is a former

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who last played as a

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for

V-Varen Nagasaki is a Japanese association football, football club based in Nagasaki, Capital of Nagasaki Prefecture. They currently play in J2 League, the Japanese second tier professional in football league. History The club was established in 1985 as Ari ...

Career

Murakami joined

Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional association football, football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo ...

as an apprentice professional in 2007. He turned full-time professional with Reysol at the start of the 2008 season. He made his professional debut on 4 October 2008 in a 4-0 win over

Omiya Ardija is a Japanese professional association football club based in Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Ōmiya, Saitama Prefecture. Its "hometown" (as designated by the league) is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. The team currently play in J2 League, the ...

, scoring a first-half hat-trick. Murakami transferred to

Albirex Niigata is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. They currently play in J1 League after being promoted from J2 League as cha ...

on 23 December 2010, for an undisclosed fee. He made his club debut on 23 July 2011 against

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. He moved to Ehime FC on 1 February 2014 on a free transfer.

Club statistics

''Updated to 2 February 2018''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2015 (NSK MOOK)"
14 February 2015, Japan, (p. 229 out of 298)

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* * 1984 births Living people Juntendo University alumni Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Kashiwa Reysol players Albirex Niigata players Ehime FC players V-Varen Nagasaki players Men's association football defenders 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub