Naoki Tsubaki

Naoki Tsubaki (椿 直起, Tsubaki Naoki, born 23 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J2 League club JEF United Chiba.[1][2][3][4]

Naoki Tsubaki
椿 直起
Personal information
Full name Naoki Tsubaki
Date of birth (2000-06-23) June 23, 2000
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 JEF United Chiba
Number 14
Youth career
2016–2019 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 (0)
2019–2021 → Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) 50 (2)
2020–2021 → Melbourne City (loan) 15 (1)
2022 → Mito HollyHock (loan) 37 (3)
2023– JEF United Chiba 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2022

Career

After spending three years with Yokohama F. Marinos on a type 2 contract while finishing high school, Tsubaki signed his first professional contract ahead of the 2019 season. He debuted for the Tricolore as a second half substitute in a 4-0 win away to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in the J.League Cup on 8 May 2019.[3][4]

Tsubaki has been transferred to Giravanz Kitakyushu in the J3 League on 15 August 2019 on loan. After Kitakyushu have become the champions of the 2019 J3 League, then have been promoted to the 2020 J2 League, Tsubaki's loan term to Kitakyushu has been extended to another season. After playing 34 matches with 2 goals out of 37 in the season, Tsubaki was transferred back to Yokohama as of the end of November 2020, then was transferred immediately to Melbourne City FC, the 2019-20 A-League runners-up, on loan as of 1 December 2020.[5] Following the conclusion of the 2020-21 A-League season, in which Melbourne City won the premiership and championship, Tsubaki departed Melbourne City and returned to Yokohama.[6]

After a loan to J2 League club Mito Hollyhock for the 2022 season, it was announced in December 2022 that Tsubaki would be leaving Yokohama F. Marinos on a permanent basis and joining JEF United Chiba for the 2023 season.[7]

Career statistics
As of start of 2023 season[3][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Yokohama F. Marinos2019J1 League00002020
Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan)2019J3 League5000—50
2020J2 League34200—342
202111000—110
Total 5020000502
Melbourne City (loan)2020–21A-League151——151
Mito Hollyhock (loan)2022J2 League37310—383
JEF United Chiba20230000—00
Career total 102710201057
  1. Includes Emperor's Cup
  2. Includes J. League Cup

Honours
Giravanz Kitakyushu
Melbourne City

References
  1. "椿 直起：水戸ホーリーホック：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. "Naoki Tsubaki Yokohama F. Marinos Player Profile". Yokohama F. Marinos (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. "Naoki Tsubaki Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. "Naoki Tsubaki J.League Player Profile". J.League English Website. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. "Melbourne City FC signs Japanese attacker Naoki Tsubaki". Melbourne City. 5 December 2020.
  6. "Winger Naoki Tsubaki departs City". 6 July 2021.
  7. "椿 直起選手の加入について｜ニュース｜ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト". ジェフユナイテッド市原・千葉 公式ウェブサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Naoki Tsubaki Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 23 January 2023.


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