Naoki Kumata (熊田 直紀, Kumata Naoki, born 2 August 2004) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Jong Genk on loan from FC Tokyo.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naoki Kumata[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Fukushima, Japan | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Jong Genk (on loan from FC Tokyo) | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
Midorigaoka SSS | |||
Estrellas FC | |||
–2022 | FC Tokyo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | FC Tokyo | 8 | (1) |
2024– | → Jong Genk (loan) | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Japan U15 | ||
2022– | Japan U19 | 10 | (8) |
2023– | Japan U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2023 |
Club career
editBorn in Fukushima Prefecture, Kumata joined FC Tokyo at under-15 level.[3]
On 26 January 2024, Kumata was loaned until the end of 2024 to Genk in Belgium and assigned to their reserve team Jong Genk that plays in the second-tier Challenger Pro League.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 23 February 2022.[5]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Tokyo | 2022 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the J.League Cup
Honours
editIndividual
- AFC U-20 Asian Cup Top Goalscorer: 2023 (5 goals)
References
edit- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 15. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ Naoki Kumata at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "寡黙なストライカー。FC東京U-18・熊田直紀はゴールで自らの価値を雄弁に語る 【NEXT TEENS FILE.】" [A quiet striker. FC Tokyo U-18 Naoki Kumada speaks eloquently about his own value with a goal [NEXT TEENS FILE.]]. news.yahoo.co.jp (in Japanese). 28 April 2022.
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: JAPANS JEUGDINTERNATIONAL NAOKI KUMATA (19) VERSTERKT VOORHOEDE JONG GENK" [OFFICIAL: JAPANESE YOUTH INTERNATIONAL NAOKI KUMATA (19) STRENGTHENS JONG GENK'S VANGUARD] (in Dutch). Genk. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ Naoki Kumata at Soccerway