Naohiro Sugiyama

[1] Starting his professional career at Roasso Kumamoto in the J3 League, Sugiyama helped the team to promotion in his debut season, scoring 5 goals in 30 appearances across all competitions.

[2][3] In his second season with the club, he scored 9 goals from 42 appearances in the J2 League and almost helped them gain back-to-back promotions.

[4] In December 2022, it was announced that Sugiyama would be joining J1 League club Gamba Osaka for the 2023 season.

[6] In December 2023, it was announced that Sugiyama would be moving on loan to J2 League club Montedio Yamagata for the 2024 season.

[7] This biographical article related to a Japanese association football midfielder born in the 1990s is a stub.