Kenji Fukuda

Kenji Fukuda (福田 健二, Fukuda Kenji, born October 21, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.[1][2] He is a left-footed forward.

Kenji Fukuda
福田 健二
Personal information
Full name Kenji Fukuda
Date of birth (1977-10-21) October 21, 1977
Place of birth Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1993–1995 Narashino High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Nagoya Grampus Eight 114 (37)
2001–2003 FC Tokyo 32 (3)
2003 Vegalta Sendai 10 (0)
2004 Guaraní 36 (10)
2005 Pachuca Juniors 21 (12)
2005 Irapuato 19 (10)
2006 Castellón 17 (2)
2006–2007 Numancia 39 (10)
2007–2008 Las Palmas 15 (3)
2008–2009 Ionikos 24 (9)
2010–2012 Ehime FC 65 (8)
2013–2016 Metro Gallery 58 (30)
Total 450 (134)
National team
1997 Japan U-20 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

After graduating from Narashino High School in Chiba in 1996, he joined J1 League side Nagoya Grampus Eight. He played many matches from 1997 and became a regular player in 1998. He helped the club to win the Sanwa Bank Cup in 1997, 1999 Emperor's Cup and the 2nd place 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2000. He moved to FC Tokyo in August 2001 and Vegalta Sendai in August 2003.

He moved to Guaraní in Paraguay in 2004 and debuted in February against Cerro Porteño. He set up the goal for his side in their 3-1 defeat.[3] Starting in 2005, he played for many clubs, including Pachuca Juniors and Irapuato in Mexico, as well as Castellón, Numancia, and Las Palmas in Spain. In August 2008 he moved to Greece and Ionikos FC.

In September 2009, he returned to Japan and signed with his local club Ehime FC. He played for the club from 2010 season because it was past the deadline of the player's registration for 2009 season. He played many matches as captain in 2010. However his opportunity to play decreased and he left the club at the end of the 2012 season.

In 2013, he moved to Hong Kong and signed with Yokohama FC Hong Kong (later Metro Gallery). He played for the club until June 2016 and retired.

National team career

He represented Japan at several underage levels. He was a member of the Japan U-20 national team for the 1997 World Youth Championship hosted by Malaysia. He scored a goal against Costa Rica at the group stage. The team was eliminated at the quarter-final.[4]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1996Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League40102070
19971951081286
1998331632404018
1999241042313113
20002642060344
2001820030112
2001FC TokyoJ1 League1111000121
20022120073285
200300000000
2003Vegalta SendaiJ1 League1001000110
Paraguay League Cup League Cup Total
2004GuaraníPrimera División36103610
Mexico League Cup League Cup Total
2004/05Pachuca JuniorsSegunda División21122112
2005/06IrapuatoPrimera División A19101910
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Total
2005/06CastellónSegunda División17200-172
2006/07NumanciaSegunda División391010-4010
2007/08Las PalmasSegunda División15320-173
Greece League Greek Cup League Cup Total
2008/09IonikosBeta Ethniki249249
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2010Ehime FCJ2 League29710-307
201122111-232
201214000-140
Hong Kong League Cup AFC Cup Total
2012/13Yokohama FC Hong KongFirst Division League8320-103
2013/14181122-2013
2014/15YFCMDPremier League161072-2312
2015/16Metro GalleryPremier League16661-227
CountryJapan 2214815533526958
Paraguay 36103610
Mexico 40224022
Spain 711530-7415
Greece 249249
Hong Kong 5830175-7535
Total 4501343510335518149

References

  1. Interview with Kenji Fukuda ninomiyasports.com
  2. "Fukuda Kenji Transferred to Yokohama FC (Hong Kong)". Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  3. "Kenji Fukuda makes debut". February 10, 2004. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  4. Kenji FukudaFIFA competition record


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