Naoki Maeda
前田直輝
Maeda in 2022 with FC Utrecht
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Saitama, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 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
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.[1]

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

As of 17 March 2024[7][8][9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] 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

Urawa Red Diamonds – current squad
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