Naomichi Ueda
Naomichi Ueda is a Japanese footballer, born on 24 October 1994 in Uto, Kumamoto, Japan. Ueda plays as a centre-back for Kashima Antlers. Ueda has scored 18 goals in 400 games for club and country and has won 8 trophies, including the AFC Champions League and 2 league titles.
Ueda's career stats
| Games | Goals | |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 382 | 17 |
| Japan | 18 | 1 |
| Total | 400 | 18 |
Goals per game: 0.04.
Ueda's trophies and awards
- Trophies with club and country: 8
- League titles: 2
- Domestic cups: 3
- AFC Champions League: 1
- Trophies with Japan: 1
- Individual awards: 2
Kashima Antlers
- J.League Cup: 1 (2015)
- Emperor's Cup: 1 (2016)
- J1 League: 2 (2016, 2025)
- Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2017)
- AFC Champions League: 1 (2018)
Japan U23
- AFC U-23 Championship: 1 (2016)
Japan
- EAFF Championship: 1 (2025)
Individual
- J.League Best XI: 1 (2025)
- J1 100 Year Vision League Regional Round East Best Eleven: 1 (2026)
Clubs
League games and goals at each club.
- 2013–2018: Kashima Antlers, 96 games, 4 goals
- 2018–2021: Cercle Brugge, 48 games, 0 goals
- 2021: Nîmes (loan), 9 games, 0 goals
- 2021–2022: Nîmes, 29 games, 0 goals
- 2023–: Kashima Antlers, 131 games, 9 goals
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Club stats as of 11 August 2026.