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The result was delete. Michig (talk) 16:47, 24 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Kazuki Sakamoto[edit]

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Not yet notable per WP:NFOOTBALL: signed to a pro team but hasn't yet played in a professional match. Proposed deletion contested by article's creator. Altered Walter (talk) 11:09, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am also nominating the following related pages because they are also new signings to the same team, but haven't yet played in a professional match, with proposed deletion similarly contested by the article's creator on the grounds that they are signed to a pro team:

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Altered Walter (talk) 11:13, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Altered Walter (talk) 11:13, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Japan-related deletion discussions. Altered Walter (talk) 11:13, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. ★☆ DUCKISPEANUTBUTTER☆★ 11:45, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete all - fail WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Giant Snowman 12:25, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete all as per Altered Water and GiantSnowman. According to those page sources these players are straight out of uni, after otherwise playing in Japanese youth teams. I wouldn't be against article recreation though if/once they play a match for Albirex Niigata Singapore FC. Funny ^Pika 12:59, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed about re-creating the articles: I asked at the creator's talk page about userfying all three, but haven't had an answer back yet. Altered Walter (talk) 13:28, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete all - None of these players have received significant coverage or played in a fully pro league, meaning all of them fail WP:GNG and WP:NSPORT. Sir Sputnik (talk) 15:40, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete all – due to the absence of reliable sources covering these individuals, they will have to meet project guidelines in order to demonstrate notability, which they don't. C 679 22:11, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The first game is sometime today (based on UTC time) Singapore time, so this rationale may be rendered incorrect soon. Presidentman talk · contribs (Talkback) 00:07, 18 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

According to the S League Website, the season usually starts in February. You may be referring to a pre-season match, which doesn't count. Michitaro (talk) 22:30, 18 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delete for now - has little coverage in sources, and has yet to play in a professional league. When he finally plays in the S League, then the article can be recreated. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:22, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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