Naoya Kondo
Naoya Kondo (近藤 直也, Kondo Naoya, born 3 October 1983) is a Japanese former professional footballer who last played for Tokyo Verdy.[2]
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| Full name | Naoya Kondo[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 October 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Kashiwa Reysol | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2015 | Kashiwa Reysol | 246 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | JEF United Chiba | 110 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Tokyo Verdy | 45 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Japan U-20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Kondo was born in Utsunomiya on 3 October 1983. He joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol from youth team in 2002. He got an opportunity to play in 2003 and became a regular center back in 2004. However he could not play many matches for repeated injuries from 2005. He became a regular player again in summer 2009. However Reysol was relegated J2 League end of 2009 season. In 2010, he played all 34 matches except 2 matches for suspension. Reysol also won the champions in J2 League and was returned to J1 in a year. In 2011, Reysol won the champions in J1 League. He was also selected Best Eleven award. From 2012, Reysol won the champions in 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2013 J.League Cup. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2014. In 2016, he moved to Chiba Prefecture's cross town rivals, JEF United Chiba in J2 League.[3] He played as regular center back in 3 seasons. In 2019, he moved to J2 club Tokyo Verdy.[4]
Kondo retired from professional football in December 2020.[5]
National team career edit
Kondo was a member of Japan U-20 national football team for 2003 World Youth Championship held in United Arab Emirates.[6]
On February 24, 2012, Kondo debuted for Japan national team against Iceland.[7]
Club statistics edit
- As of end of 2018 season[8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
| 2002 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2004 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2005 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2006 | J2 League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | J1 League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | J2 League | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 37 | 4 | ||||
| 2011 | J1 League | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| 2014 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 246 | 11 | 20 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 323 | 12 | ||
| 2016 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||||
| 2018 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 37 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 110 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 112 | 8 | ||||
| 2019 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | ||||||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||||||
| Career total | 356 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 435 | 21 | ||
1Includes Japanese Super Cup.
National team statistics edit
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours edit
Club edit
- Kashiwa Reysol
- J1 League (1) : 2011
- J2 League (1) : 2010
- Emperor's Cup (1) : 2012
- Japanese Super Cup (1) : 2012
- J.League Cup (1) : 2013
Individual edit
- J.League Best XI (1) : 2011
References edit
- ^ (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
- ^ Naoya Kondo at J.League () (in Japanese)
- ^ JEF United Chiba(in Japanese)
- ^ Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)
- ^ "東京V近藤直也が今季限りでの引退を発表…J2最終節後にはセレモニーを実施へ". Soccer King (in Japanese). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ Tokyo Verdy(in Japanese)