Naoki Tsubaki

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Naoki Tsubaki
椿 直起
Personal information
Full name Naoki Tsubaki
Date of birth (2000-06-23) June 23, 2000 (age 21)
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)
2020–2021 → Melbourne City (loan) 15 (1)
2021– → Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2021

Naoki Tsubaki (椿 直起, Tsubaki Naoki, born 23 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Giravanz Kitakyushu in the J2 League on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos in the J1 League in Japan. His regular playing position is midfielder.[1][2][3][4]

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 was transferred back to Yokohama as of the end of November 2020, then was transferred immediately to Melbourne City FC, the 2019-20 A-League runners-up, on loan as of 1 December 2020.[5] Following the conclusion of the 2020-21 A-League season, in which Melbourne City won the premiership and championship, Tsubaki departed Melbourne City and returned to Yokohama.[6]

Career statistics[]

Last update: 5 December 2020[3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2019 Yokohama F. Marinos J1 League 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Giravanz Kitakyushu J3 League 5 0 – – 5 0
2020 J2 League 34 2 – – 34 2
Career total 39 2 0 0 2 0 41 2

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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Naoki Tsubaki Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "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.
  6. ^ "Winger Naoki Tsubaki departs City". 6 July 2021.

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