Kazuma Takayama

Japanese footballer

Kazuma Takayama
高山和真

Kazuma in a match against Brunei DPMM

Personal information
Full name|  Kazuma Takayama
Date of birth|  (1996-07-14) July 14, 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth|  Saitama, Japan
Height|  1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)|  Centre-back / Left-back
Youth career
|  Kawagoe Panthe
2009–2014|  Omiya Ardija
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2015–2021|  Omiya Ardija|  25|  (0)
2015|  → J. League U-22 (loan)|  14|  (0)
2020|  → Montedio Yamagata (loan)|  0|  (0)
2022|  Kataller Toyama|  3|  (0)
2023|  Hougang United|  23|  (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:10, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

Kazuma Takayama (高山 和真, Takayama Kazuma; born July 14, 1996 in Saitama), better known as Kazuma, is a Japanese former footballer who last played either as a centre-back or left-back.

## Career

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### Omiya Ardija

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In 2015, Kazuma joined J2 League side, Omiya Ardija after completing his university. [1]

### Montedio Yamagata

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In 2020, Kazuma transferred to Montedio Yamagata on loan. [2]

### Kataller Toyama

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On December 30, 2021, Kazuma completed his transfer to Kataller Toyama playing in J3 League. [3]

### Hougang United

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Kazuma Takayama (left) with fellow countrymen, Naoki Kuriyama helping an injured Brunei DPMM player.

Kazuma moved overseas to join Hougang United in Singapore for the upcoming 2023 Singapore Premier League season. [4] He made his debut for the club in a 3-0 lost against Albirex Niigata (S) in the 2023 Singapore Community Shield. On 26 February 2023, Kazuma scored his first goal for the club in his league debut against Balestier Khalsa in 3-2 win. He would go on to score his second goal on 29 July 2023 against Young Lions in a thrashing 6-2 win. He would than go on to score a consolation header goal against the Lion City Sailors in the Singapore Cup 2023 final where they lost 3-1.

## Club statistics

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Updated to 23 February 2020.[5][6]

Club performance  | League  | Cup  | League Cup  | AFC Cup  | Total

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Season  | Club  | League  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals  | Apps | Goals
Japan  | League  | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | AFC  | Total
2015 | Omiya Ardija | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
2016 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0
2017 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1
2018 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
2019 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1
2020 | Montedio Yamagata | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2020 | Omiya Ardija | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2022 | Kataller Toyama | J3 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
Singapore  | League  | Singapore Cup | Others  | AFC Cup  | Total
2023 | Hougang United | Singapore Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total  | 14 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2

## Honours

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### Hougang United

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* Singapore Cup Runner-ups (1): 2023

## References

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1. ^ 大宮アルディージャユース 髙山和真選手、小島幹敏選手 大宮アルディージャ加入内定のお知らせ 2014年10月10日 大宮アルディージャ
2. ^ 高山 和真選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ 2019年12月31日 モンテディオ山形
3. ^ 高山 和真選手 大宮アルディージャより完全移籍加入のお知らせ 2021年12月30日 カターレ富山
4. ^ "髙山和真選手移籍先決定のお知らせ". カターレ富山. 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
5. ^ 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, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 165 out of 289)
6. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 44 out of 289)

## External links

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* Profile at Omiya Ardija
* Kazuma Takayama at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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RB Omiya Ardija – current squad

* 1 Kasahara
* 3 Okaniwa
* 4 Ichihara
* 5 Urakami
* 6 Ishikawa
* 7 Kojima
* 8 Takayanagi
* 10 Świerczok
* 11 Nakano
* 13 Yamazaki
* 14 Izumi
* 16 Ueda
* 17 Nakano
* 20 Shimoguchi
* 21 Kato
* 22 Motegi
* 23 Sugimoto
* 26 Hamada
* 28 Tomiyama
* 30 A. Silva
* 31 Abe
* 34 Murakami
* 35 Shimizu
* 37 Sekiguchi
* 38 Suzuki
* 39 Izumisawa
* 40 Shimura
* 42 Fujii
* 43 Nakayama
* 45 Taneda
* 46 Nuki
* 47 Saito
* 49 Osawa
* 50 Wakabayashi
* Manager: Harasaki

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