Yoshiki Maeda facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoshiki Maeda | ||
| Date of birth | August 29, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Saga, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Ryukoku High School | ||
| 1994–1996 | Fukuoka University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2001 | Sagan Tosu | 11 | (0) |
| 2002 | Alouette Kumamoto | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 14 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yoshiki Maeda (前田 義貴, Maeda Yoshiki, born August 29, 1975) is a former Japanese football player. He was a goalkeeper, which means he protected the goal during games. Yoshiki Maeda was born in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
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Yoshiki Maeda: A Goalkeeper's Journey
Yoshiki Maeda was born on August 29, 1975, in Saga Prefecture. He started his professional football career in 1997. At that time, he was a student at Fukuoka University.
Starting with Sagan Tosu
Maeda joined a team called Sagan Tosu in 1997. This club was part of the Japan Football League. For his first two years, he did not play in any matches. He was a backup player for another goalkeeper, Riki Takasaki.
Playing in the J2 League
In 1999, Sagan Tosu moved up to a new league. This league was called the J2 League. Maeda played his first professional game that year. However, he still did not play many matches. He stayed with Sagan Tosu until 2001.
Time with Alouette Kumamoto
In 2002, Maeda moved to a different team. He joined Alouette Kumamoto. This team was also in the Japan Football League. He played only a few matches for this team. At the end of the 2002 season, Yoshiki Maeda decided to stop playing football professionally.
Life After Football: Working with Video Games
After he stopped playing football, Yoshiki Maeda found a new career. In 2012, he started working with a famous video game company. This company is called Konami.
Motion Actor for Pro Evolution Soccer
Maeda became a "motion actor" for the Pro Evolution Soccer video game series. A motion actor helps create realistic movements for characters in games. They do this by wearing special suits. These suits record their body movements. Yoshiki Maeda has worked on every game in the series since Pro Evolution Soccer 2013. He helps make the football players in the game move just like real ones.
