Kazuhiko Chiba

Kazuhiko Chiba
	Chiba playing for Albirex Niigata
Personal information
Full name	Kazuhiko Chiba
Date of birth	June 21, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Albirex Niigata
Youth career
2010–2003	Nissei Gakuen Daini High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2005	AGOVV Apeldoorn
2005	Dordrecht
2005–2011	Albirex Niigata
2012–2018	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2019–2020	Nagoya Grampus
2021–	Albirex Niigata
National team
2013	Japan
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Kazuhiko Chiba (千葉和彦, Chiba Kazuhiko, born June 21, 1985) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Chiba was born in Hokkaido on June 21, 1985. After graduating from Nissei Gakuen Daini High School, he moved to Netherlands and joined Eerste Divisie club AGOVV Apeldoorn in 2004. In June 2005, he moved to Dordrecht. However he returned to Japan in August and signed with J1 League club Albirex Niigata. He played many matches as center back from 2007. He played 147 matches for Niigata in 7 seasons. In 2012, he moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Hiroshima won the J1 League champions in the 2012, 2013 and 2015. In 2019, he moved to Nagoya Grampus. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2021, he re-joined Albirex Niigata in J2 League.

In July 2013, Chiba was selected the Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against Australia on July 25.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2003/04	AGOVV Apeldoorn	Eerste Divisie	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
2004/05	AGOVV Apeldoorn	Eerste Divisie	21	0	1	0	-		-		22	0
2005/06	Dordrecht	Eerste Divisie	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		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	J1 League	33	1	1	0	6	0	-		40	1
2013			34	1	6	1	2	0	4	0	46	2
2014			30	1	1	0	5	0	6	1	42	2
2015			34	1	3	0	5	0	-		42	1
2016			28	0	0	0	2	0	5	1	35	1
2017			31	0	1	0	3	0	-		35	0
2018			11	2	2	0	0	0	-		13	2
2019	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League	1	0	1	0	5	0	-		7	0
2020	Nagoya Grampus	J1 League	0	0	-		0	0	-		0	0
2021	Albirex Niigata	J2 League
Country	Netherlands		21	0	1	0	-		-		22	0
Country	Japan		349	7	26	2	52	1	15	2	442	12
Total			370	7	27	2	52	1	15	2	464	12