Kazuhiko Chiba
Japanese footballer (born 1985)
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Kazuhiko Chiba (千葉 和彦, Chiba Kazuhiko; born 21 June 1985) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for J1 League club Albirex Niigata.[2]
Full name
Kazuhiko Chiba[1]
Date of birth
21 June 1985
Place of birth
Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
 Chiba with Albirex Niigata in 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kazuhiko Chiba[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Albirex Niigata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1997 | Kushiro Tomihara FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Kyohoku Junior High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Nissei Gakuen Daini High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | AGOVV | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Dordrecht | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | Albirex Niigata | 147 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2018 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 202 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Albirex Niigata | 88 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 July 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
On 24 December 2020, Chiba was announced at Albirex Niigata.[3] On 1 January 2022, his contract with the club was extended for the 2022 season.[4] On 2 December 2022, the club announced that they had extended Chiba's contract for the 2023 season.[5] On 20 December 2023, his contract with the club was extended for the 2024 season.[6]
Club statistics
Updated to 5 May 2021.[7][8][9]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | UEFA | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | AGOVV | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 2005–06 | Dordrecht | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||||
| 2005 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 34 | 1 | ||||
| 2008 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 2009 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2010 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 1 | ||||
| 2012 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 47 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | Nagoya Grampus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Albirex Niigata | J2 League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 2 | ||
| Netherlands | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 363 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 466 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 384 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 488 | 15 | ||
1Includes Japanese Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and J. League Championship.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
International
- Japan
