Masato Fukui

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Masato Fukui
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Personal information
Full name Masato Fukui
Date of birth (1988-11-14) November 14, 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Tottori, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
–2000 Umbigo FC
2001–2003 FC Camino
2004–2006 Tottori Chuo Ikuei High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Nippon Bunri University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Gainare Tottori 38 (5)
2012–2013 Home United 13 (0)
2013–2015 Sutjeska Nikšić 60 (12)
2015–2016 Tirana 34 (2)
2016–2017 Skënderbeu Korçë 14 (0)
2016 → Kukësi (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2019 Kamza 51 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2018

Masato Fukui (福井 理人, Fukui Masato; born November 14, 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Albanian club Kamza.

Club career

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Gainare Tottori

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In 2011, he joined Gainare Tottori in J2 League, on 6 March 2011 he made his first appearance for the team.[1]

Home United

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In 2013 the striker signed for Home United on a free transfer.[2] He played thirteen games in the S.League without scoring.

Sutjeska Nikšić

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On 26 July 2013, Fukui signed for Montenegrin First League side Sutjeska Nikšić on a free transfer. He made his debut on 10 August, scoring in a 2–0 win over Mornar. He scored a goal from 70 metres against FK Mladost for 2–0 win.[3]

Tirana

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On 16 July 2015, Fukui joined Albanian Superliga side Tirana on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract and 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 Pukë, 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]

Skënderbeu Korçë

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On 21 June 2016, Fukui signed a two-year contract with fellow Albanian Superliga side Skënderbeu Korçë after he couldn't reach an argument with Tirana for the new deal.[7] Due to Skënderbeu's ban from European football over match-fixing allegations,[8] on 10 July, Fukui was sent on loan at Kukësi for their European campaign along with teammates Liridon Latifi and Sabjen Lilaj.[9]

Four days later, he played 82 minutes in the first leg of UEFA Europa League second qualifying round against Austria Wien which ended in a 1–0 defeat.[10] He also featured 61 minutes in the second leg at Elbasan Arena as the match finished in a 1–4 defeat, which confirmed Kukësi elimination from the competition with the aggregate 1–5.[11]

After Kukësi's elimination, Fukui returned to Skënderbeu along with his teammates, and made his first appearance on 25 August in the 2016 Albanian Supercup, scoring the temporary equalizer with a header in an eventual 1–3 defeat to Kukësi at Selman Stërmasi Stadium.[12] He made his first league appearance in the opening matchday on 7 September by playing full-90 minutes against Flamurtari Vlorë in an eventual 2–1 home win.[13] After playing as a starter in the first matches, Fukui lost his place by the beginning of November, recording 94 minutes until January. In January, the new manager convinced him to stay for the second part of season, but nevertheless, he played only two league matches.[14]

Kamza

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On 3 August 2017, after a failed season at Skënderbeu, Fukui signed for newly promoted side Kamza as a free agent.[15] He wasn't part of the team during their winter training camp in Antalya, Turkey due to having visa problems; he instead trained with Kastrioti Krujë and played in one friendly.[16]

Fukui was one of the most used players in the Kamza squad during the 2017–18 season, making 33 league appearances, scoring no goals as the team avoided relegation only in the final matchday.[17] He left the club initially during the summer transfer window, and also claiming that the club had not paid him correctly,[18] however, on 31 August he returned and signed a contract for the 2018–19 season.[19]

He scored his league goal of in his first appearance the new season on 15 September against Kastrioti Krujë, netting the second to help the team win 2–0.[20]

Club statistics

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As of 15 September 2018[21]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gainare Tottori 2011 J2 League 11 3 1 0 — 12 3
2012 27 2 0 0 — 27 2
Total 38 5 1 0 — 39 5
Home United 2013 S.League 13 0 1 0 — 14 0
Sutjeska Nikšić 2013–14 Montenegrin First League 30 7 0 0 — 30 7
2014–15 30 5 4 0 2[a] 0 36 5
2015–16 — — 2[b] 1 2 1
Total 60 12 4 0 4 1 68 13
Tirana 2015–16 Albanian Superliga 34 2 3 2 — 37 4
Skënderbeu Korçë 2016–17 Albanian Superliga 14 0 4[c] 1 0 0 18 1
Kukësi (loan) 2016–17 Albanian Superliga — — 2[b] 0 2 0
Kamza 2017–18 Albanian Superliga 33 0 2 0 — 35 0
2018–19 1 1 1 0 — 2 1
Total 34 1 3 0 — 37 1
Career total 193 20 16 3 6 1 216 24
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ a b All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ One appearance and one goal in Albanian Supercup

Honours

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Sutjeska[21]

References

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