Seiichiro Maki

is a professional football(soccer) player. He is a striker and currently plays for J-league side JEF United Ichihara Chiba, and has been a member of the Japanese national football team since 2005.

Playing career

Maki was a key player for Komazawa University in Tokyo along with current Nagoya Grampus player Masaki Fukai. Maki represented Japan in the 2001 summer Universiade in Beijing, contributing to their championship win by scoring 3 goals in the tournament.

After graduating from Komazama Univ. in 2003, Maki joined JEF United Ichihara. He made his first professional appearance on March 22, 2003 against Tokyo Verdy 1969. He scored his first professional goal on August 2, 2003 against Urawa Red Diamonds. For his first year at JEF, he was often used as a second-half substitute. However, in 2005 he became a starting striker for the team, and was also invited to play with the Japanese national football team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup (qualification AFC) leading up to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In 2006 he was selected for Japan's 2006 FIFA World Cup squad and started a match against Brazil national football team.

He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals and played 4 games. He scored 2 goals in the tournament, both against Vietnam national football team.

Personal life

He got married to former actress Tomoko Kitagawa in June 2007. His younger brother Yuki Maki is also a professional footballer playing for Nagoya Grampus. His younger sister Karina Maki plays Team handball in Japan Handball League (as of 2007).

National team

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International Goals