Nozomi Hiroyama

Nozomi Hiroyama
廣山 望
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-06-06) June 6, 1975
Place of birth Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Japan U17 (Head Coach)
Youth career
1993–1995 Narashino High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 JEF United Ichihara 120 (12)
2001 Cerro Porteño 29 (3)
2002 Sport Recife 0 (0)
2002–2003 Braga 8 (0)
2003–2004 Montpellier 7 (0)
2004–2008 Tokyo Verdy 79 (11)
2005Cerezo Osaka (loan) 15 (0)
2009–2010 Thespa Kusatsu 73 (3)
2011–2012 Richmond Kickers 39 (0)
Total 370 (29)
International career
1997 Japan U20 4 (1)
2001 Japan 2 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Japan U17
Medal record
JEF United Ichihara
Runner-up J.League Cup 1998
Tokyo Verdy
Winner Emperor's Cup 2004
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nozomi Hiroyama (廣山 望, Hiroyama Nozomi; born June 6, 1975) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder where he is currently the head coach of Japan U17.

Hiroyama played over 400 games during his career which included spells in Japan, France, Portugal, Paraguay, Brazil and United States, as well as earning two caps with the Japan national team. Hiroyama was the first Japanese footballer to dispute the Copa Libertadores competition.