Masahiro Koga
# Masahiro Koga

Masahiro Koga (古賀 正紘, Koga Masahiro, born September 8, 1978) is a former Japanese football player. His younger brother Seiji is also a footballer.

## Club career

Koga was born in Okawa on September 8, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined the Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1997. He became a regular player as a center back from 1998. The club won the 1999 Emperor's Cup. He moved to Kashiwa Reysol in 2007. Although he played as a regular player, he lost his place due to an injury in 2010. He then moved to Júbilo Iwata in August 2010. After playing for two seasons, he moved to his local club Avispa Fukuoka in 2012. He retired at the end of the 2015 season.

## National team career

In August 1995, Koga was selected by the Japan U-17 national team for the 1995 U-17 World Championship and he played full time in all three matches. In June 1997, he was also selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1997 World Youth Championship, but he did not play in any matches.

## Club statistics

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
| 1997 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1999 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2000 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 2001 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 |
| 2003 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| 2004 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2005 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 5 |
| 2006 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 2007 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 3 |
| 2008 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 3 |
| 2009 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2010 | Kashiwa Reysol | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 League | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 1 |
| 2013 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2014 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2015 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 402 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 489 | 25 |
