After graduating from high school, he joined the J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba) in 1997.
However he was injured in August 2005 and he lost his regular position to Tomonori Tateishi.
However he did not play much, as he was second to Japan national team goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki.
However he was second string to the young goalkeeper Masahiro Okamoto and the club was relegated to the J2 League in 2010.
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