Kenichi Kaga (加賀 健一, Kaga Kenichi, born 30 September 1983) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J2 League club Blaublitz Akita.[1]
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| Full name | Kenichi Kaga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Katagami, Akita, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Blaublitz Akita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Akita Commercial High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | Júbilo Iwata | 111 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | → Consadole Sapporo (loan) | 75 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | FC Tokyo | 42 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Urawa Reds | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Montedio Yamagata | 48 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Blaublitz Akita | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Japan U-18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editKaga was born in Futada, Tennō, Akita on 30 September 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 2002. However, he struggled for minutes behind Hideto Suzuki, Makoto Tanaka and so on.
In 2005, Kaga was loaned to J2 League club Consadole Sapporo. He played as regular center back in 2 seasons. In 2007, he returned to Júbilo. He became a regular player as a center back. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2009, he became a regular player again in 2011.
In 2012, he moved to FC Tokyo.[2] Although he could not become a regular player, he played many matches as center back.
In 2015, he moved to Urawa Reds.[3] However, he struggled for minutes.
In 2017, he moved to J2 club Montedio Yamagata.[4]
Club statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2002 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Consadole Sapporo | J2 League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 49 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 75 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 81 | 5 | ||||
| 2007 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 36 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 111 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | - | 135 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | FC Tokyo | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Montedio Yamagata | J2 League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 48 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | Blaublitz Akita | J3 League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | J2 League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 318 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 372 | 10 | ||
Honours
editReferences
edit- ^ "加賀 健一：：ブラウブリッツ秋田" (in Japanese). jleague.jp. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ Júbilo Iwata(in Japanese)
- ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
- ^ Montedio Yamagata(in Japanese)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2021 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑: NSKムック (日本語) (NSK MOOK)”, 18 February 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411772 (p. 250 out of 298)
- ^ Montedio Yamagata Archived 24 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
External links
edit- Kenichi Kaga at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kenichi Kaga at Soccerway
- Profile at Montedio Yamagata
- Profile at Urawa
- Profile at FC Tokyo
- Profile at Iwata
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