Yoshiaki Kikuchi (菊池 禎晃, Kikuchi Yoshiaki, born 22 July 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club JIPPO in Ykkösliiga.

Yoshiaki Kikuchi
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-22) 22 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Miyazaki, Japan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
JIPPO
Number 41
Youth career
0000–2013 Nissho Gakuen HS
2014–2017 Ryutsu Keizai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 RKD Ryugasaki 1 (0)
2018–2019 Hennef 05 25 (4)
2019–2021 Leixões 1 (0)
2020Bragança (loan) 6 (3)
2020Estrela (loan) 1 (0)
2021 → Castro Daire (loan) 6 (1)
2022 IF Gnistan 27 (4)
2023– JIPPO 52 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Career

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On 30 March 2023, Kikuchi joined JIPPO in the Finnish third-tier Kakkonen.[1][2]

Honours

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JIPPO

Individual

Career statistics

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As of 26 October 2024[4][5][6]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RKD Ryugasaki 2015 Japan Football League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hennef 05 2018–19 Mittelrheinliga 25 4 0 0 2[a] 3 4[b] 1 31 8
Leixões 2019–20 LigaPro 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bragança (loan) 2019–20 Campeonato de Portugal 6 3 0 0 0 0 6 3
Estrela (loan) 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Castro Daire (loan) 2020–21 Campeonato de Portugal 6 1 6 1
Gnistan 2022 Ykkönen 27 4 1 0 28 4
JIPPO 2023 Kakkonen 25 9 1 0 26 9
2024 Ykkösliiga 27 11 1 0 4 2 32 13
Total 52 20 2 0 0 0 4 2 58 22
Career total 119 32 3 0 2 3 4 2 128 37
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Mittelrheinpokal
  2. ^ Appearances in the Kreispokal Sieg

References

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  1. ^ "Yoshiaki Kikuchi vahvistaa JIPPO-miehistöä – "Haluan olla mukana hyökkäysten päättämisessä"" [Yoshiaki Kikuchi strengthens the JIPPO crew - "I want to be involved in finishing the attacks"] (in Finnish). JIPPO. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ Yoshiaki Kikuchi, 29, tuli Japanista pelaamaan joukkueeseen, jonka piti olla huono, Yle
  3. ^ JIPPO:n Yoshiaki Kikuchi Ykkösliigan toukokuun pelaaja, Finnish FA
  4. ^ Yoshiaki Kikuchi at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. ^ Yoshiaki Kikuchi at ForaDeJogo (archived)
  6. ^ "Statistics" (in German). FuPa. Retrieved 17 January 2019.