Yuji Kimura (木村 祐志, Kimura Yūji, born 5 October 1987 in Minato, Tokyo) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club Kagoshima United FC.[1]
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| Full name | Yuji Kimura | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Minato, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kagoshima United FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Kawasaki Frontale Youth | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2010 | Kawasaki Frontale | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 79 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Oita Trinita | 45 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Tokushima Vortis | 75 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Roasso Kumamoto (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Mito HollyHock | 119 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Kagoshima United | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:35 @ 9 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Ahead of the 2024 J2 League season, Kimura was named captain of Kagoshima United.[2]
Career statistics edit
Updated to end of 2018 season.[3][4]
| 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 | League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | J2 League | 38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 42 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | Oita Trinita | J1 League | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |
| 2014 | J2 League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Tokushima Vortis | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2016 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 43 | 3 | ||||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Roasso Kumamoto | 6 | 0 | - | - | - | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | Mito HollyHock | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 39 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 251 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 267 | 19 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Stats Centre: Yuji Kimura Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ "2024シーズン キャプテン・副キャプテン決定のお知らせ". 鹿児島ユナイテッドFC オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 207 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 255 out of 289)
External links edit
- Profile at Mito HollyHock
- Profile at Tokushima Vortis
- Yuji Kimura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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