Masahiro Kaneko

Masahiro Kaneko
金子 昌広

Personal information
Full name	Masahiro Kaneko
Date of birth	(1991-02-02) 2 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nara Club
Number	9
Youth career
2008–2012	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Ventforet Kofu	9	(0)
2015–2021	Zweigen Kanazawa	143	(16)
2023-	Nara Club	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13/1/24 @ 18:38(AEST)

Masahiro Kaneko (金子 昌広, Kaneko Masahiro, born 2 February 1991 in Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nara Club in the J3 League.

Career

Ventforet Kofu

Kaneko played his professional debut for Ventforet Kofu in the J. League Division 1 on 2 March 2013 against Vegalta Sendai in which he played for 67 minutes before he was substituted by Akito Kawamoto as Ventforet drew the match 1–1.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

Updated to end of 2018 season.^[2][3]

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		AFC		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ventforet Kofu	2013	9	0	1	0	5	0	—	—	15	0
	2014	0	0	0	0	2	0	—	—	2	0
Zweigen Kanazawa		11	2	0	0	–		–		11	2
	2015	7	0	0	0	–		–		7	0
	2016	25	4	2	1	–		–		27	5
	2017	27	3	2	1	–		–		29	4
	2018	20	5	1	0	–		–		21	5
Career total		99	14	6	2	7	0	0	0	112	16

References

1. "VEGALTA SENDAI VS. VENTFORET KOFU 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
2. 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. 220 out of 289)
3. 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. 205 out of 289)

External links

• Profile at Zweigen Kanazawa
• Masahiro Kaneko at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Masahiro Kaneko at Soccerway
• Masahiro Kaneko at WorldFootball.net