Kenichiro Meta

Kenichiro Meta
米田 兼一郎
Personal information
Full name Kenichiro Meta
Date of birth (1982-07-02) July 2, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2000 Kagoshima Josei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Avispa Fukuoka 82 (2)
2005–2007 Kyoto Sanga FC 62 (0)
2007 Tochigi SC 16 (2)
2008–2010 Tokushima Vortis 80 (1)
2011 Sagan Tosu 5 (0)
2012–2013 FC Kagoshima 19 (0)
2016–2018 Tegevajaro Miyazaki 35 (3)
Total 299 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenichiro Meta (米田 兼一郎, Meta Kenichirō, born July 2, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.[1]

Playing career

Meta was born in Kirishima on July 2, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Avispa Fukuoka in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match and Avispa was relegated to J2 League end of 2001 season. He debuted in 2002 and became a regular player as defensive midfielder from 2003. In 2005, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC). Sanga won the champions in 2005 season and was promoted to J1. Although he played as regular player, he lost his position in August and Sanga finished at bottom place in2006 season.[2] In 2007 J2 League, he could not play at all in the match. In July 2007, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Tochigi SC and played many matches. In 2008, he moved to J2 club Tokushima Vortis. He played as regular player until 2009. However he could not play at all in the match in 2010. In 2011, he moved to Sagan Tosu. Although Sagan won the 2nd place in 2011 season and was promoted to J1, he could not play many matches and left the club end of 2011 season. In 2012, he moved to Regional Leagues club FC Kagoshima based in his local. Although he played many matches in 2012, he could not play many matches in 2013 and left the club in May 2013. After 3 years blank, he joined Regional Leagues club Tegevajaro Miyazaki in 2016. Tegevajaro was promoted to JFL from 2018 season. He retired end of 2018 season.[3]

Club statistics

[4]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2001 Avispa Fukuoka J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 J2 League 6 0 0 0 - 6 0
2003 33 0 3 0 - 36 0
2004 43 2 2 0 - 45 2
Total 82 2 5 0 0 0 87 2
2005 Kyoto Purple Sanga J2 League 43 0 1 0 - 44 0
2006 J1 League 19 0 0 0 5 2 24 2
2007 Kyoto Sanga FC J2 League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Total 62 0 1 0 5 2 68 2
2007 Tochigi SC Football League 16 2 2 0 - 18 2
Total 16 2 2 0 - 18 2
2008 Tokushima Vortis J2 League 42 1 1 0 - 43 1
2009 38 0 1 0 - 39 0
2010 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Total 80 1 2 0 - 82 1
2011 Sagan Tosu J2 League 5 0 1 0 - 6 0
Total 5 0 1 0 - 6 0
2012 FC Kagoshima Regional Leagues 17 0 - - 17 0
2013 2 0 - - 2 0
Total 19 0 - - 19 0
2016 Tegevajaro Miyazaki Regional Leagues 6 0 - - 6 0
2017 18 3 - - 18 3
2018 Football League 11 0 2 0 - 13 0
Total 35 3 2 0 - 37 3
Career total 299 8 13 0 5 2 317 10

References

  1. ^ Kenichiro Meta at J.League (archive) (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ J.League
  3. ^ Tegevajaro Miyazaki(in Japanese)
  4. ^ Tegevajaro Miyazaki(in Japanese)