PLAYER PROFILE

Naoki Maeda.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima · Japan

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At a glance

Full name
前田 直輝
Born
17 Nov 1994
Age today
31
Nationality
Japan

Career by season

110 recorded appearances
Naoki Maeda appearances by season, competition and team
SeasonCompetitionTeamAppsStartsGoalsAssistsMinutesCards
2026J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1100—0
25/26AFC Champions League Elite Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1100460
2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima 126105262
2025J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds 3100560
2024J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds 2417221,3890
22/23KNVB Beker FC Utrecht 41101411
2023J1 League Nagoya Grampus 112002970
22/23Eredivisie FC Utrecht 113002620
21/22Eredivisie FC Utrecht 1100900
2021J1 League Nagoya Grampus 3422351,7410
2021AFC Champions League Elite Nagoya Grampus 85113860

Appearances in our supported competitions. Goals, assists and minutes come from match reports where we have them.

Match log

Newest first
Naoki Maeda match log
DateCompetitionMatchScoreMinutesGoals
02 May 2026J1 League Fagiano Okayama FC v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 0—
21 Oct 2025AFC Champions League Elite Ulsan Hyundai v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1 – 046
31 May 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kawasaki FrontaleSubstitute, on 60′ 1 – 230
25 May 2025J1 League FC Tokyo v Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 – 346
17 May 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Tokyo Verdy 2 – 168
11 May 2025J1 League Gamba Osaka v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 46′ 0 – 144
07 May 2025J1 League Shonan Bellmare v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 75′ 0 – 115
03 May 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Avispa Fukuoka 2 – 170
29 Apr 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Albirex NiigataSubstitute, on 64′ 0 – 126
20 Apr 2025J1 League Nagoya Grampus v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 61′ 2 – 114
12 Apr 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Fagiano Okayama FC 0 – 167
06 Apr 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Cerezo Osaka 2 – 166
02 Apr 2025J1 League Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Kashima Antlers 1 – 0621
29 Mar 2025J1 League Kyoto Sanga FC v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 72′ 1 – 018
02 Mar 2025J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds v Kashiwa Reysol 0 – 246
26 Feb 2025J1 League Shonan Bellmare v Urawa Red DiamondsSubstitute, on 81′ 2 – 19
15 Feb 2025J1 League Vissel Kobe v Urawa Red DiamondsSubstitute, on 89′ 0 – 01
08 Dec 2024J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds v Albirex Niigata 0 – 090
30 Nov 2024J1 League Avispa Fukuoka v Urawa Red Diamonds 1 – 064
10 Nov 2024J1 League Urawa Red Diamonds v Sanfrecce HiroshimaSubstitute, on 76′ 3 – 014

Career transfers

10 recorded moves

All recorded career moves, newest first.

Naoki Maeda career transfers
Date FromToMoveFee
27 Mar 2025 Urawa Red Diamonds Sanfrecce Hiroshima Transfer —
08 Jan 2024 Nagoya Grampus Urawa Red Diamonds Transfer —
30 Jun 2023 FC Utrecht Nagoya Grampus Loan return
01 Jan 2022 Nagoya Grampus FC Utrecht Loan —
19 Jul 2018 Matsumoto Yamaga Nagoya Grampus Transfer —
11 Jan 2018 Yokohama F. Marinos Matsumoto Yamaga Transfer —
01 Feb 2016 Tokyo Verdy Yokohama F. Marinos Transfer —
31 Jan 2016 Matsumoto Yamaga Tokyo Verdy Loan return
01 Feb 2015 Tokyo Verdy Matsumoto Yamaga Loan —
01 Feb 2013 Not recorded Tokyo Verdy Transfer —

Contracts and market values are not available yet.