Ken Iwao

Ken Iwao
岩尾憲
Personal information
Full name	Ken Iwao
Date of birth	18 April 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Tatebayashi, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Urawa Red Diamonds
Number	6
Youth career
2008–2010	Nippon Sport Science University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2015	Shonan Bellmare
2015	→ Mito HollyHock (loan)
2016–2022	Tokushima Vortis
2022	→ Urawa Red Diamonds (loan)
2023–	Urawa Red Diamonds
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Ken Iwao (岩尾憲, born 18 April 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.^[2]

Club statistics

As of 18 April 2024^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Other		Total
Shonan Bellmare	2011	J2 League	8	0	3	0	–		–		11	0
	2012	J2 League	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2013	J1 League	7	0	2	0	3	0	–		12	0
	2014	J2 League	23	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	Total		40	0	5	0	3	0	0	0	48	0
Mito Hollyhock (loan)	2015	J2 League	41	1	2	0	–		–		43	1
Tokushima Vortis	2016	J2 League	39	1	1	0	–		–		40	1
	2017		41	4	0	0	–		–		41	4
	2018		39	5	1	0	–		–		40	5
	2019		41	6	0	0	–		3^[a]	0	44	6
	2020		42	6	2	1	–		–		44	7
	2021	J1 League	37	3	2	1	0	0	–		39	4
	Total		239	25	6	2	0	0	3	0	248	27
Urawa Reds (loan)	2022	J1 League	29	1	2	0	4	0	8^[b]^[c]	0	43	1
Urawa Reds	2023		33	1	2	0	7	0	11^[d]^[e]	0	53	1
	2024		7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	Total		40	1	2	0	7	0	11	0	60	1
Career total			389	28	17	2	14	0	22	0	442	30

^ ^a ^b ^c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "選手情報詳細". URAWA RED DIAMONDS OFFICIAL WEBSITE (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ 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. 179 out of 289)
^ 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. 187 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, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 211 out of 289)
^ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Ken Iwao Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Urawa Reds edge Al Hilal for historic third title". AFC. 6 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ Orlowitz, Dan (6 May 2023). "Urawa beats Al Hilal to capture third Asian Champions League title". The Japan Times. Retrieved 6 May 2023.

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Personal information
Full name	Ken Iwao^[1]
Date of birth	(1988-04-18) 18 April 1988 (age 36)^[1]
Place of birth	Tatebayashi, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Urawa Red Diamonds
Number	6
Youth career
2008–2010	Nippon Sport Science University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Shonan Bellmare	40	(0)
2015	→ Mito HollyHock (loan)	41	(1)
2016–2022	Tokushima Vortis	239	(25)
2022	→ Urawa Red Diamonds (loan)	29	(1)
2023–	Urawa Red Diamonds	40	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:04, 18 April 2024 (UTC)