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.[1]
_(cropped).jpg) Maeda in 2022 with FC Utrecht | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 November 1994 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||||||||||
| Number | 38 | ||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Nagoya Grampus | 122 | (26) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Utrecht (loan) | 12 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 7 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 17 March 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||
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]
In January 2024, Maeda transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds ahead of the 2024 season.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | ||
Honours
- Nagoya Grampus
References
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)