Zain Issaka
Japanese footballer
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Zain Issaka (イサカ ゼイン, Issaka Zain; born 29 May 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a defender for J1 League club JEF United Chiba.[1]
Full name
Zain Issaka
Date of birth
29 May 1997
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zain Issaka | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Machida, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JEF United Chiba | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Machida JFC | |||
| 2013–2015 | Toko Gakuen High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Toin University of Yokohama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Kawasaki Frontale | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Yokohama FC (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Montedio Yamagata | 102 | (12) |
| 2025– | JEF United Chiba | 18 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:43, 21 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| Toin University | 2019 | — | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2019 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[a] | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Yokohama FC (loan) | 2022 | J2 League | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | ||
| Montedio Yamagata | 2023 | J2 League | 40 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 43 | 6 | |
| 2024 | J2 League | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2025 | J2 League | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 100 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 13 | ||
| JEF United Chiba | 2025 | J2 League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2026 (100) | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 146 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 161 | 20 | ||
- Appearances in the AFC Champions League
- Appearance in J1/J2 promotion play-off
