Koji Homma
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koji Homma | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mito HollyHock | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Mito Junior College High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1999 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 0 | (0) |
| 1999– | Mito HollyHock | 581 | (0) |
| Total | 581 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024, 11:27 (UTC) | |||
Koji Homma (本間 幸司, Honma Kōji, born April 27, 1977) is a Japanese former football player.[1] He last plays for J2 League club Mito HollyHock until he retirement in 2024. He holds the ongoing record for playing in the most games in J2.
Playing career
Honma was born in Hitachi on April 27, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1996. However he played less often than Yuki Takita and Hisashi Tsuchida. In the middle of 1999, Homma moved to the Japan Football League club Mito HollyHock based in his local Ibaraki Prefecture. He became a regular goalkeeper soon afterward. HollyHock won third place in the 1999 season and was promoted to the J2 League in 2000. Although the club results were sluggish in J2, he played as a regular goalkeeper for a long time. On August 14, 2014, he became the first player to have participated in 500 matches in the J2 League.[2] However his opportunity to play decreased behind Takashi Kasahara in the summer of 2016.[3]
On 25 September 2024, Homma announcement officially retirement from football at the end of 2024 season after 28 years as goalkeeper.[4]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1996 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | Mito HollyHock | JFL | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |
| 2000 | J2 League | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 50 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 581 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 603 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 581 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 603 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Koji Homma at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ nikkansports.com(in Japanese)
- ^ J.League
- ^ "本間幸司選手 現役引退のお知らせ" (Press release). 水戸ホーリーホック. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2021 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑: NSKムック (日本語) (NSK MOOK)”, 18 February 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411772 (p. 193 out of 298)
- ^ Mito HollyHock(in Japanese)
External links
- Koji Homma at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Mito HollyHock