Norikazu Murakami
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-10-10) 10 October 1981
Place of birth Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Yokohama Flugels
Yokohama F Marinos
Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
YSCC Yokohama
Predator Urayasu Futsal Club (Futsal)
2004–2005 Albirex Niigata (S) 40 (14)
2006 Balestier Khalsa FC
2007–2008 Singapore Armed Forces FC
2009 Home United FC
2009–2010 Platinum Stars 19 (4)
2010–2011 Golden Arrows 13 (0)
2012–2013 Alemannia Aachen 14 (1)
2014 SV Wilhelmshaven 10 (0)
2015 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 16 (0)
2015–2017 Hilal Maroc Bergheim
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Norikazu Murakami (村上 範和, Murakami Norikazu, born 10 October 1981) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Career

Murakami was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. He played for the Yokohama Flugels and Yokohama F Marinos youth teams as well as Meiji University. He also played for regional league side YSCC Yokohama and futsal with Predator Urayasu Futsal Club.

He entered professional football in Singapore's S League when he joined Albirex Niigata (S) mid-way through the 2004 season. He joined Balestier Khalsa FC in 2006 and then Singapore Armed Forces FC in 2007. In 2008, Murakami was the second top scorer for Singapore Armed Forces FC. However, he was released at the end of the season. In March 2009, he signed for Home United FC but left five months later for South African club Platinum Stars. During the 2009–10 season Murakami scored four goals in ten starts. However, in August 2010, Murakami was released by the Platinum Stars.[2]

Honours

Singapore Armed Forces

References

  1. ↑ Norikazu Murakami at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Stats Centre: Japanese Striker Norikazu Murakami Training With Golden Arrows". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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