Naoki Chiba Explained

Naoki Chiba
千葉 直樹
Fullname:Naoki Chiba
Birth Date:24 July 1977
Birth Place:Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1993–1995
Youthclubs1:Tohoku Gakuin High School
Years1:1996–2010
Clubs1:Vegalta Sendai
Caps1:430
Goals1:18
Totalcaps:430
Totalgoals:18

is a former Japanese football player.

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

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Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupTotal
1996Brummel SendaiFootball League0000colspan="2"-00
19971712010201
19982604040340
1999Vegalta SendaiJ2 League3102020350
20003921020422
20013813120432
2002J1 League1700050220
2003800020100
2004J2 League27100colspan="2"-271
200536110colspan="2"-371
200644220colspan="2"-462
200743400colspan="2"-434
200839110colspan="2"-401
200940540colspan="2"-445
2010J1 League2501030290
Career total4301821121047219