Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1994)
{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Naoki Maeda
前田 直輝
| image = Naoki Maeda (06-09-2022) (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 150
| alt =
| caption = Maeda in 2022 with FC Utrecht
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|17}}
| birth_place = Saitama, Japan
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| clubnumber = 41
| youthyears1 = 2007–2012
| youthclubs1 = Tokyo Verdy
| years1 = 2012–2015
| clubs1 = Tokyo Verdy
| caps1 = 48
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2015
| clubs2 = → Matsumoto Yamaga FC (loan)
| caps2 = 31
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = → J. League U-22 (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2017
| clubs4 = Yokohama F. Marinos
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = Matsumoto Yamaga FC
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2018–2023
| clubs6 = Nagoya Grampus
| caps6 = 122
| goals6 = 26
| years7 = 2022–2023
| clubs7 = → Utrecht (loan)
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024–2025
| clubs8 = Urawa Red Diamonds
| caps8 = 27
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2025–
| clubs9 = Sanfrecce Hiroshima
| caps9 = 5
| goals9 = 1
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|Yokohama F. Marinos}}
{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|2017}}
| club-update = 20:32, 28 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
{{Nihongo|Naoki Maeda|前田 直輝|Maeda Naoki|born 17 November 1994}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for {{Japanese football updater|UrawaRed}} club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Career
On 7 October 2012, Maeda was promoted to Tokyo Verdy's first team from the 2013 season.{{citeweb|url=https://www.verdy.co.jp/news/751|title=東京ヴェルディユースより来季トップチーム昇格選手内定のお知らせ|trans-title=Tokyo Verdy Youth players selected for promotion to the top team next season|language=Japanese|website=www.verdy.co.jp}} At the start of the 2014 season, he was made a vice-captain.{{citeweb|url=https://www.verdy.co.jp/news/1774|title=2014シーズン東京ヴェルディキャプテン＆副キャプテン決定のお知らせ|trans-title=Announcement of Tokyo Verdy Captains and Vice Captains for the 2014 Season|language=Japanese|website=www.verdy.co.jp}}
On 9 January 2015, Maeda was announced at J1 League club Matsumoto Yamaga on a one year loan deal.{{citeweb|url=https://www.yamaga-fc.com/archives/12682|title=前田直輝選手 東京ヴェルディより期限付移籍加入のお知らせ|trans-title=Naoki Maeda joins on loan from Tokyo Verdy|language=Japanese|website=www.yamaga-fc.com}}
On 30 December 2015, Maeda was announced at Yokohama F. Marinos on a permanent transfer.{{citeweb|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/soccer/news/2015/12/30/kiji/K20151230011775020.html|title=横浜 Ｕ―２２日本代表ＭＦ前田直輝を獲得「優勝するチームだと」|trans-title=Yokohama acquires U-22 Japan national team midfielder Naoki Maeda: "We're a team that can win the championship"|language=Japanese|website=www.sponichi.co.jp}} On the opening day of the 2017 season, he scored a goal to win the game in the 90th+2nd minute.{{citeweb|url=https://www.sanspo.com/article/20170225-NIMDHDVSPJMBXBVXJGEMVWFQ2A/|title=横浜Ｍ、浦和に３－２で逆転勝ち！前田がアディショナルタイムに決勝弾|trans-title=Yokohama M comes from behind to beat Urawa 3-2! Maeda scores the winning goal in added time|language=Japanese|website=www.sanspo.com}}
On 11 January 2018, Maeda was announced at Matsumoto Yamaga on a permanent transfer.{{citeweb|url=https://www.yamaga-fc.com/archives/119310|title=前田直輝選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ|trans-title=Announcement of permanent transfer of Naoki Maeda|language=Japanese|website=www.yamaga-fc.com}}
On 19 July 2018, Maeda was announced at Nagoya Grampus on a permanent transfer.{{citeweb|url=https://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2018/0719post-1001.php|title=Notice of transfer joining Naoki MAEDA|website=nagoya-grampus.jp}}
In January 2022 he was loaned to FC Utrecht of the Dutch Eredivisie on a six-month loan spell.{{cite web |title=Japanse versterking: Naoki Maeda naar FC Utrecht |url=https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2021/december/japanse-versterking-naoki-maeda-naar-fc-utrecht/ |website=FC Utrecht |language=nl |date=13 December 2021}} He made his debut on 16 January 2022 in a match against AFC Ajax, starting on his debut and played for 11 minutes before being forced off due to a broken leg following a tackle from Ajax’s Lisandro Martínez.{{cite news|url=https://news.fox-24.com/sport/news/93936.html|title=Drama for Naoki Maeda: Japanese man sees dream fall apart due to broken leg|publisher=FOX News.net|date=18 January 2022|access-date=18 January 2022|archive-date=18 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118233819/https://news.fox-24.com/sport/news/93936.html|url-status=dead}} It was announced on 31 August 2022 that Utrecht signed Maeda on loan again for the 2022–23 season.[https://www.fcutrecht.nl/nieuws/2022/augustus/naoki-maeda-opnieuw-aan-de-slag-bij-fc-utrecht/ Naoki Maeda opnieuw aan de slag bij FC Utrecht]{{in lang|nl}}
On June 30 2023, it was announced that Maeda returns to Grampus following the end of loan spell at Utrecht. He was subsequently given the number 25 shirt of the clubs' first-team.{{Cite web|url=https://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2023/0630post-2149.php |title=前田 直輝選手、名古屋グランパスへ復帰のお知らせ |website=www.nagoya-grampus |language=Japanese |access-date=29 July 2023 |publisher=Nagoya Grampus }}
In January 2024, Maeda transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds ahead of the 2024 season.{{cite web |title=前田直輝選手、浦和レッズへ完全移籍のお知らせ｜ニュース｜名古屋グランパス公式サイト |url=https://nagoya-grampus.jp/news/pressrelease/2024/0107post-2258.php |website=名古屋グランパス公式サイト |access-date=17 March 2024 |language=ja |date=7 January 2024}}
On 27 March 2025, Maeda was announced at Sanfrecce Hiroshima on a permanent transfer.{{citeweb|url=https://www.sanfrecce.co.jp/news/team/10851?ref=top_news_team_2|title=前田直輝選手 浦和レッズより完全移籍加入のお知らせ|trans-title=Naoki Maeda joins the team on a permanent transfer from Urawa Red Diamonds|language=Japanese|website=www.sanfreece.co.jp}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|17 March 2024}}Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 158 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 83 out of 289){{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2024 Naoki Maeda Result by Season |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=15548&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=17 March 2024 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Japan - N. Maeda - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/naoki-maeda/238111/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=17 March 2024}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Emperor's Cup and KNVB Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes J. League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes AFC Champions League}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Tokyo Verdy
|2012 |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013
|J.League Division 2 |18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2014
|J.League Division 2 |26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga (loan)
|2015 |31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 37 | 5 | ||
| J.League U-22 Selection (loan)
|2015 |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Yokohama F. Marinos
|2016 |J1 League |13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2017
|J1 League |19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 5 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!32 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 |
| Matsumoto Yamaga
|2018 |16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 3 | |||
| rowspan="6"|Nagoya Grampus
|2018 |J1 League |18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 18 | 7 | ||
| 2019
|J1 League |29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 40 | 10 | ||
| 2020
|J1 League |30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2021
|J1 League |34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 50 | 5 | |
| 2023
|J1 League |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 16 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!122 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 29 |
| rowspan="3"|FC Utrecht (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Eredivisie |11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds
|2024 |J1 League |3 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 3 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!266 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 50 |
{{notelist}}
Honours
;Nagoya Grampus
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.yamaga-fc.com/club/player/naoki-maeda Profile at Matsumoto Yamaga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629131216/http://www.yamaga-fc.com/club/player/naoki-maeda |date=29 June 2018 }}
- [http://www.f-marinos.com/club/player/top/2017/25 Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911171220/http://www.f-marinos.com/club/player/top/2017/25 |date=11 September 2017 }}
- {{J.League player|11216}}
{{Sanfrecce Hiroshima squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maeda, Naoki}}
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Matsumoto Yamaga FC players
Category:Yokohama F. Marinos players
Category:Nagoya Grampus players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds players
Category:J.League U-22 Selection players
category:Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Association football people from Saitama (city)
Category:Japanese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands