| Makoto Kaneko 金子 誠 | |
| Fullname: | Makoto Kaneko |
| Birth Date: | 9 December 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Kanagawa, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1991–1993 |
| Youthclubs1: | Toin Gakuen High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1994–1997 |
| Youthclubs2: | Komazawa University |
| Years1: | 1998–2002 |
| Clubs1: | Ventforet Kofu |
is a former Japanese football player.
Kaneko was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on December 9, 1975. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined the Japan Football League club Ventforet Kofu in 1998. The club was promoted to the new J2 League in 1999. Although he played many matches as a regular midfielder until 2001, the club finished in last place three years in a row (1999-2001). In 2002, he did not play at all and retired at the end of the 2002 season.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||||
| 1998 | Ventforet Kofu | Football League | |||||||||
| 1999 | J2 League | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2000 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||||
| 2001 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||||
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 103 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 8 | |||