Naoya Saeki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naoya Saeki | ||
| Date of birth | December 18, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Tama, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Verdy Kawasaki | ||
| 1996–1999 | Kokushikan University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2001 | Júbilo Iwata | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2005 | Vissel Kobe | 77 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Omiya Ardija | 38 | (0) |
| 2006 | →Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2009 | JEF United Chiba | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Tokyo Verdy | 64 | (1) |
| Total | 202 | (4) | |
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Honours | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Naoya Saeki (佐伯 直哉, Saeki Naoya, born December 18, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.
Club career[]
Saeki was born in Tama on December 18, 1977. Through Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy) youth, after graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 2000. However he could hardly play in the match, he moved to Vissel Kobe in 2001. At Vissel, he played many matches as defensive midfielder. However the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season and he moved to Omiya Ardija in 2006. However he could hardly play in the match and he moved to Avispa Fukuoka on loan in June 2006. He returned to Ardija in 2007 and he moved to JEF United Chiba in 2009. In 2010, he moved to J2 League club Tokyo Verdy he played in the youth days. He retired end of 2012 season.
National team career[]
In August 1993, Saeki was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1993 U-17 World Championship, but he did not play in the match.
Club statistics[]
| 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 | ||||||
| 1998 | Kokushikan University | Football League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 21 | 1 | |
| 1999 | Football League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2007 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 223 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 254 | 6 | ||
References[]
- ^ Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
External links[]
- Naoya Saeki – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Naoya Saeki at J.League (in Japanese)
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Kokushikan University alumni
- People from Tama, Tokyo
- Association football people from Tokyo Metropolis
- Japanese footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Júbilo Iwata players
- Vissel Kobe players
- Omiya Ardija players
- Avispa Fukuoka players
- JEF United Chiba players
- Tokyo Verdy players
- Association football midfielders
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