is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Ishida was born in

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on August 31, 1979. After graduating from Junior high school, he moved to Brazil in 1995 and played many clubs. In 1998, he returned to Japan and joined

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club

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. On October 24, he debuted against

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. However he could hardly play in the match until 1999. After 1 year blank, he joined

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in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match. In June 2001, he moved to Singapore and joined

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. He played many matches until October 2001. In October 2001, he moved to Australia and joined Olympic Sharks (later ''Sydney Olympic''). He played in the first season of the

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for

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coming from

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. Not long after the 05/06 season had finished he went to pursue his playing career in

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after the

changed its ownership over to the

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. After a brief stint at

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, he moved back to

with

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in 2006, then in J1. In 2007, he moved to

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side

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having not made a single appearance at Ventforet Kofu and played there for 2 seasons. After six months without a club, he joined Prefectural Leagues side

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in the summer of 2009. He played regularly and the club was promoted to Regional Leagues in 2010 and

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in 2012. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2012 and he retired at the end of the 2013 season. During his time at Sydney Olympic, Hiroyuki Ishida was a firm fan favourite. Ishida was known for his outstanding pace and dribbling skills on the wing, willingly pressuring the opposition; which is why the Olympic fans adored him so much. During his time at Olympic, Ishida claimed the NSL (National Soccer League) Championship in the 2001–2002 season, as well as the NSL Minor Premiership and the NSL Runners-up in 2002–2003.

Club statistics

References

External links

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Sydney Olympic player stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ishida, Hiroyuki 1979 births Living people Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japanese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Singapore Premier League players A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players Shimizu S-Pulse players Tokyo Verdy players Balestier Khalsa FC players Sydney Olympic FC players Perth Glory FC players Ventforet Kofu players Sagan Tosu players Fujieda MYFC players Men's association football midfielders