Naoki Kumata
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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Iwaki FC (on loan from FC Tokyo) | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024– | → Iwaki FC (loan) | 42 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Japan U15 | ||
| 2022– | Japan U19 | 10 | (8) |
| 2023– | Japan U20 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 March 2023 | |||
Naoki Kumata (熊田 直紀, Kumata Naoki; born 2 August 2004) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club Iwaki FC, on loan from FC Tokyo.
Born 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]
On 9 August 2024, Kumata was loaned to Iwaki FC.[5] On 26 December 2024, his loan with the club was extended for the 2025 season.[6]
International career
Kumata was called up to the Japan U-20 squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
