Naoto Kamifukumoto

Japanese footballer
Naoto Kamifukumoto
上福元 直人
Personal information
Full name Naoto Kamifukumoto
Date of birth (1989-11-17) November 17, 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Wakaba-ku, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Kawasaki Frontale
Number 99
Youth career
2005–2007 Funabashi Municipal
High School
2008–2011 Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Oita Trinita 65 (0)
2013 → Machida Zelvia (loan) 0 (0)
2018–2019 Tokyo Verdy 84 (0)
2020–2021 Tokushima Vortis 37 (0)
2021–2022 Kyoto Sanga 65 (0)
2023– Kawasaki Frontale 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Naoto Kamifukumoto (上福元 直人, Kamifukumoto, Naoto, born November 17, 1989) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for J1 League club Kawasaki Frontale.

Career

After four years at Juntendo University, Kamifukumoto first became a Special Designated Player, then a regular for Oita Trinita in 2012. He was first loaned to FC Machida Zelvia,[2] but he never had a chance to play as a professional athlete until 2015.

During his first season as a field player, he appeared nine times on the playing field. However, Oita Trinita was relegated to the J3 League. His role model as a player is Iker Casillas.[3]

Club statistics

As of start of the 2023 season.[4][5][6]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2012 Oita Trinita J2 League 0 0 – – – 0 0
2012 J1 League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2013 Machida Zelvia JFL 0 0 – – – 0 0
2014 Oita Trinita J2 League 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2015 8 0 1 0 – – 9 0
2016 J3 League 19 0 2 0 – – 21 0
2017 J2 League 38 0 0 0 – – 38 0
2018 Tokyo Verdy 42 0 0 0 – 3[a] 0 45 0
2019 42 0 0 0 – – 42 0
2020 Tokushima Vortis 37 0 2 0 – – 39 0
2021 Kyoto Sanga J1 League 34 0 0 0 0 0 – 34 0
2022 31 0 0 0 2 0 1[a] 0 34 0
2023 Kawasaki Frontale 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 34 0
Total 251 0 5 0 2 0 4 0 262 0
  1. ^ a b J1/J2 promotion play-offs

Honours

Club

Kawasaki Frontale

References

  1. ^ "Naoto Kamifukumoto" (in Japanese). Kyoto Sanga FC. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "上福元直人選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ".
  3. ^ "選手・スタッフData".
  4. ^ 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. 172 out of 289)
  5. ^ 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. 240 out of 289)
  6. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 251 out of 289)
  7. ^ "【天皇杯・決勝速報】PK戦まで続く激闘の末、川崎フロンターレに軍配。柏レイソルは猛攻実らず惜敗". Football Channel. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "神戸vs川崎Fの試合結果・データ (Fujifilm Super Cup: 2024年2月17日)". J.League. Retrieved February 17, 2024.

External links

  • Profile at Tokyo Verdy Archived 2018-06-26 at the Wayback Machine
  • Profile at Oita Trinita
  • Naoto Kamifukumoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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