Michael Fitzgerald (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael James Fitzgerald | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tokoroa, Waikato, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Seiritsu Gakuen High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2016 | Albirex Niigata | 94 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Japan Soccer College (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Zweigen Kanazawa (loan) | 45 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Kawasaki Frontale | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Albirex Niigata | 15 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | New Zealand | 3 | (0) |
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Honours | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:00, 12 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2010 | |||
Michael James Fitzgerald (フィッツジェラルド 舞行龍 ジェームズ, Fittsujerarudo Maikeru Jēmuzu, born 17 September 1988) is a New Zealand-born Japanese footballer who represented New Zealand at international level, before gaining Japanese citizenship in 2013 and plays club football for Albirex Niigata.[1][2][3] Fitzgerald's application for Japanese citizenship was approved in May 2013 in doing so he could not play for the All Whites again.[4]
Early life[]
Fitzgerald received his secondary education at St Peter's College, Auckland (1999–2005). He is the brother of Isaac Fitzgerald.[5]
Career[]
International[]
Fitzgerald made his international New Zealand debut in a 1–1 draw with China on 25 March 2011.[6] He later made two more appearances for New Zealand in friendly matches including a 3–0 loss to Mexico and another 3–0 loss to Australia.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Updated to 22 February 2019.[8][9][10]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Japan Soccer College | JRL (Hokushinetsu) | 2009 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Zweigen Kanazawa | JFL | 2010 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 2012 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| J2 League | 2013 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 2013 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 211 | 8 | ||
International[]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | |||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Honours[]
Club[]
Kawasaki Frontale
- J1 League: 2017 , 2018
- J.League Cup Runner-up: 2017
- Japanese Super Cup Runner-up: 2018
V-Varen Nagasaki
Individual[]
- Japan Football League Team of the Year : 2012[11]
References[]
- ^ Fitzgerald Michael James at Football-Line-ups.com
- ^ "Three new caps in All Whites squad". Television New Zealand. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ マイケル ジェームズ選手 Ｖ・ファーレン長崎に期限付き移籍のお知らせ
- ^ "Michael Fitzgerald says goodbye to All Whites". Newshub.co.nz. Newshub. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ St Peter’s College Old Boys Newsletter, Issue No. 1 2011, p. 3. Archived 23 February 2013 at archive.today (Retrieved 22 May 2013)
- ^ Martin, Sean (26 March 2011). "All Whites draw with China in friendly". The Sunday Star-Times. NZPA. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Michael Fitzgerald says goodbye to All Whites". NewsHub.co.nz. 17 December 2013.
- ^ 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. 12 out of 289)
- ^ 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. 29 out of 289)
- ^ "M. Fitzgerald – Soccerway". 23 February 2018.
- ^ "第14回日本フットボールリーグ表彰式受賞者". Japan Football League Official Website. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
External links[]
- Profile at Soccerway
- Profile at Kawasaki Frontale (in Japanese)
- Profile at Zweigen Kanazawa (in Japanese)
- Michael Fitzgerald at National-Football-Teams.com
- Michael Fitzgerald at J.League (in Japanese)
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- Sportspeople from Tokoroa
- Association football central defenders
- New Zealand association footballers
- New Zealand international footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League players
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- Japan Soccer College players
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