Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1994)
Naoki Maeda (前田 直輝, Maeda Naoki, born 17 November 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nagoya Grampus.[1]
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Maeda in 2022 with FC Utrecht | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 November 1994 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Nagoya Grampus | ||||||||||
| Number | 25 | ||||||||||
| 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 | 16 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2018– | Nagoya Grampus | 111 | (26) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Utrecht (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 | |||||||||||
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 six-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’s Lisandro Martínez.[3] It was announced on 31 August 2022 that Utrecht signed Maeda on loan again for the 2022–23 season.[4]
On June 30 2023, it was announced that Maeda returns to Grampus following the end of loan spell at Utrecht. He is subsequently given number 25 shirt of the clubs' first-team.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2012 | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 3 | |||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | ||
| Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 2015 | J1 League | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 5 |
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2016 | J1 League | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2017 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 52 | 7 | ||
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 2018 | J2 League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2018 | J1 League | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 |
| Career total | 145 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 173 | 25 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup
- Includes J. League Cup
References
- Naoki Maeda opnieuw aan de slag bij FC Utrecht(in Dutch)
- "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.
- Naoki Maeda opnieuw aan de slag bij FC Utrecht(in Dutch)
- "前田 直輝選手、名古屋グランパスへ復帰のお知らせ". www.nagoya-grampus (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- 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 Archived 29 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos Archived 11 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Naoki Maeda at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)