| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kunie Kitamoto | ||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Nara, Nara, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Nara Ikuei High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2018 | Vissel Kobe | 394 | (16) |
| 2019 | Simork | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Chamchuri United | ||
| Total | 398 | (16) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kunie Kitamoto (北本 久仁衛, Kitamoto Kunie, born September 18, 1981) is a Japanese football player.[1]
Kitamoto was born in Nara on September 18, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Vissel Kobe in 2000. He debuted in 2001 and became a regular player as center back in 2002. Although Vissel played in J2 League in 2006 season, played in J1 for a long time. He also played many matches as regular player for a long time. However Vissel was relegated to J2 again end of 2012 season. Although the club was promoted to J1 in a year, his opportunity to play decreased from 2013 season. After 19 years at Vissel Kobe, Kitamoto left the club after the 2018 season.[2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | J2 League | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2007 | J1 League | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | J2 League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 394 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 474 | 17 | ||
