is a former Japanese football player.Interview with Kenji Fukuda ninomiyasports.com He is a left-footed forward.
Club career 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 He represented Japan at several underage levels. He was a member of the Japan U-20 national team for the 1997 World Youth Championship hosted by Malaysia. He scored a goal against Costa Rica at the group stage. The team was eliminated at the quarter-final.
Club statistics Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsJapan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total1996Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League4010207019971951081286199833163240401819992410423131132000264206034420018200301122001FC TokyoJ1 League1111000121200221200732852003000000002003Vegalta SendaiJ1 League1001000110Paraguay League Cup League Cup Total2004GuaraníPrimera División36103610Mexico League Cup League Cup Total2004/05Pachuca JuniorsSegunda División211221122005/06IrapuatoPrimera División A19101910Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Total2005/06CastellónSegunda División17200-1722006/07NumanciaSegunda División391010-40102007/08Las PalmasSegunda División15320-173Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Total2008/09IonikosBeta Ethniki249249Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total2010Ehime FCJ2 League29710-307201122111-232201214000-140Hong Kong League Cup AFC Cup Total2012/13Yokohama FC Hong KongFirst Division League8320-1032013/14181122-20132014/15YFCMDPremier League161072-23122015/16Metro GalleryPremier League16661-227 Country Japan2214815533526958Paraguay36103610Mexico40224022Spain711530-7415Greece249249Hong Kong5830175-7535Total4501343510335518149
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