Masato Fukui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masato Fukui | ||
| Date of birth | November 14, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Tottori, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KF Tirana | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | Gainare Tottori | 38 | (5) |
| 2013 | Home United | 13 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Sutjeska Nikšić | 60 | (12) |
| 2015– | KF Tirana | 4 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2014. | |||
Masato Fukui (born 14 November 1988 in Tottori) is a Japanese footballer who plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga, where he became the first Japanese player to ever sign for an Albanian club.
Career
Gainare Tottori
In 2011 he joined Gainare Tottori, on 6 March 2011 he made his first appearance for the team.[1]
Home United
In 2013 the striker signed for Home United from Gainare Tottori in J.League 2.[2] He played thirteen games in the S.League without scoring.
FK Sutjeska Nikšić
On 26 July 2013, Fukui signed for Montenegrin First League side FK Sutjeska Nikšić on a free transfer. He made his debut on 10 August, scoring in a 2-0 win over FK Mornar. He scored a goal from 70 metres against FK Mladost for 1-0 win.[3]
KF Tirana
On 16 July 2015, Fukui joined Albanian Superliga side KF Tirana on a free transfer, becoming the first Japanese player to sign for an Albanian club.[4] In his unofficial debut on 22 July, he came on the field and scored twice to lead his team into a 2–1 win against Mladost Carev Dvor in the first match of the preparation phase in Macedonia.[5]
On 23 August 2015, in the Tirana's opening match of the 2015–16 season against the newcomers of Tërbuni, Fukui gave an assist for Gilman Lika to score an equalizer, which ended Tërbuni's superiority, and then scored the winning goal in the 68th minute, giving Tirana a 1–2 away win.[6]
Club statistics
- As of 27 August 2015[7]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||||
| 2011 | Gainare Tottori | J. League 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2012 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Country | Japan | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| Singapore | League | League Cup | Total | |||||
| 2013 | Home United | S.League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Country | Singapore | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Montenegro | League | Cup | Total | |||||
| 2013–14 | Sutjeska | Montenegrin First League | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| 2014–15 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | ||
| Country | Montenegro | 60 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 12 | |
| 2015–16 | KF Tirana | Albanian Superliga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Country | Albania | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 115 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 121 | 19 | ||
Honours
- Sutjeska
References
- ↑ J. League (#29)
- ↑ Home United Chairman Anselm Lopez shares Coach Lee's ambitions for club Goal.com, 17 February 2013
- ↑ Match report: Sutjeska 2-0 Mornar
- ↑ "Tirana merr një “samuraji”, japonezi i parë në Superiore, tjetër sulm për Gilberton". Panorama Sport. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tirana fiton miqësoren dhe një “Samurai” në fushë". SuperSport.al. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tirana i prish festën Tërbunit, bardheblutë fitojnë me përmbysje". Panorama Sport. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ↑ Soccerway profile
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