List of Albirex Niigata players facts for kids
Albirex Niigata is a Japanese football club based in Niigata. This page lists some of the most important football players who have played for the club. These are players who have played in more than 100 league games for Albirex Niigata. Some other players who were very important to the club are also included.
Meet the Players of Albirex Niigata
This section introduces you to the players who have made a big impact at Albirex Niigata.
- Players whose names are in bold are still playing for the club right now.
- (n/a) means the information is not available.
The numbers you see here are correct up to the end of the 2016 football season.
A football team has different types of players:
- A Goalkeeper tries to stop the other team from scoring goals.
- A Defender helps protect the goal and stop the other team's attackers.
- A Midfielder plays in the middle of the field, helping both with defense and attacking.
- A Forward is usually the main goal scorer for the team.
Name | Nationality | Position | Club career | Appearances | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yōsuke Nozawa | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 2000–2008 | 187 | 0 |
Takashi Kitano | ![]() |
Goalkeeper | 2003–2009 | 124 | 0 |
Sérgio Ricardo de Jesus Vertello | ![]() |
Defender | 1999–2002 | 127 | 12 |
Naoki Takahashi | ![]() |
Defender | 1999–2005 | 141 | 4 |
Katsuo Kanda | ![]() |
Defender | 2000–2003 | 114 | 5 |
Yoshiaki Maruyama | ![]() |
Defender | 2002–2005 | 114 | 1 |
Hikaru Mita | ![]() |
Defender | 2002–2007 | 103 | 1 |
Kazuhiko Chiba | ![]() |
Defender | 2005–2011 | 147 | 1 |
Mitsuru Nagata | ![]() |
Defender | 2006–2010 | 119 | 1 |
Jun Uchida | ![]() |
Defender | 2006–2013 | 143 | 5 |
Gotoku Sakai | ![]() |
Defender | 2008–2011 | 74 | 1 |
Kim Jin-su | ![]() |
Defender | 2012–2014 | 64 | 1 |
Kentaro Ohi | ![]() |
Defender | 2012–2015 | 107 | 5 |
Kenji Komata | ![]() |
Midfielder | 1996–1998 | n/a | n/a |
Tadahiro Akiba | ![]() |
Midfielder | 1999–2004 | 204 | 2 |
Shingo Suzuki | ![]() |
Midfielder | 1999–2007 | 252 | 53 |
Isao Homma | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2000–2014, 2017– | 312 | 13 |
Yoshito Terakawa | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2000–2002, 2004–2008 | 256 | 24 |
An Yong-hak | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2002–2004 | 94 | 7 |
Motohiro Yamaguchi | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2003–2005 | 83 | 6 |
Fábio José dos Santos | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2003–2006 | 104 | 30 |
Atomu Tanaka | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2005–2014 | 200 | 17 |
Toshihiro Matsushita | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2006–2009 | 106 | 9 |
Marcio Richardes | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2007–2010 | 107 | 38 |
Yuta Mikado | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2009–2013 | 138 | 7 |
Cho Young-cheol | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2009–2011 | 77 | 18 |
Sho Naruoka | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2013– | 101 | 10 |
Léo Silva | ![]() |
Midfielder | 2013–2016 | 122 | 16 |
Masahiro Fukasawa | ![]() |
Forward | 2000–2004 | 157 | 8 |
Marcus Vinicius de Morais | ![]() |
Forward | 2002–2003 | 77 | 51 |
Yusaku Ueno | ![]() |
Forward | 2003–2005 | 105 | 20 |
Edmilson dos Santos Silva | ![]() |
Forward | 2004–2007 | 116 | 62 |
Kisho Yano | ![]() |
Forward | 2005–2010, 2012, 2017– | 182 | 32 |
Kengo Kawamata | ![]() |
Forward | 2008–2014 | 75 | 26 |
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