Daichi Kamada

Japanese association football player

Daichi Kamada (鎌田 大地, Kamada Daichi, born 5 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Serie A club Lazio and the Japan national team.

Daichi Kamada
鎌田 大地
Kamada with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022
Personal information
Full name Daichi Kamada[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996 (age 28)[2][3]
Place of birth Iyo, Japan[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3][4]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
forward
Club information
Current team
Lazio
Number 6
Youth career
0000–2008 Kids FC
2009–2012 Gamba Osaka
2012–2014 Higashiyama High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Sagan Tosu 65 (13)
2015J.League U-22 (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2023 Eintracht Frankfurt 127 (20)
2018–2019Sint-Truiden (loan) 34 (15)
2023– Lazio 24 (1)
National team
2016 Japan U21 2 (0)
2016 Japan U23 4 (0)
2019– Japan 31 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:41, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2023

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 April 2024[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sagan Tosu 2015 J1 League 21 3 3 0 4 0 28 3
2016 J1 League 28 7 3 1 3 0 34 8
2017 J1 League 16 3 1 0 1 2 18 5
Total 65 13 7 1 8 2 80 16
J.League U22 (loan) 2015 J3 League 3 0 0 0 3 0
Eintracht Frankfurt 2017–18 Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 4 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 28 2 4 2 16[c] 6 48 10
2020–21 Bundesliga 32 5 2 0 34 5
2021–22 Bundesliga 32 4 1 0 13[c] 5 46 9
2022–23 Bundesliga 32 9 6 4 8[d] 3 1[e] 0 47 16
Total 127 20 14 6 37 14 1 0 179 40
Sint-Truiden (loan) 2018–19 Belgian Pro League 34 15 2 1 36 16
Lazio 2023–24 Serie A 24 1 2 0 7[d] 0 0 0 33 1
Career total 253 49 25 8 8 2 44 14 1 0 330 73
  1. Includes Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal, Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia
  2. Includes J.League Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 4.0 4.1 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup

International

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As of match played 16 November 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2019 4 1
2020 4 0
2021 8 3
2022 10 2
2023 5 1
Total 31 7
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kamada goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Daichi Kamada
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2019 Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan   Mongolia 6–0 6–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 25 March 2021 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan   South Korea 2–0 3–0 Friendly
3 30 March 2021 Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan   Mongolia 3–0 14–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 28 May 2021   Myanmar 8–0 10–0
5 2 June 2022 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan   Paraguay 2–0 4–1 2022 Kirin Challenge Cup
6 23 September 2022 Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany   United States 1–0 2–0
7 16 November 2023 Suita City Football Stadium, Suita, Japan   Myanmar 2–0 5–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Eintracht Frankfurt

Individual

  • Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards: Best XI (2022)[9]

References

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  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "D. Kamada". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Daichi Kamada | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  4. "Daichi Kamada - Eintracht Frankfurt - Spielerprofil - kicker". Kicker. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. "D. Kamada". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 94 out of 289)
  7. Daichi Kamada at National-Football-Teams.com  
  8. Daichi Kamada at National-Football-Teams.com
  9. Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards