Naoki Chiba

Naoki Chiba (千葉 直樹, Chiba Naoki, born July 24, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.

Naoki Chiba
千葉 直樹
Personal information
Full name Naoki Chiba
Date of birth (1977-07-24) July 24, 1977
Place of birth Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1995 Tohoku Gakuin High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2010 Vegalta Sendai 430 (18)
Total 430 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Chiba was born in Sendai on July 24, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Football League club Brummel Sendai (later Vegalta Sendai) based in his local in 1996. He became a regular player from 1997 and played many matches as defensive midfielder for the club for a long time. The club was promoted to new league J2 League from 1999. In 2001, the club won the 2nd place and was promoted to J1 League from 2002. However the club gained new member Hajime Moriyasu and Silvinho in 2002 and Toshiya Ishii in 2003. So, Chiba's opportunity to play decreased behind new member from 2002 and the club was relegated to J2 from 2004. From 2004, he became a regular player again. In 2009, the club won the champions and was promoted to J1 from 2010 for the first time in 7 years. He retired end of 2010 season.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1996Brummel SendaiFootball League0000-00
19971712010201
19982604040340
1999Vegalta SendaiJ2 League3102020350
20003921020422
20013813120432
2002J1 League1700050220
2003800020100
2004J2 League27100-271
200536110-371
200644220-462
200743400-434
200839110-401
200940540-445
2010J1 League2501030290
Career total 4301821121047219

References
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