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Albirex Niigata

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ShirtYuzo Funakoshi (since 2026)Denka Big Swan Stadium

Japanese J-League

2025/26
20.°
Position
38
Played
4
Won
36
Goals for
67
Goals against
24
Points
Goals scored per match · 15 of 20 in the competitionGoals0.95Shots on target per match · 17 of 20 in the competitionShots on target3.24Goals per 100 shots · 13 of 20 in the competitionConversion12%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 19 of 20 in the competitionClean sheets13%Average share of the ball · 3 of 20 in the competitionPossession54%Duels won over duels contested · 19 of 20 in the competitionDuels won48%

Compared with the 20 teams in Japanese J-League in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 20 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.9515.º
Shots on target3.2417.º
Conversion12%13.º
Clean sheets13%19.º
Possession54%3.º
Duels won48%19.º

Grupo 3 · Japanese J2/J3 100 Year Vision League

2025/26
2.°
Position
18
Played
9
Won
21
Goals for
17
Goals against
35
Points
Goals scored per match · 28 of 40 in the competitionGoals1.05Shots on target per match · 23 of 40 in the competitionShots on target3.65Goals per 100 shots · 25 of 40 in the competitionConversion13%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 1 of 40 in the competitionClean sheets50%Average share of the ball · 27 of 40 in the competitionPossession48%Duels won over duels contested · 21 of 40 in the competitionDuels won50%

Compared with the 40 teams in Japanese J2/J3 100 Year Vision League in 2025/26.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 40 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.0528.º
Shots on target3.6523.º
Conversion13%25.º
Clean sheets50%1.º
Possession48%27.º
Duels won50%21.º

Japanese J-League

2024/25
16.°
Position
38
Played
10
Won
44
Goals for
59
Goals against
42
Points
Goals scored per match · 14 of 20 in the competitionGoals1.16Shots on target per match · 13 of 20 in the competitionShots on target4.08Goals per 100 shots · 16 of 20 in the competitionConversion12%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 14 of 20 in the competitionClean sheets21%Average share of the ball · 2 of 20 in the competitionPossession58%Duels won over duels contested · 18 of 20 in the competitionDuels won48%

Compared with the 20 teams in Japanese J-League in 2024/25.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 20 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.1614.º
Shots on target4.0813.º
Conversion12%16.º
Clean sheets21%14.º
Possession58%2.º
Duels won48%18.º

Japanese J-League

2023/24
10.°
Position
34
Played
11
Won
36
Goals for
40
Goals against
45
Points
Goals scored per match · 16 of 18 in the competitionGoals1.06Shots on target per match · 7 of 18 in the competitionShots on target4.12Goals per 100 shots · 16 of 18 in the competitionConversion11%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 5 of 18 in the competitionClean sheets32%Average share of the ball · 1 of 18 in the competitionPossession57%Duels won over duels contested · 9 of 18 in the competitionDuels won51%

Compared with the 18 teams in Japanese J-League in 2023/24.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 18 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.0616.º
Shots on target4.127.º
Conversion11%16.º
Clean sheets32%5.º
Possession57%1.º
Duels won51%9.º

Japanese J2 League

2022/23
1.°
Position
42
Played
25
Won
73
Goals for
35
Goals against
84
Points
Goals scored per match · 1 of 22 in the competitionGoals1.74Shots on target per match · 2 of 22 in the competitionShots on target4.93Goals per 100 shots · 2 of 22 in the competitionConversion17%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 1 of 22 in the competitionClean sheets43%Average share of the ball · 1 of 22 in the competitionPossession63%Duels won over duels contested · 3 of 22 in the competitionDuels won53%

Compared with the 22 teams in Japanese J2 League in 2022/23.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 22 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals1.741.º
Shots on target4.932.º
Conversion17%2.º
Clean sheets43%1.º
Possession63%1.º
Duels won53%3.º

Japanese J-League

2017/18
17.°
Position
34
Played
7
Won
28
Goals for
60
Goals against
28
Points
Goals scored per match · 16 of 18 in the competitionGoals0.82Shots on target per match · 6 of 18 in the competitionShots on target4.35Goals per 100 shots · 16 of 18 in the competitionConversion9%Matches without conceding, over matches played · 13 of 18 in the competitionClean sheets21%Average share of the ball · 16 of 18 in the competitionPossession43%Duels won over duels contested · 15 of 18 in the competitionDuels won49%

Compared with the 18 teams in Japanese J-League in 2017/18.

Value: per match played, except the percentages. Rank: where the team places among those 18 on each metric. The dotted ring on the chart is the competition average.

MetricValueRank
Goals0.8216.º
Shots on target4.356.º
Conversion9%16.º
Clean sheets21%13.º
Possession43%16.º
Duels won49%15.º

Japanese J-League

2015/16
15.°
Position
34
Played
8
Won
41
Goals for
58
Goals against
34
Points

Japanese J-League

2014/15
12.°
Position
34
Played
12
Won
30
Goals for
36
Goals against
44
Points

Japanese J-League

2013/14
12.°
Position
22
Played
9
Won
28
Goals for
30
Goals against
30
Points

Japanese J-League

2012/13
15.°
Position
34
Played
10
Won
29
Goals for
34
Goals against
40
Points

Japanese J-League

2011/12
14.°
Position
34
Played
10
Won
38
Goals for
46
Goals against
39
Points

Trends

2022/23
0.95
Scored
1.76
Conceded
13%
Clean sheets
50%
Over 2.5 goals
Last 6
When they score61-75'

Squad

2022/23

Goalkeepers

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
46Noam BaumannGoalkeeperSwitzerland301.94 m86 kgRight2025
41Hiroto MatsuuraGoalkeeperJapan18---2026
21Ryuga TashiroGoalkeeperJapan281.85 m88 kgRight2025
71Shota UchiyamaGoalkeeperJapan191.89 m71 kgRight2023
23Daisuke YoshimitsuGoalkeeperJapan331.87 m89 kgRight2024

Defenders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
5Michael FitzgeraldDefenderNew Zealand381.85 m82 kgRight2019
34Yudai FujiwaraDefenderJapan241.80 m74 kgRight2021
77Kakeru FunakiDefenderJapan281.77 m65 kgLeft2025
2Jason GeriaCentre backAustralia331.84 m75 kgRight2025
15Fumiya HayakawaFull backJapan321.70 m70 kgBoth2016
2Tetsuya KatoDefenderJapan301.81 m75 kg-2024
33Toshiya MatsuokaDefenderJapan191.75 m68 kgRight2026
38Kodai MoriDefenderJapan271.83 m74 kg-2025
5Rita MoriDefenderJapan251.70 m65 kgRight2025
36Mihiro SatoDefenderJapan191.77 m72 kgLeft2025

Midfielders

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
16Hiroki AkiyamaDef. midfieldJapan251.76 m70 kgRight2025
22Taiki AraiMidfielderJapan291.75 m67 kgLeft2025
25Soya FujiwaraMidfielderJapan311.70 m70 kgRight2021
11Danilo GomesMidfielderBrazil271.75 m67 kgLeft2023
19Yuji HoshiMidfielderJapan341.70 m64 kgRight2021
13Aozora IshiyamaMidfielderJapan201.70 m65 kgRight2025
46Keisuke KasaiMidfielderJapan241.80 m71 kgRight2024
10Chihiro KonagayaMidfielderJapan241.71 m61 kg-2024
8Riku OchiaiMidfielderJapan271.75 m72 kg-2025
30Jin OkumuraMidfielderJapan251.68 m62 kgRight2024
19Yusuke OnishiMidfielderJapan251.74 m67 kg-2024
48Yushin OtakeMidfielderJapan211.70 m61 kgRight2024
19Kazuyoshi ShimabukuMidfielderPeru271.66 m67 kgRight2024
28Takuya ShimamuraMidfielderJapan271.70 m59 kgLeft2025
8Eiji ShiraiMidfielderJapan311.76 m69 kgRight2025

Forwards

#PlayerPositionNationalityAgeHeightWeightFootSince
99Yuji OnoForwardJapan331.70 m69 kgRight2024
55MoraesForwardBrazil261.76 m72 kg-2025
18Yamato WakatsukiForwardJapan241.70 m65 kgRight2025