Masato Fukui
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masato Fukui | ||
| Date of birth | November 14, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tottori, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2010 | Nippon Bunri University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Gainare Tottori | 38 | (5) |
| 2013 | Home United | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 60 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | Tirana | 34 | (2) |
| 2016– | Skënderbeu Korçë | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | →Kukësi (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 150 | (20) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 23, 2016. | |||
Masato Fukui (福井 理人 Fukui Masato, born November 14, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He plays for Skënderbeu Korçë in the Albanian Superliga as a forward.
Club career
Gainare Tottori
In 2011 he joined Gainare Tottori, on 6 March 2011 he made his first appearance for the team.[1]
Home United
In 2013 the striker signed for Home United from Gainare Tottori in J2 League.[2] He played thirteen games in the S.League without scoring.
Sutjeska Nikšić
On 26 July 2013, Fukui signed for Montenegrin First League side Sutjeska Nikšić on a free transfer. He made his debut on 10 August, scoring in a 2–0 win over Mornar. He scored a goal from 70 metres against FK Mladost for 2–0 win.[3]
Tirana
On 16 July 2015, Fukui joined Albanian Superliga side Tirana on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract and becoming the first Japanese player to sign for an Albanian club.[4] In his unofficial debut on 22 July, he came on the field and scored twice to lead his team into a 2–1 win against Mladost Carev Dvor in the first match of the preparation phase in Macedonia.[5]
On 23 August 2015, in the Tirana's opening match of the 2015–16 season against the newcomers of Tërbuni Pukë, Fukui gave an assist for Gilman Lika to score an equalizer, which ended Tërbuni's superiority, and then scored the winning goal in the 68th minute, giving Tirana a 1–2 away win.[6]
Skënderbeu Korçë
On 21 June 2016, Fukui signed a two-year contract with fellow Albanian Superliga side Skënderbeu Korçë after he couldn't reach an argument with Tirana for the new deal.[7]
Club statistics
- As of 27 August 2015[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gainare Tottori | 2011 | J2 League | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 5 | |||
| Home United | 2013 | S.League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Sutjeska Nikšić | 2013–14 | Montenegrin First League | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 68 | 13 | ||
| Tirana | 2015–16 | Albanian Superliga | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 37 | 4 | |
| Total | 34 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2016–17 | Albanian Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 158 | 22 | ||
- ↑ All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
- Sutjeska[8]
References
- ↑ "J. League (#29)" (in Japanese). J-League. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ Khalis Rifhan (17 February 2013). "Home United Chairman Anselm Lopez shares Coach Lee's ambitions for club". Goal.com. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ "Sutjeska vs. Mornar 2 – 0". Soccerway. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ↑ "Tirana merr një "samuraji", japonezi i parë në Superiore, tjetër sulm për Gilberton" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ Rinald Bregasi (23 July 2015). "Tirana fiton miqësoren dhe një "Samurai" në fushë" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tirana i prish festën Tërbunit, bardheblutë fitojnë me përmbysje" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ Armand Halili (21 June 2016). "Skënderbeu fillon të lëvizë: Agostineli, Fukui dhe një "kuqezi"" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- 1 2 "Japan - M. Fukui - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links
- Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)
- Profile at Football Database