Kenji Fukuda
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
footballer who plays for Ehime F.C.
. He is a left-footed forward.
side Nagoya Grampus Eight
. He helped the club to win the Sanwa Bank Cup
, the Asian Cup Winners Cup
(both in 1997) and the Emperor's Cup
(in 1999). He moved to F.C. Tokyo, then Vegalta Sendai
. He was loaned out from Sendai to a series of clubs in Latin America and Spain. Las Palmas signed him on a permanent basis in 2007. In August 2008 he moved to Greece and Ionikos FC.
He represented Japan at several underage levels. He was a member of the Japan team for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
hosted by Malaysia. He scored a goal against Costa Rica at the group stage. The team was eliminated at the quarterfinal.
|1996||rowspan="6"|Nagoya Grampus Eight
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|1997||19||5||1||0||8||1||28||6
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|1998||33||16||3||2||4||0||40||18
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|1999||24||10||4||2||3||1||31||13
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|2000||26||4||2||0||6||0||34||4
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|2001||8||2||0||0||3||0||11||2
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|2001||rowspan="3"|Tokyo||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||11||1||1||0||0||0||12||1
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|2002||21||2||0||0||7||3||28||5
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|2003||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|2003||Vegalta Sendai
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|2004||Guaraní
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|2004/05||Pachuca||Primera División
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|2005/06||Irapuato||Primera División A||19||10||||||||||19||10
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|2005/06||Castellón
||Segunda División
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|2006/07||Numancia
||Segunda División
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|2007/08||Las Palmas
||Segunda División
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|2008/09||Ionikos||Beta Ethniki
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|2010||Ehime
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
footballer who plays for Ehime F.C.
Ehime F.C.
Ehime F.C. is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in J. League Division 2. Ehime F.C. is one of only four J. League clubs whose names simply consist of a place name and "F.C."...
. He is a left-footed forward.
Career
After graduating from Narashino High School in Chiba in 1996, he joined J. LeagueJ. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
side Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus Eight
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
. He helped the club to win the Sanwa Bank Cup
Sanwa Bank Cup
The Sanwa Bank Cup was a one-match friendly competition officially organised by J. League and sponsored by Sanwa Bank . The competition was held between 1994 and 1997 and played two weeks before the opening of J. League . The teams invited were the J...
, the Asian Cup Winners Cup
Asian Cup Winners Cup
The Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...
(both in 1997) and the Emperor's Cup
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...
(in 1999). He moved to F.C. Tokyo, then Vegalta Sendai
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...
. He was loaned out from Sendai to a series of clubs in Latin America and Spain. Las Palmas signed him on a permanent basis in 2007. In August 2008 he moved to Greece and Ionikos FC.
He represented Japan at several underage levels. He was a member of the Japan team for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from June 16 to July 5, 1997 in Malaysia.-Venues:-Qualification:The following 24 teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship...
hosted by Malaysia. He scored a goal against Costa Rica at the group stage. The team was eliminated at the quarterfinal.
Club career statistics
|-|1996||rowspan="6"|Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus Eight
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
||rowspan="6"|J. League 1||4||0||1||0||2||0||7||0
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|1997||19||5||1||0||8||1||28||6
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|1998||33||16||3||2||4||0||40||18
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|1999||24||10||4||2||3||1||31||13
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|2000||26||4||2||0||6||0||34||4
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|2001||8||2||0||0||3||0||11||2
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|2001||rowspan="3"|Tokyo||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||11||1||1||0||0||0||12||1
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|2002||21||2||0||0||7||3||28||5
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|2003||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|2003||Vegalta Sendai
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...
||J. League 1||10||0||1||0||0||0||11||0
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|2004||Guaraní
Club Guaraní
Club Guaraní is a Paraguayan football team, based in the neighbourhood of Dos Bocas in outer Asunción, founded in 1903.-History:Club Guaraní is the second oldest Paraguayan football club. It was founded in 1903 under the name of "Football Club Guarani" and its first president was Juan Patri...
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|2004/05||Pachuca||Primera División
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...
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|2005/06||Irapuato||Primera División A||19||10||||||||||19||10
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|2005/06||Castellón
CD Castellón
Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1922, it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 6, holding home games at Nou Estadi Castalia, which has a capacity of 16,000.-History:Football first appeared in...
||Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
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|2006/07||Numancia
CD Numancia
Club Deportivo Numancia de Soria, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Soria, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 9 April 1945, it plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos, with a 10,200-seat capacity.Besides football it has other...
||Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
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|2007/08||Las Palmas
UD Las Palmas
Unión Deportiva Las Palmas, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands...
||Segunda División
Segunda División
The Segunda División is the lower tier of the two professional football leagues in Spain. From the season 2008-09 onwards, the name of the league is Liga Adelante.-History:...
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|2008/09||Ionikos||Beta Ethniki
Beta Ethniki
Football League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...
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|2010||Ehime
Ehime F.C.
Ehime F.C. is a professional football club based in Matsuyama, the capital city of Ehime Prefecture of Japan. After winning the JFL championship in 2005, the club now plays in J. League Division 2. Ehime F.C. is one of only four J. League clubs whose names simply consist of a place name and "F.C."...
||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
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