Naoaki Aoyama

Honestly, a 182cm center-back from Ichinomiya, Aichi showing up in the J.League is already a quietly impressive story — Ichinomiya isn't exactly the place soccer scouts are circling, so getting to Yokohama F. Marinos tells you this guy put in real, unglamorous work to get there. Playing for Marinos means you've earned your spot in one of Japan's most storied clubs, and there's something cool about a tall, physical defender anchoring that blue-and-white backline without needing to be famous about it. Born in '86, Cancer sign, Tiger year — the kind of guy who looks unshakeable on the outside but probably runs deeper than he lets on. He keeps his personal life almost entirely locked down, and I respect that; some players let their careers do the talking, and from what little's out there, Aoyama seems to be exactly that type.

Naoaki Aoyama is a Japanese professional soccer player born on July 18, 1986, in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture. Standing 182 cm tall, he is known to have played for Yokohama F. Marinos, appearing on the club's official roster as squad number 26 in 2012. Further details regarding his career history, agency, and personal life are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Naoaki Aoyama

Name (Japanese)

青山直晃

Reading

あおやま なおあき

Born

July 18, 1986 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Year of the Tiger

Origin

Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Height

182cm

Occupation

Soccer Player

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.f-marinos.com/topteam2012/no26.html
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/n.ao5/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9D%92%E5%B1%B1%E7%9B%B4%E6%99%83

Tags

• From Aichi Prefecture
• Soccer Player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.