After graduating from Narashino High School in
Chiba in 1996, he joined
J1 League side
Nagoya Grampus Eight. He played many matches from 1997 and became a regular player in 1998. He helped the club to win the
Sanwa Bank Cup in 1997,
1999 Emperor's Cup and the 2nd place
1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2000. He moved to
FC Tokyo in August 2001 and
Vegalta Sendai in August 2003. He moved to
Guaraní in Paraguay in 2004 and debuted in February against
Cerro Porteño. He set up the goal for his side in their 3-1 defeat. Starting in 2005, he played for many clubs, including
Pachuca Juniors and
Irapuato in Mexico, as well as
Castellón,
Numancia, and
Las Palmas in Spain. In August 2008 he moved to Greece and
Ionikos FC. In September 2009, he returned to Japan and signed with his local club
Ehime FC. He played for the club from 2010 season because it was past the deadline of the player's registration for 2009 season. He played many matches as captain in 2010. However his opportunity to play decreased and he left the club at the end of the 2012 season. In 2013, he moved to Hong Kong and signed with
Yokohama FC Hong Kong (later
Metro Gallery). He played for the club until June 2016 and retired. ==National team career==