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Albirex Niigata

Niigata, Niigata, JapanJ2 League · tier 2Founded 30 November 1954Colours

www.albirex.co.jp/ ↗Misakicho 2-1-10, 〒950-0954 Niigata, Niigata, Japan+81(0)25-282-0011

Squad

32 players

avg age 27.4

Foreigners

16% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

2 / 20

26 pts · 14 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Denka Big Swan Stadium

42,300 seats

Manager

Yuzo Funakoshi

Transfer balance

+€250k

season 2026/27

Squad

32 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Noam BaumannGoalkeeper	30	Dominican Republic · Switzerland	194 cm	right	Dec 2026from SC Sagamihara	—
Daisuke YoshimitsuGoalkeeper	33	Japan	187 cm	right	Aug 2024from Renofa Yamaguchi	—
Shota UchiyamaGoalkeeper	20	Japan	190 cm	right	Jan 2025from Albirex Niigata U18	Jun 2028
Hiroto MatsuuraGoalkeeper	18	Japan	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from Albirex Niigata U18	—
Defenders · 11
Masahiro SekiguchiRight-Back	28	Japan	172 cm	right	Sept 2026from V-Varen Nagasaki	—
Kakeru FunakiLeft-Back	28	Japan	179 cm	left	Jul 2025from Cerezo Osaka	Jun 2027
Jason GeriaRight-Back	33	Australia · Uganda	181 cm	right	Jan 2025from Melbourne Victory	Jun 2027
Tetsuya KatoLeft-Back	30	Japan	181 cm	left	Dec 2026from FC Imabari	—
Yudai FujiwaraCentre-BackAchilles tendon rupture - Return expected on 08/04/2027	24	Japan	182 cm	right	Dec 2026from Urawa Red Diamonds	—
Mihiro SatoLeft-Back	19	Japan	177 cm	left	Jan 2026from Kashima Antlers	Jun 2027
Kodai MoriCentre-Back	27	Japan	183 cm	right	Jan 2025from Tokushima Vortis	—
Fumiya HayakawaCentre-Back	31	Japan	170 cm	both	Dec 2018	—
Riita MoriRight-Back	25	Japan	170 cm	right	Jan 2024from Waseda University	—
Michael James FitzgeraldCentre-BackTeam captain	38	Japan	185 cm	right	Aug 2019from Kawasaki Frontale	—
Toshiya MatsuokaRight-Back	19	Japan	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from Kokoku High School	—
Midfielders · 10
Eiji ShiraiDefensive Midfield	31	Japan	176 cm	right	Jul 2025from Kashiwa Reysol	Jun 2027
Yusuke OnishiDefensive Midfield	25	Japan	174 cm	right	Dec 2026from Iwaki FC	—
Kazuyoshi ShimabukuLeft Midfield	27	Japan	166 cm	right	Jan 2022from Niigata University of Health & Welfare	—
Ryosuke MaedaCentral Midfield	28	Japan	173 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ehime FC	—
Taiki AraiDefensive Midfield	29	Japan	174 cm	left	Jan 2025from Fujieda MYFC	—
Keisuke KasaiCentral Midfield	24	Japan	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from Toin University of Yokohama	Jun 2027
Tomoya OsawaAttacking Midfield	24	Japan	175 cm	right	Sept 2026from Zweigen Kanazawa	—
Riku OchiaiAttacking Midfield	27	Japan	175 cm	right	Jan 2025from Kashiwa Reysol	—
Yuji HoshiDefensive Midfield	34	Japan	170 cm	right	Sept 2021from Oita Trinita	—
Aozora IshiyamaCentral Midfield	20	Japan	170 cm	right	Jan 2024from Albirex Niigata U18	Jun 2027
Forwards · 7
Iury CastilhoCentre-Forward	31	Brazil	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from Coritiba Foot Ball Club	Jun 2027
Matheus MoraesRight Winger	26	Brazil	176 cm	left	Jul 2025from Maringá FC	Jun 2027
Danilo GomesRight Winger	27	Brazil	175 cm	left	Jan 2023from Associação Atlética Ponte Preta	—
Yamato WakatsukiCentre-Forward	24	Japan	170 cm	right	Jan 2025from Renofa Yamaguchi	—
Chihiro KonagayaLeft Winger	25	Japan	171 cm	right	Dec 2026from Roasso Kumamoto	—
Kanji KuwayamaCentre-Forward	23	Japan	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from Machida Zelvia	Jun 2027
Yuji OnoCentre-Forward	33	Japan	170 cm	right	Aug 2024from Sagan Tosu	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

8 arrivals

Received

€250k

6 departures

Net balance

+€250k

received − spent

Arrivals · 8

Abdelrahman Boudah
Left Winger · 27 y/o
from Västerås SK
End of loan
Hiroki Akiyama
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
from SV Darmstadt 98
End of loan
Hiroto Matsuura
Goalkeeper · 17 y/o
from Albirex Niigata U18
—
Iury Castilho
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
from Coritiba Foot Ball Club
Loan
Kanji Kuwayama
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from Machida Zelvia
Loan
Masahiro Sekiguchi
Right-Back · 28 y/o
from V-Varen Nagasaki
?
Ryosuke Maeda
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
from Ehime FC
?
Tomoya Osawa
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
from Zweigen Kanazawa
?

Departures · 6

Hiroki Akiyama
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to SV Darmstadt 98
€250k
Jin Okumura
Attacking Midfield · 25 y/o
to Mito HollyHock
?
Ryuga Tashiro
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to Tochigi SC
Loan
Soya Fujiwara
Right-Back · 31 y/o
to Gamba Osaka
?
Takuya Shimamura
Right Midfield · 27 y/o
to Kashiwa Reysol
End of loan
Yushin Otake
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to Balestier Khalsa
Loan

Manager & staff

12 people

Manager

Yuzo Funakoshi

Japan · 49 y/o

Appointed 1 February 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 10

Katsushi YanoAssistant ManagerJapan
Hiroaki HiraokaAssistant ManagerJapan
Keita TsudaAssistant ManagerJapan
Yasuhiro WatanabeGoalkeeping CoachJapan
Akehiro TsuchiyaGoalkeeping CoachJapan
Kerim Masaki KobayashiFitness coachJapan
Tsutomu YasunoFitness coachJapan
Mirai MoritaTechnical CoachJapan
Wataru KuriwakiTechnical CoachJapan

Other · 1

Yuta KamikuraTranslatorJapan

Youth · 1

Osamu UmeyamaAcademy ManagerJapan

Honours

5 titles

3×Hokushin'etsu Football League Champion96/97 · 95/96 · 85/86
2×Japanese second league Champion2022 · 2003

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