Naoya Kikuchi

Naoya Kikuchi
菊地 直哉

Personal information
Full name	Naoya Kikuchi
Date of birth	(1984-11-24) November 24, 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sagan Tosu (assistant manager)
Youth career
1997–1999	Shimizu S-Pulse
2000–2002	Shimizu Shogyo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Júbilo Iwata	79	(5)
2005	→ Albirex Niigata (loan)	15	(1)
2008–2009	Carl Zeiss Jena	20	(0)
2009–2010	Oita Trinita	45	(0)
2011–2013	Albirex Niigata	45	(1)
2013–2016	Sagan Tosu	71	(0)
2016–2018	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	33	(0)
2019	Avispa Fukuoka	10	(0)
International career
2001	Japan U-17	3	(0)
2003	Japan U-20	5	(0)
2004	Japan U-23	1	(0)
2010	Japan	1	(0)
Medal record Júbilo Iwata Runner-up J1 League 2003 Winner Emperor's Cup 2003 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2004 Representing  Japan AFC U-19 Championship 2002 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naoya Kikuchi (菊地 直哉, Kikuchi Naoya, born November 24, 1984) is a Japanese former professional footballer he is the currently assistant manager of J1 League club Sagan Tosu.^[1]

Though naturally a central midfielder, Kikuchi also operated as a central defender and a left-back.