Naoki Maeda
Height
Shirt
Age
Preferred foot
Country
Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
Attacking Midfielder
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Started
13
Matches
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Minutes played
Rating
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Red cards
Season performance
Season Shot MapOn Target: 67%
0.27
xG
0
Goals
3
Shots
Match stats
| Date | Opponent | Result | ' | ★ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6 |  Kawasaki Frontale | W0 - 1 | 33 | — | — | — | 6.4 |
| May 30 | Kawasaki Frontale | W2 - 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| May 23 |  Nagoya Grampus | W4 - 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| May 17 |  Kyoto Sanga FC | W0 - 4 | 11 | — | — | — | 6.3 |
| May 10 |  Gamba Osaka | W0 - 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| May 6 |  Vissel Kobe | D1 - 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| May 1 |  Fagiano Okayama FC | L1 - 0 | 90 | — | — | — | 5.8 |
| Apr 29 |  Avispa Fukuoka | D2 - 2 | 31 | — | — | — | 6.5 |
| Apr 25 |  Cerezo Osaka | W2 - 1 | 18 | — | — | — | 6.1 |
| Apr 18 |  V-Varen Nagasaki | W2 - 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
About
Biography and Personal Profile of Naoki Maeda
Naoki Maeda is a professional 31-year-old footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, born on November 16, 1994, who is left-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Naoki Maeda on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Naoki Maeda Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current J1 100 Year Vision League campaign, Naoki Maeda has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 13 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 0 goals and 0 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.
Compared to other attacking midfielders in the competition, Naoki Maeda ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Naoki Maeda's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- June 6, 2027: null-null vs Kawasaki Frontale (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 29, 2027: null-null vs Mito Hollyhock (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 22, 2027: null-null vs Kashiwa Reysol (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 15, 2027: null-null vs Kyoto Sanga FC (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 9, 2027: null-null vs V-Varen Nagasaki (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 3, 2027: null-null vs Urawa Red Diamonds (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 29, 2027: null-null vs JEF United Chiba (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 24, 2027: null-null vs Machida Zelvia (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 16, 2027: null-null vs FC Tokyo (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- April 10, 2027: null-null vs Yokohama F.Marinos (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Naoki Maeda's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Naoki Maeda's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Naoki Maeda currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima alongside Hayato Araki, Naoto Arai, Ju-Sung Kim, Shun Ayukawa, Mutsuki Kato, Yudai Tanaka, Sota Koshimichi, Motoki Ohara, Shuto Nakano, Taishi Semba, Akito Suzuki, Bartosch Gaul, Yotaro Nakajima, Kohei Hosoya, Aren Inoue. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Naoki Maeda's career has also included time at Urawa Red Diamonds, Nagoya Grampus, FC Utrecht, Matsumoto Yamaga, Yokohama F.Marinos, Tokyo Verdy, Japan U23.
On the international stage, Naoki Maeda has represented Japan.
Other notable players from Japan include Tokuma Suzuki, Katsuya Iwatake, Yuta Togashi, Shuto Kawai, Shuhei Takizawa, Kenta Nishizawa, Kazuya Onohara, Ryoga Ishio, Katsuya Nakano, Ryu Takao, Kennedy Ebbs Mikuni, Takumi Nakamura, Yushi Hasegawa, Yutaro Hakamata, Yuya Ono. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Career Trophies, Achievements & Competitions
Throughout their career, Naoki Maeda has won 2 titles: J. League Cup (2021) with Nagoya Grampus, J. League Cup (2025) with Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Naoki Maeda has competed in J. League, J. League Cup, AFC Champions League Elite, Eredivisie, KNVB Cup. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
FotLive provides comprehensive coverage of Naoki Maeda, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Naoki Maeda to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.