)215/1619/202007 — 2 goals (Oita Trinita)220072008 — 4 goals (Oita Trinita)420082009 — 1 goals (Oita Trinita)120092010 — 4 goals (FC Tokyo)2010 — 1 assists520102011 — 9 goals (FC Tokyo)2011 — 1 assists1020112012 — 2 goals (FC Tokyo)2012 — 1 assists320122013 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)2013 — 1 assists220132014 — 2 goals (FC Tokyo)220142015 — 7 goals (FC Tokyo)2015 — 1 assists820152016 — 4 goals (FC Tokyo)420162017 — 2 goals (FC Tokyo)220172018 — 2 goals (FC Tokyo)220182019 — 2 goals (FC Tokyo)220192020 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)2020 — 1 assists220202021 — 4 goals (FC Tokyo)2021 — 3 assists720212022 — 2 goals (FC Tokyo)220222023 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)120232024 — 2 goals (FC Tokyo)220242025 — 1 goals (FC Tokyo)1202511/12 — €750K15/16 — €1.8M19/20 — €1.6MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

11/12: 0011/1215/16: 2215/1619/20: 0019/202006: 0020062007: 2220072008: 4420082009: 1120092010: 4420102011: 9920112012: 2220122013: 1120132014: 2220142015: 7720152016: 4420162017: 2220172018: 2220182019: 2220192020: 1120202021: 4420212022: 2220222023: 1120232024: 2220242025: 112025

Assists by season

11/12: 0011/1215/16: 0015/1619/20: 0019/202006: 0020062007: 0020072008: 0020082009: 0020092010: 1120102011: 1120112012: 1120122013: 1120132014: 0020142015: 1120152016: 0020162017: 0020172018: 0020182019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 3320212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 0020242025: 002025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J1 League FC Tokyo 15 1 0 0 0 1,106
2024 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 2 1 0 0 0 177
2024 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 3 1 0 0 0 300
2024 J1 League FC Tokyo 23 0 0 2 0 0
2023 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 5 1 0 1 0 450
2023 J1 League FC Tokyo 29 0 0 3 0 0
2022 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 3 0 0 1 0 0
2022 J1 League FC Tokyo 28 2 0 4 0 1,257
2021 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 6 0 0 0 0 0
2021 J1 League FC Tokyo 35 4 3 5 0 758
2020 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 3 0 0 0 0 0
2020 J1 League FC Tokyo 28 1 1 6 0 2,520
2019 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 4 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J1 League FC Tokyo 34 2 0 2 0 1,530
2018 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 3 0 0 0 0 0
2018 J1 League FC Tokyo 30 2 0 4 0 1,338
2017 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 4 1 0 1 0 360
2017 J1 League FC Tokyo 17 1 0 2 0 1,485
2016 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 1 0 0
2016 J1 - 1st Stage FC Tokyo 15 2 0 3 1 673
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage FC Tokyo 17 2 0 2 0 760
2015 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 4 0 1 1 0 0
2015 J1 - 1st Stage FC Tokyo 16 4 0 3 0 360
2015 J1 - 2nd Stage FC Tokyo 16 3 0 4 0 465
2014 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 2 1 0 0 0 159
2014 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 3 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 33 1 0 5 0 2,970
2013 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 2 0 0 0 0 0
2013 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 5 0 0 0 0 0
2013 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 33 1 1 6 0 2,970
2012 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 4 0 0 0 1 0
2012 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 33 2 1 2 0 1,485
2012 Jap. Super Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 6 3 0 0 0 190
2011 J.League Div.2 FC Tokyo 37 6 1 4 0 555
2010 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 5 0 0 0 0 0
2010 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 8 1 0 1 0 675
2010 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 30 3 1 4 0 826
2010 Suruga Bank Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 J. League Cup Oita Trinita 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 J.League Div.1 Oita Trinita 23 1 0 6 0 2,021
2009 Suruga Bank Cup Oita Trinita 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Emperor's Cup Oita Trinita 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 J. League Cup Oita Trinita 7 1 0 2 0 630
2008 J.League Div.1 Oita Trinita 28 3 0 7 0 839
2007 Emperor's Cup Oita Trinita 2 1 0 1 0 180
2007 J. League Cup Oita Trinita 3 0 0 1 0 0
2007 J.League Div.1 Oita Trinita 20 1 0 1 0 1,441
2006 Emperor's Cup Oita Trinita 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 J.League Div.1 Oita Trinita 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 AFC Champions League FC Tokyo 6 0 0 2 0 0
19/20 AFC CL-Qualification FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 AFC Champions League FC Tokyo 7 2 0 2 0 315
15/16 AFC CL-Qualification FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 AFC Champions League FC Tokyo 7 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2003-04-01 Sanfrecce U18 Hiroshima HS Transfer 0
05/06 2006-02-01 Hiroshima HS Oita Trinita Transfer 0
09/10 2010-01-04 Oita Trinita FC Tokyo Transfer 1500000 €750k
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Meniscus damage 2009-09-13 2009-12-05 84 17
12/13 Arthroscopy 2012-12-12 2013-01-09 29 0
14/15 Lumbago 2015-04-20 2015-04-23 4 1
17/18 Ankle injury 2017-07-02 2017-11-25 147 19
17/18 unknown injury 2018-04-11 2018-04-14 4 2
21/22 Injury to abdominal muscles 2022-04-21 2022-05-15 25 5
Current€100k
Peak€2.00m
Low€100k
Δ since start−€1.50m
€100k€575k€1.05m€1.53m€2.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.10m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.45m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #53813 3 0 former national player
Team #28642 0 0 former national player
Team #28425 0 0 former national player
Team #25507 0 0 former national player
Team #24750 0 0 former national player
Team #22360 0 0 former national player
Team #3435 #6 41 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Hideto Takahashi 2 1 0
Takuji Yonemoto 2 1 0
Kensuke Nagai 2 0 0
Hirotaka Mita 2 5 0
Ryoya Ogawa 2 3 0
Adaílton 2 0 0
Shuto Abe 2 0 0
Akihiro Hayashi 2 0 0
Kazuma Watanabe 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2011 J.League Div.2 FC Tokyo 6 37
2021 J1 League FC Tokyo 4 35
2015 J1 - 1st Stage FC Tokyo 4 16

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2021 J1 League FC Tokyo 3 35
2012 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 1 33
2010 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 1 30

Last 50 matches for FC Tokyo while Masato Morishige was at the club (joined 2010-01-04). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-03 JAP1 Albirex Niigata 2–3 FC Tokyo Available
2026-04-29 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shimizu S-Pulse Available
2026-04-25 JAP1 FC Tokyo 3–0 Gamba Osaka Available
2026-04-20 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 1–1 FC Tokyo Available
2026-04-11 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2026-04-06 JAP1 Fagiano Okayama 1–0 FC Tokyo Available
2026-04-02 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 FC Tokyo Available
2026-03-29 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-03-15 JAP1 Avispa Fukuoka 1–0 FC Tokyo Available
2026-03-08 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–0 Shonan Bellmare Available
2026-03-01 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 2–0 FC Tokyo Available
2026-02-26 JAP1 FC Tokyo 3–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2026-02-22 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–1 FC Machida Zelvia Available
2026-02-15 JAP1 Yokohama FC 0–1 FC Tokyo Available
2025-06-30 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2025-06-26 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–0 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Available
2025-06-22 JAP1 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 FC Tokyo Available
2025-06-16 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Júbilo Iwata Available
2025-05-31 JAP1 Sagan Tosu 0–1 FC Tokyo Available
2025-05-26 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–1 Gamba Osaka Available
2025-05-19 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2025-05-15 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 FC Tokyo Available
2025-05-11 JAP1 FC Tokyo 3–3 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2025-05-06 JAP1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–2 FC Tokyo Available
2025-05-03 JAP1 FC Tokyo 2–1 Kyoto Sanga FC Available
2025-04-27 JAP1 Albirex Niigata 1–3 FC Tokyo Available
2025-04-21 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–2 FC Machida Zelvia Available
2025-04-13 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 2–2 FC Tokyo Available
2025-04-07 JAP1 FC Tokyo 2–0 Kashima Antlers Available
2025-04-03 JAP1 FC Tokyo 2–1 Urawa Red Diamonds Available
2025-03-30 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 FC Tokyo Available
2025-03-16 JAP1 Avispa Fukuoka 1–3 FC Tokyo Available
2025-03-09 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2025-03-02 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-02-24 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 2–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-12-08 JAP1 FC Tokyo 3–0 Cerezo Osaka Available
2024-11-30 JAP1 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 FC Tokyo Available
2024-11-09 JAP1 FC Machida Zelvia 3–0 FC Tokyo Available
2024-11-03 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–2 Shonan Bellmare Available
2024-10-18 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-10-05 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–1 Sagan Tosu Available
2024-09-28 JAP1 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–3 FC Tokyo Available
2024-09-21 JAP1 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-09-14 JAP1 FC Tokyo 4–1 Nagoya Grampus Available
2024-08-31 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-08-24 JAP1 Kyoto Sanga FC 3–0 FC Tokyo Available
2024-08-17 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–0 Tokyo Verdy Available
2024-08-11 JAP1 FC Tokyo 0–3 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2024-08-07 JAP1 Gamba Osaka 0–0 FC Tokyo Available
2024-07-20 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 2–1 FC Tokyo Available

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
11/12 Senior debut season
15/16 First senior goal
2022 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2024 28 477 2 0 0 0.38
2023 34 450 4 0 0 0.8
2022 33 1,257 5 0 0 0.36
2021 41 758 5 1 0 0.71
2020 31 2,520 6 0 0 0.21
2019 38 1,530 2 0 0 0.12
2018 33 1,338 4 0 0 0.27
2017 21 1,845 3 0 0 0.15
2016 33 1,433 6 0 1 0.44
2015 37 825 8 1 0 0.98
2014 38 3,129 5 0 0 0.14
2013 40 2,970 6 0 0 0.18
2012 39 1,485 2 0 1 0.18
2011 43 745 4 0 0 0.48
2010 44 1,501 5 2 0 0.42
2009 26 2,021 6 0 0 0.27
2008 35 1,469 9 2 0 0.67
2007 25 1,621 3 1 0 0.22
19/20 7 0 2 0 0 0
15/16 8 315 2 0 0 0.57
11/12 7 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

J1 League
441 apps
25 G
7 A
J.League Div.2
37 apps
6 G
1 A
Emperor's Cup
27 apps
6 G
0 A
J1 - 1st Stage
31 apps
6 G
0 A
J. League Cup
65 apps
5 G
1 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
33 apps
5 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
20 apps
2 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Masato Morishige

Who is Masato Morishige?

Masato Morishige is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Tokyo.

How old is Masato Morishige?

Masato Morishige is 39 years old. He was born on May 21, 1987 in Hiroshima, Hiroshima.

What position does Masato Morishige play?

Masato Morishige plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Masato Morishige play for?

Masato Morishige currently plays for FC Tokyo.

How many career goals has Masato Morishige scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Masato Morishige has scored 55 goals in 659 appearances.

What is Masato Morishige's market value?

Masato Morishige's most recent reported market value is €100k.