Seiji Kaneko

Seiji Kaneko
金古聖司
Personal information
Full name	Seiji Kaneko
Date of birth	May 27, 1980 (age 41)
Place of birth	Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1996–1998
Senior career*
Kashima Antlers
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Seiji Kaneko (金古聖司, Seiji Kaneko, born May 27, 1980) is a Japanese former football player.

Playing career[]

He started his professional career with Kashima Antlers in 1999 and during his times with Kashima Antlers he has been on loan to Vissel Kobe in 2005, Avispa Fukuoka in 2006-2007 and Nagoya Grampus Eight in 2007 before returning to Kashima Antlers in 2008^[1] and was released by the club at the end of the season. He has never played a single league game in seasons 2007 & 2008 during his times on loan with Nagoya Grampus Eight, Avispa Fukuoka and back in Kashima Antlers.

From 2009 to 2013 he played for Singapore's S.League club Tampines Rovers and was one of their key players, except when he played one season for Mitra Kukar in 2012.

Kaneko then moved to Ang Thong in Thailand in 2014, and then to Yangon United FC in Myanmar in 2015.

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
1999	Kashima Antlers	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000			10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2001			8	1	0	0	2	0	10	1
2002			3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2003			2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
2004			22	3	0	0	5	0	27	3
2005			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	10	0	1	1	0	0	11	1
2006	Avispa Fukuoka	J1 League	18	1	1	0	5	0	24	1
2007	Avispa Fukuoka	J2 League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2007	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
2008	Kashima Antlers	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Singapore			League		Singapore Cup		League Cup		Total
2009	Tampines Rovers	S.League	29	5	3	0	3	1	35	6
2010			30	2	5	0	1	0	36	2
2011			28	1	3	0	3	0	34	1
Indonesia			League		Piala Indonesia		League Cup		Total
2011–12	Mitra Kukar	Super League	22	1	-		-		22	1
Country	Japan		73	5	2	1	15	0	90	6
	Singapore		87	8	11	0	7	1	105	9
	Indonesia		22	1	-		-		22	1
Total			182	14	13	1	22	1	217	16

Honours[]

Club honours[]

Kashima Antlers

Tampines Rovers

S.League (1): 2011
Singapore Charity Shield (1): 2011

References[]

^ "Stats Centre: Seiji Kaneko Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-22.

External links[]

Seiji Kaneko at J.League (in Japanese)

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[1] "Stats Centre: Seiji Kaneko Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-06-22.

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