Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1994)
Naoki Maeda (前田 直輝, Maeda Naoki, born November 17, 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht, on loan from Nagoya Grampus.[1]
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Full name | Naoki Maeda | |||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1994 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | |||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||
Current team |
FC Utrecht (on loan from Nagoya Grampus) | |||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Tokyo Verdy Youth | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 2012–2015 | Tokyo Verdy | 48 | (4) | |||||||
| 2015 | → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 31 | (3) | |||||||
| 2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||
| 2016–2017 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 32 | (6) | |||||||
| 2018 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 17 | (4) | |||||||
| 2018– | Nagoya Grampus | 111 | (26) | |||||||
| 2022 | → FC Utrecht (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:52, 18 January 2022 (UTC) | ||||||||||
Playing career
Naoki Maeda joined to J2 League club; Tokyo Verdy in 2012. In 2015, he moved to J1 League club; Matsumoto Yamaga. In 2016, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos before rejoining Matsumoto in 2018. In January 2022 he was loaned to FC Utrecht of the Dutch Eredivisie on a 6-month loan spell.[2] He made his debut on 16 January 2022 in a match against AFC Ajax starting on his debut and playing for 11 minutes before being forced off due to a broken leg following a tackle from Ajax defender Lisandro Martínez.[3]
Club statistics
Updated to 21 February 2019.[4][5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2012 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | Matsumoto Yamaga | J1 League | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 5 |
| 2016 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2017 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2018 | Matsumoto Yamaga | J2 League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | |
| 2018 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
| Career Total | 145 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 173 | 25 | ||
References
- J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
- "Japanse versterking: Naoki Maeda naar FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 13 December 2021.
- "Drama for Naoki Maeda: Japanese man sees dream fall apart due to broken leg". FOX News.net. 18 January 2022.
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 158 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 83 out of 289)
External links
- Profile at Matsumoto Yamaga
- Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos
- Naoki Maeda at J.League (in Japanese)
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