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Japanese footballer

Naoki Maeda
前田直輝
Maeda in 2022 with FC Utrecht
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Saitama, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 38
Youth career
2007–2012 Tokyo Verdy
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)
2018–2023 Nagoya Grampus 122 (26)
2022–2023 → Utrecht (loan) 12 (0)
2024– Urawa Red Diamonds 7 (1)
Medal record
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

Naoki Maeda (前田 直輝, Maeda Naoki, born 17 November 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.

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. 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. It was announced on 31 August 2022 that Utrecht signed Maeda on loan again for the 2022–23 season.

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.

In January 2024, Maeda transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds ahead of the 2024 season.

Career statistics

As of 17 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tokyo Verdy 2012 J.League Division 2 4 0 0 0 – – – 4 0
2013 J.League Division 2 18 1 0 0 – – – 18 1
2014 J.League Division 2 26 3 0 0 – – – 26 3
Total 48 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 4
Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) 2015 J1 League 31 3 3 1 3 1 – – 37 5
J.League U-22 Selection (loan) 2015 J3 League 2 0 – – – – 2 0
Yokohama F. Marinos 2016 J1 League 13 2 4 0 7 0 – – 24 2
2017 J1 League 19 4 5 1 4 0 – – 28 5
Total 32 6 9 1 11 0 0 0 0 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
2019 J1 League 29 9 1 0 10 1 – – 40 10
2020 J1 League 30 7 0 0 3 0 – – 33 7
2021 J1 League 34 3 3 0 5 1 8 1 – 50 5
2023 J1 League 11 0 1 0 4 0 – – 16 0
Total 122 26 5 0 22 2 8 1 0 0 157 29
FC Utrecht (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 – – – 1 0
2022–23 Eredivisie 11 0 4 1 – – – 15 1
Total 12 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
Urawa Red Diamonds 2024 J1 League 3 1 – 0 0 – – 3 1
Career total 266 43 23 3 36 3 8 1 0 0 333 50
  1. Includes Emperor's Cup and KNVB Cup
  2. Includes J. League Cup
  3. Includes AFC Champions League

Honours

Nagoya Grampus

References

  1. Naoki Maeda opnieuw aan de slag bij FC Utrecht(in Dutch)
  2. "Japanse versterking: Naoki Maeda naar FC Utrecht". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 13 December 2021.
  3. "Drama for Naoki Maeda: Japanese man sees dream fall apart due to broken leg". FOX News.net. 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. Naoki Maeda opnieuw aan de slag bij FC Utrecht(in Dutch)
  5. "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.
  6. "前田直輝選手、浦和レッズへ完全移籍のお知らせ｜ニュース｜名古屋グランパス公式サイト". 名古屋グランパス公式サイト (in Japanese). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  7. 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)
  8. 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)
  9. "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Naoki Maeda Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  10. "Japan - N. Maeda - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.

External links

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