Naoki Tsubaki

Naoki Tsubaki (椿 直起, Tsubaki Naoki, born 23 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Melbourne City FC in the A-League in Australia on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos in the J1 League in Japan. His regular playing position is midfielder.[1][2][3][4]

Naoki Tsubaki
椿 直起
Personal information
Full name Naoki Tsubaki
Date of birth (2000-06-23) June 23, 2000
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Melbourne City
Number 14
Youth career
2016–2019 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Yokohama F. Marinos 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) 39 (2)
2020– → Melbourne City (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

After spending three years with Yokohama F. Marinos on a type 2 contract while finishing high school, Tsubaki signed his first professional contract ahead of the 2019 season. He debuted for the Tricolore as a second half substitute in a 4-0 win away to Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo in the J.League Cup on 8 May 2019.[3][4]

Tsubaki has been transferred to Giravanz Kitakyushu in the J3 League on 15 August 2019 on loan. After Kitakyushu have become the champions of the 2019 J3 League, then have been promoted to the 2020 J2 League, Tsubaki's loan term to Kitakyushu has been extended to another season. After playing 34 matches with 2 goals out of 37 in the season, Tsubaki has been transferred back to Yokohama as of the end of November 2020, then has been transferred immediately to Melbourne City FC, the 2019-20 A-League runners-up, on loan as of 1 December 2020.[5]

Career statistics

Last update: 5 December 2020[3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2019Yokohama F. MarinosJ1 League00002000
Giravanz KitakyushuJ3 League50––50
2020J2 League342––342
Career total 3920020412

References
  1. "Melbourne City FC signs Japanese attacker Naoki Tsubaki" (Press release). Melbourne City FC. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. "Naoki Tsubaki Yokohama F. Marinos Player Profile". Yokohama F. Marinos (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  3. "Naoki Tsubaki Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. "Naoki Tsubaki J.League Player Profile". J.League English Website. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  5. "Melbourne City FC signs Japanese attacker Naoki Tsubaki". Melbourne City. 5 December 2020.


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