is a former

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player.

Playing career

Uemoto was born in

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on June 1, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 2001. However he could hardly play in the match in the club have many Japan national team players

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and so on. In 2005, he moved to J1 club

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. He became a regular player as left back of three backs defense and played many matches for a long time. The club won the champions

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first major title in the club history. However the club was relegated to

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end of 2009 season and he was released from the club due to their financial problems. In 2010, he moved to J1 club

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. He played many matches as regular center back with

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. In 2012, he moved to J1 club

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. He played as regular center back with

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in 2012. However he could not play many matches for injuries from 2013. In 2016, he moved to J2 club

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. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2017, he moved to

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based in his local. He played many matches and retired end of 2017 season.

Club statistics

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* * 1982 births Living people Association football people from Kagoshima Prefecture People from Ibusuki, Kagoshima Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Júbilo Iwata players Oita Trinita players Cerezo Osaka players Vegalta Sendai players V-Varen Nagasaki players Kagoshima United FC players Men's association football defenders 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub