| Naoki Maeda 前田直輝 | |
| Birth Date: | 1994 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Saitama, Japan |
| Height: | 1.77 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Clubnumber: | 38 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Years1: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Tokyo Verdy |
| Caps1: | 48 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → J. League U-22 (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Yokohama F. Marinos |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | Matsumoto Yamaga |
| Caps5: | 16 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs6: | Nagoya Grampus |
| Caps6: | 122 |
| Goals6: | 26 |
| Years7: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs7: | → Utrecht (loan) |
| Caps7: | 12 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Urawa Red Diamonds |
| Caps8: | 7 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 22:59, 17 March 2024 (UTC) |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Urawa Red Diamonds.[1]
Naoki Maeda joined to J2 League club; Tokyo Verdy in 2012. In 2015, he moved to J1 League club; Matsumoto Yamaga. In 2016, he moved to Yokohama F. Marinos before rejoining Matsumoto in 2018. In January 2022 he was loaned to FC Utrecht of the Dutch Eredivisie on a six-month loan spell.[2] He made his debut on 16 January 2022 in a match against AFC Ajax starting on his debut and playing for 11 minutes before being forced off due to a broken leg following a tackle from Ajax’s Lisandro Martínez.[3] It was announced on 31 August 2022 that Utrecht signed Maeda on loan again for the 2022–23 season.[4]
On June 30 2023, it was announced that Maeda returns to Grampus following the end of loan spell at Utrecht. He is subsequently given number 25 shirt of the clubs' first-team.[5]
In January 2024, Maeda transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds ahead of the 2024 season.[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Tokyo Verdy | 2012 | J.League Division 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | J.League Division 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||||
| 2014 | J.League Division 2 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 48 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | |||
| Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | 2015 | J1 League | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 37 | 5 | |||
| J.League U-22 Selection (loan) | 2015 | J3 League | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2016 | J1 League | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | J1 League | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | |||
| Matsumoto Yamaga | 2018 | J2 League | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2018 | J1 League | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | J1 League | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 40 | 10 | ||||
| 2020 | J1 League | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 7 | ||||
| 2021 | J1 League | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | 50 | 5 | |||
| 2023 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 122 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 29 | |||
| FC Utrecht (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2024 | J1 League | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 266 | 43 | 23 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 50 | |||