Naomichi Ueda

Age 31

Kashima

Japan

1.0 M €

24 October 1994 (31)

186 cm

Performance

Average Rating

7.24

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.2

7.0

6.6

7.6

7.8

7.3

7.2

7.5

7.0

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

1M €

24 October 1994

31 Age

Nationality

Japan

Height / Weight

186 cm / 79 kg

Contract Until

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Centre-Back

Other

Strong Foot Right

Club Career

Naomichi Ueda career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Kashima	24	24	2	1	0	0
	J.League	4	4	0	1	0	0
	J.League	20	20	2	0	0	0
2025	Kashima	42	42	2	4	0	0
	J.League	38	38	2	4	0	0
	Emperor Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0
	J.League Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
2024	Kashima	43	42	4	1	3	0
	J.League	38	38	3	1	3	0
	Emperor Cup	4	3	1	0	0	0
	J.League Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
2023	Kashima	37	36	2	0	1	0
	J.League	34	34	2	0	1	0
	Emperor Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	J.League Cup	2	1	0	0	0	0
22/23	Nimes	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Ligue 2	1	1	0	0	0	0
21/22	Nimes	30	25	0	0	4	0
	Ligue 2	27	22	0	0	3	0
	Coupe de France	3	3	0	0	1	0
20/21	Nimes K	10	9	0	0	0	0
	Ligue 1	9	8	0	0	0	0
	Coupe de France	1	1	0	0	0	0
20/21	Cercle Brugge	8	7	0	0	0	0
	Pro League	8	7	0	0	0	0
19/20	Cercle Brugge	19	18	0	0	3	0
	Pro League	19	18	0	0	3	0
18/19	Cercle Brugge	26	22	1	0	0	0
	Pro League	26	22	1	0	0	0
2018	Kashima	14	14	0	0	0	0
	J.League	14	14	0	0	0	0
2017	Kashima	29	29	3	0	3	0
	J.League	29	29	3	0	3	0
2016	Kashima	3	3	0	0	0	0
	FIFA Club World Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0
2014	Kashima	20	18	0	1	4	1
	J.League	20	18	0	1	4	1
Total		306	290	14	7	18	1

National Team Career

Naomichi Ueda career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2025	Japan	2	1	0	0
	EAFF E-1 Football Championship	2	1	0	0
2022	Japan	1	1	0	0
	AFC Asian Qualifiers 2026	1	1	0	0
2021	Japan	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2020	Japan	2	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	1	0
2019	Japan	5	4	0	1
	Copa America	3	3	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0	0
2018	Japan	2	2	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	1
Total		13	10	1	2

National Youth Team Career

Naomichi Ueda career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2016	Japan	3	3	0
	Olympic Tournament	3	3	0
2016	Japan	6	6	1
	Int. Friendly Games	6	6	1
2015	Japan	2	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0
Total		11	11	1

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2014-Today	Kashima	212	208	13	7
2020-2023	Nimes	41	35	0	0
2018-2021	Cercle Brugge	53	47	1	0

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2018-2025	Japan	13	10	1	0

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11
2016	Japan	3	3
2016	Japan	6	6
2015	Japan	2	2

General Statistics — 2026 J.League

- Goals

1 Assists

7.0 Avg. Pts

4 Matches

4 Starting XI

360 Minutes

Shots

3 Off-target Shots 0.75

On-target Shots

- -

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

7.24

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

7.2

7.0

6.6

7.6

7.8

7.3

7.2

7.5

7.0

Season Performance

Season Performance — 2026 J.League
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%42
Assists	1	%95
Goal Contribution	1	%88
Expected Goals (xG)	0.23	%84
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%34
Big Chances Created	1	%92
Big Chances Missed	1	%5
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%49
Shots
Total Shots	3	%88
Shots on Target	-	%38
Shots off Target	3	%5
Blocked Shots	-	%56
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	86.2%	%62
Passes	239	%90
Accurate Passes	206	%90
Key Passes	1	%62
Passes in Final Third	27	%79
Chances Created	1	%65
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	57.1%	%92
Long Balls	28	%81
Accurate Long Balls	16	%93
Cross Accuracy %	-
Crosses	-	%28
Accurate Crosses	-	%40
Defense
Clearances	14	%51
Interceptions	3	%53
Tackles	2	%40
Individual
Touches	276	%87
Dribbles	1	%72
Successful Dribbles	-	%36
Successful Dribble %	0%	%19
Duels	24	%69
Duels Won %	79.2%	%86
Duels Won	19	%86
Possession Lost	35	%26
Dispossessed	1	%24
Offsides	1	%6
Fouls Won	2	%65
Free Kicks Taken	2	%65
Discipline
Fouls	-	%84
Yellow Cards	-	%61
Red Cards	-	%50

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
08.01.23	Nimes	Kashima	Signed
08.01.23	Nimes	Kashima
30.06.21	Cercle Brugge	Nimes	Signed
29.06.21	Nimes	Cercle Brugge	Loan Return
17.01.21	Cercle Brugge	Nimes	Loan
16.07.18	Kashima	Cercle Brugge	Signed
16.07.18	Kashima	Cercle Brugge

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Japanese champion	2	Kashima Antlers	2025 2016
J. League Best XI	1		2025
Japanese Super Cup winner	1	Kashima Antlers	2017
Japanese league cup winner	1	Kashima Antlers	2015
Japanese cup winner	1	Kashima Antlers	2016

National Team Honors

National Team Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
East Asia Champion	1	Japan	2025

Naomichi Ueda: profile and statistics summary

Naomichi Ueda is a 31-year-old footballer in the Centre-Back position. Holds Japan nationality and was born on 24 October 1994. Stands 186 cm tall and weighs 79 kg. Preferred foot: Right.

Currently plays for Kashima. Under contract until -. Current market value: 1.0 M €.

In the 2026 season, made 4 appearances in J.League for a total of 360 minutes. Provided 1 assist in that time. Average match rating: 7.00.

Across a career spanning 3 clubs, made 306 appearances and scored 14 goals. Made 13 appearances for Japan. Honours won include Japanese champion, J. League Best XI, Japanese Super Cup winner.

Kashima squad, fixtures and league table