Full name Kazuhiko Chiba
Name in home country 千葉 和彦 Date of birth 1985-06-21 (40 yrs)
Place of birth Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
Citizenship Japan
Position Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Foot right
Height 183.00 m
Current club Albirex Niigata
Joined 2021-01-09
Contract expires 2026-01-31
Jul 2025
2025 — Albirex Niigata
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Albirex Niigata
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Albirex Niigata
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Albirex Niigata
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
2021 — Albirex Niigata
39 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2021
Transfer: Nagoya Grampus → Albirex Niigata
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
2020 — Nagoya Grampus
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Nagoya Grampus
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Sanf. Hiroshima → Nagoya Grampus
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
22 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
35 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
36 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
5 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
2015 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
44 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
37 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
46 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — Sanfrecce Hiroshima
40 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Albirex Niigata → Sanf. Hiroshima
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
2011 — Albirex Niigata
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Albirex Niigata
41 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
2009 — Albirex Niigata
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — Albirex Niigata
39 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Albirex Niigata
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
2006 — Albirex Niigata
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2005
Transfer: FC Dordrecht → Albirex Niigata
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
2005 — Albirex Niigata
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2005
Transfer: AGOVV → FC Dordrecht
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — AGOVV Apeldoorn
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2004
Transfer: Nissei HS → AGOVV
03/04 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
18,754 min Minutes played by club
Albirex Niigata
34.6%
Nagoya Grampus
0.0%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
65.4%
AGOVV Apeldoorn
0.0%
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
1 €250K 2 €500K 2 €750K 3 €1M 12/13 13/14 — 1 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 1 13/14 15/16 — 1 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 1 15/16 2007 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata) 1 2007 2008 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata) 1 2008 2009 — 1 assists 1 2009 2011 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata) 1 2011 2012 — 1 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 2012 — 1 assists 2 2012 2013 — 2 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 2013 — 1 assists 3 2013 2014 — 1 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 1 2014 2015 — 1 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 1 2015 2016 — 1 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 1 2016 2018 — 2 goals (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) 2 2018 2021 — 2 goals (Albirex Niigata) 2021 — 1 assists 3 2021 2023 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata) 1 2023 2024 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata) 1 2024 12/13 — €900K 13/14 — €1M 15/16 — €1M Goals Assists Market value
Goals by season
04/05: 0 0 04/05 12/13: 0 0 12/13 13/14: 1 1 13/14 15/16: 1 1 15/16 2005: 0 0 2005 2006: 0 0 2006 2007: 1 1 2007 2008: 1 1 2008 2009: 0 0 2009 2010: 0 0 2010 2011: 1 1 2011 2012: 1 1 2012 2013: 2 2 2013 2014: 1 1 2014 2015: 1 1 2015 2016: 1 1 2016 2017: 0 0 2017 2018: 2 2 2018 2019: 0 0 2019 2020: 0 0 2020 2021: 2 2 2021 2022: 0 0 2022 2023: 1 1 2023 2024: 1 1 2024 2025: 0 0 2025
Assists by season
04/05: 0 0 04/05 12/13: 0 0 12/13 13/14: 0 0 13/14 15/16: 0 0 15/16 2005: 0 0 2005 2006: 0 0 2006 2007: 0 0 2007 2008: 0 0 2008 2009: 1 1 2009 2010: 0 0 2010 2011: 0 0 2011 2012: 1 1 2012 2013: 1 1 2013 2014: 0 0 2014 2015: 0 0 2015 2016: 0 0 2016 2017: 0 0 2017 2018: 0 0 2018 2019: 0 0 2019 2020: 0 0 2020 2021: 1 1 2021 2022: 0 0 2022 2023: 0 0 2023 2024: 0 0 2024 2025: 0 0 2025
Season Competition Club Matches Goals Assists YC RC Minutes
2025
Emperor's Cup
Albirex Niigata
1
0
0
0
0
0
2025
J. League Cup
Albirex Niigata
3
0
0
1
0
0
2025
J1 League
Albirex Niigata
4
0
0
1
0
0
2024
Emperor's Cup
Albirex Niigata
2
0
0
0
0
0
2024
J. League Cup
Albirex Niigata
2
0
0
0
0
0
2024
J1 League
Albirex Niigata
8
1
0
1
0
582
2023
Emperor's Cup
Albirex Niigata
3
0
0
0
0
0
2023
J. League Cup
Albirex Niigata
1
0
0
1
0
0
2023
J1 League
Albirex Niigata
12
1
0
1
0
963
2022
J2 League
Albirex Niigata
25
0
0
0
0
0
2021
J2 League
Albirex Niigata
39
2
1
6
0
1,748
2020
J. League Cup
Nagoya Grampus
0
0
0
0
0
0
2020
J1 League
Nagoya Grampus
0
0
0
0
0
0
2019
Emperor's Cup
Nagoya Grampus
1
0
0
0
0
0
2019
J. League Cup
Nagoya Grampus
5
0
0
0
0
0
2019
J1 League
Nagoya Grampus
1
0
0
0
0
0
2018
Emperor's Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2
0
0
0
0
0
2018
J1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
11
2
0
1
0
412
2017
Emperor's Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
0
0
0
0
0
2017
J. League Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3
0
0
1
0
0
2017
J1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
31
0
0
3
0
0
2016
Club World Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3
1
0
2
0
270
2016
J. League Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2
0
0
0
0
0
2016
J1 - 1st Stage
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
16
0
0
3
0
0
2016
J1 - 2nd Stage
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
14
0
0
0
0
0
2016
Jap. Super Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
0
0
0
0
0
2015
Emperor's Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3
0
0
0
0
0
2015
J. League Championship
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2
0
0
0
0
0
2015
J. League Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
5
0
0
1
0
0
2015
J1 - 1st Stage
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17
1
0
2
0
1,530
2015
J1 - 2nd Stage
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
17
0
0
2
0
0
2014
Emperor's Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
0
0
0
0
0
2014
J. League Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
5
0
0
1
0
0
2014
J.League Div.1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
30
1
0
2
0
2,692
2014
Jap. Super Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
0
0
0
0
0
2013
Club World Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
3
0
0
0
0
0
2013
Emperor's Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6
1
0
0
0
588
2013
J. League Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2
0
0
0
0
0
2013
J.League Div.1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
34
1
1
1
0
2,992
2013
Jap. Super Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
0
0
0
0
0
2012
Emperor's Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
0
0
0
0
0
2012
J. League Cup
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6
0
0
0
0
0
2012
J.League Div.1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
33
1
1
4
0
2,970
2011
Emperor's Cup
Albirex Niigata
1
0
0
0
0
0
2011
J. League Cup
Albirex Niigata
3
0
0
0
0
0
2011
J.League Div.1
Albirex Niigata
29
1
0
4
0
2,468
2010
Emperor's Cup
Albirex Niigata
3
0
0
0
0
0
2010
J. League Cup
Albirex Niigata
5
0
0
0
0
0
2010
J.League Div.1
Albirex Niigata
33
0
0
2
0
0
2009
Emperor's Cup
Albirex Niigata
2
0
0
0
0
0
2009
J. League Cup
Albirex Niigata
2
0
0
0
0
0
2009
J.League Div.1
Albirex Niigata
13
0
1
0
0
0
2008
Emperor's Cup
Albirex Niigata
2
1
0
0
0
180
2008
J. League Cup
Albirex Niigata
6
0
0
1
0
0
2008
J.League Div.1
Albirex Niigata
31
0
0
4
0
0
2007
Emperor's Cup
Albirex Niigata
1
0
0
0
0
0
2007
J. League Cup
Albirex Niigata
6
1
0
0
0
540
2007
J.League Div.1
Albirex Niigata
27
0
0
3
0
0
2006
Emperor's Cup
Albirex Niigata
2
0
0
1
0
0
2006
J. League Cup
Albirex Niigata
2
0
0
0
0
0
2006
J.League Div.1
Albirex Niigata
14
0
0
0
0
0
2005
J.League Div.1
Albirex Niigata
0
0
0
0
0
0
15/16
AFC Champions League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
5
1
0
0
0
450
13/14
AFC Champions League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
6
1
0
1
0
369
12/13
AFC Champions League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
4
0
0
0
0
0
04/05
Eerste Divisie
AGOVV Apeldoorn
21
0
0
1
0
0
Season Date From To Type Market value Fee
03/04
2004-01-01
Nissei HS
AGOVV
Transfer
0
—
04/05
2005-06-01
AGOVV
FC Dordrecht
Transfer
0
—
05/06
2005-08-01
FC Dordrecht
Albirex Niigata
Transfer
0
—
11/12
2012-01-01
Albirex Niigata
Sanf. Hiroshima
Transfer
850000
—
18/19
2019-01-01
Sanf. Hiroshima
Nagoya Grampus
Transfer
850000
—
20/21
2021-01-09
Nagoya Grampus
Albirex Niigata
Transfer
300000
—
Season Injury From To Days missed Games missed
17/18
Forearm fracture
2018-02-24
2018-06-18
115
22
Current —
Peak €1.20m
Low —
Δ since start −€400k
— €300k €600k €900k €1.20m 1970 1970 1970
Date Value
Jan 1, 1970
—
Jan 1, 1970
€50k
Jan 1, 1970
€175k
Jan 1, 1970
€200k
Jan 1, 1970
€200k
Jan 1, 1970
€300k
Jan 1, 1970
€500k
Jan 1, 1970
€350k
Jan 1, 1970
€650k
Jan 1, 1970
€850k
Jan 1, 1970
€1.20m
Jan 1, 1970
€1.20m
Jan 1, 1970
€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970
€900k
Jan 1, 1970
€850k
Jan 1, 1970
€850k
Jan 1, 1970
€700k
Jan 1, 1970
€850k
Jan 1, 1970
€550k
Jan 1, 1970
€400k
Team Shirt Matches Goals Debut Age at debut Status
Team #29810
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0
0
—
—
former national player
Team #28642
—
0
0
—
—
former national player
Team #3435
—
1
0
—
—
former national player
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
Season Competition Club Goals Matches
2018
J1 League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2
11
2021
J2 League
Albirex Niigata
2
39
13/14
AFC Champions League
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
6
Top assist seasons
Season Competition Club Assists Matches
2013
J.League Div.1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
34
2012
J.League Div.1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1
33
2009
J.League Div.1
Albirex Niigata
1
13
Last 50 matches for Albirex Niigata
while Kazuhiko Chiba was at the club
(joined 2021-01-09).
The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged
INJURED . Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
Date Comp Home Score Away Availability
2026-05-03
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
2–3
FC Tokyo
Available
2026-04-29
JAP1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2026-04-26
JAP1
Kashiwa Reysol
1–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2026-04-19
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
1–2
Kyoto Sanga FC
Available
2026-04-13
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
0–0
Yokohama FC
Available
2026-04-06
JAP1
Vissel Kobe
0–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2026-04-02
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
0–1
Avispa Fukuoka
Available
2026-03-29
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
3–3
Gamba Osaka
Available
2026-03-15
JAP1
FC Machida Zelvia
1–0
Albirex Niigata
Available
2026-03-08
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
2–2
Tokyo Verdy
Available
2026-03-02
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
2–2
Cerezo Osaka
Available
2026-02-26
JAP1
Kashima Antlers
2–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2026-02-22
JAP1
Shimizu S-Pulse
2–0
Albirex Niigata
Available
2026-02-15
JAP1
Yokohama F. Marinos
1–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-06-29
JAP1
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
0–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-06-26
JAP1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-06-22
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
2–2
Kawasaki Frontale
Available
2025-06-16
JAP1
Kashima Antlers
1–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-06-01
JAP1
FC Machida Zelvia
1–3
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-05-25
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
1–2
Avispa Fukuoka
Available
2025-05-19
JAP1
Shonan Bellmare
2–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-05-15
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
3–1
Yokohama F. Marinos
Available
2025-05-11
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
2–4
Urawa Red Diamonds
Available
2025-05-06
JAP1
Vissel Kobe
3–2
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-05-03
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
1–1
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Available
2025-04-27
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
1–3
FC Tokyo
Available
2025-04-20
JAP1
Kyoto Sanga FC
0–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-04-13
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
1–1
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Available
2025-04-07
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
0–1
Cerezo Osaka
Available
2025-04-03
JAP1
Júbilo Iwata
2–0
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-03-30
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
1–1
Kashiwa Reysol
Available
2025-03-16
JAP1
Tokyo Verdy
2–2
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-03-09
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
1–0
Nagoya Grampus
Available
2025-03-02
JAP1
Gamba Osaka
1–0
Albirex Niigata
Available
2025-02-24
JAP1
Sagan Tosu
1–2
Albirex Niigata
Available
2024-12-08
JAP1
Urawa Red Diamonds
0–0
Albirex Niigata
Available
2024-11-30
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
0–1
Gamba Osaka
Available
2024-11-09
JAP1
Kashiwa Reysol
1–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2024-10-23
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
0–2
Tokyo Verdy
Available
2024-10-18
JAP1
Yokohama F. Marinos
0–0
Albirex Niigata
Available
2024-10-05
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
0–4
Kashima Antlers
Available
2024-09-27
JAP1
Kawasaki Frontale
5–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2024-09-22
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
2–3
Vissel Kobe
Available
2024-09-18
JAP1
Nagoya Grampus
3–0
Albirex Niigata
Available
2024-09-14
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
3–1
Shonan Bellmare
Available
2024-08-25
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
0–0
FC Machida Zelvia
Available
2024-08-17
JAP1
Avispa Fukuoka
0–1
Albirex Niigata
Available
2024-08-12
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
2–0
Kyoto Sanga FC
Available
2024-08-07
JAP1
Albirex Niigata
2–2
Júbilo Iwata
Available
2024-07-20
JAP1
Cerezo Osaka
1–2
Albirex Niigata
Available
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
Season / Year Milestone Date
04/05
Senior debut season
13/14
First senior goal
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
Season Matches Mins YC 2nd YC RC Cards / 90′
2025
8
0
2
0
0
0
2024
12
582
1
0
0
0.15
2023
16
963
2
0
0
0.19
2021
39
1,748
6
0
0
0.31
2019
7
0
0
1
0
0
2018
13
412
1
0
0
0.22
2017
35
0
4
0
0
0
2016
36
270
5
0
0
1.67
2015
44
1,530
5
0
0
0.29
2014
37
2,692
3
0
0
0.1
2013
46
3,580
1
0
0
0.03
2012
40
2,970
4
0
0
0.12
2011
33
2,468
4
0
0
0.15
2010
41
0
2
0
0
0
2008
39
180
5
0
0
2.5
2007
34
540
3
0
0
0.5
2006
18
0
1
0
0
0
13/14
6
369
1
0
0
0.24
04/05
21
0
1
0
0
0