Maruyasu Okazaki
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Maruyasu Industries FC (マルヤス工業フットボールクラブ, Maruyasu Kogyō Futtobōru Kurabu), playing as FC Maruyasu Okazaki (FCマルヤス岡崎, Efu Shī Maruyasu Okazaki), is a Japanese professional football team based in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture. They currently play in Japan Football League, Japanese fourth tier of nationwide football league system.
History
The club has been established in 1968 as the corporate team of Maruyasu Industries. In 1976 the team won promotion to Tōkai Soccer League where remained ever since except for 2003 and 2004 seasons when they suffered relegation to Division 2. The club has won the league in 2013 and though they were unable to take up one of three promotion-granting places in the Regional League promotion series, they were admitted to in JFL in 2014 season by the league board.
Before their first season on the nationwide level the club has changed its name to FC Maruyasu Okazaki in order to appeal more to the local community.
Okazaki alustas oma karjääri Shimizu S-Pulse'is 2005. aastal. 2010. aastal liitus ta Stuttgardiga, kus mängis viis hooaega. Pärast Stuttgardist lahkumist mängis ta ühe hooaja Leicester Citys, enne kui 2019. aastal liitus Al-Duhailiga.
Okazaki on Jaapani jalgpallikoondises mänginud alates 2008. aastast. Ta on esindanud Jaapanit kolmel maailmameistrivõistlustel ja neljal Aasia karikaturniiril.