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Michael James Fitzgerald

Michael James Fitzgerald

Defender - Centre-Back  at Albirex Niigata
Age37
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornSeptember 17, 1988
at Albirex Niigata 2,476 days · joined 2019-08-13
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value €50k
Rating · 2025 5.2 Average
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

4
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Albirex Niigata
top club · 318 apps

Position rank · 2025

#233
goals rank
#331
assists rank
13
season goals
16
season assists

Among 618 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€600k
peak value · 2016
top transfer fee
4
best season · 2012
3 / 0
int'l caps / goals
411Appearances
13Goals
16Assists
83Yellow cards
1Red cards
200Full matches (90′)
Full nameMichael James Fitzgerald
Name in home country舞行龍 ジェームズ
Date of birth1988-09-17 (37 yrs)
Place of birthAuckland, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubAlbirex Niigata
Joined2019-08-13
Contract expires2026-01-31
AgentMassa Corporation
Jul 2025
2025 — Albirex Niigata
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Albirex Niigata
39 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
2023 — Albirex Niigata
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
2022 — Albirex Niigata
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
2021 — Albirex Niigata
37 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Albirex Niigata
38 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2019
Transfer: Kawasaki Front. → Albirex Niigata
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
2019 — Kawasaki Frontale, Albirex Niigata
19 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Kawasaki Frontale
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
2018 — Kawasaki Frontale
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Kawasaki Frontale
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2017
Injury: unknown
26 games missed
Jan 2017
Transfer: Albirex Niigata → Kawasaki Front.
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Kawasaki Frontale
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
2016 — Albirex Niigata
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Albirex Niigata
37 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2014
2014 — Albirex Niigata
37 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2013
Transfer: V-V. Nagasaki → Albirex Niigata
13/14 · Return from loan
Jul 2013
2013 — Albirex Niigata, V-Varen Nagasaki
16 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2013
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2012
2012 — V-Varen Nagasaki
32 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Albirex Niigata → V-V. Nagasaki
11/12 · Loan
Dec 2011
Transfer: Zweig. Kanazawa → Albirex Niigata
11/12 · Return from loan
Jul 2011
2011 — Zweigen Kanazawa
26 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Zweigen Kanazawa
20 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2010
Transfer: Albirex Niigata → Zweig. Kanazawa
09/10 · Loan
Dec 2009
Transfer: JSC FC → Albirex Niigata
09/10 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: Albirex Niigata → JSC FC
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
2008 — Albirex Niigata
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Seiritsu HS → Albirex Niigata
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 478 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2025. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.05/90
11
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.05/90
8
Yellow cards5 total · 0.25/90
57
17,969 min
Minutes played by club
Albirex Niigata 75.9%
Kawasaki Frontale 0.0%
V-Varen Nagasaki 3.6%
Zweigen Kanazawa 20.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Albirex Niigata 12 2008 2025 318 7 10 13,638
Kawasaki Frontale 5 16/17 2019 14 0 0 0
V-Varen Nagasaki 2 2012 2013 33 4 3 646
Zweigen Kanazawa 2 2010 2011 46 2 3 3,685

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€150K4€300K5€450K7€600K16/1717/1818/192010 — 1 goals (Zweigen Kanazawa)2010 — 1 assists220102011 — 1 goals (Zweigen Kanazawa)2011 — 2 assists320112012 — 4 goals (V-Varen Nagasaki)2012 — 3 assists720122013 — 2 assists220132014 — 1 assists120142015 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata)2015 — 1 assists220152016 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata)120162019 — 1 assists120192020 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata)2020 — 1 assists220202022 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata)120222023 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata)120232024 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata)2024 — 4 assists520242025 — 1 goals (Albirex Niigata)1202516/17 — €600K17/18 — €600K18/19 — €350KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

16/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/192008: 0020082010: 1120102011: 1120112012: 4420122013: 0020132014: 0020142015: 1120152016: 1120162018: 0020182019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 1120222023: 1120232024: 1120242025: 112025

Assists by season

16/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/192008: 0020082010: 1120102011: 2220112012: 3320122013: 2220132014: 1120142015: 1120152016: 0020162018: 0020182019: 1120192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 0020232024: 4420242025: 002025
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2025 Emperor's Cup Albirex Niigata 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J. League Cup Albirex Niigata 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J1 League Albirex Niigata 22 1 0 5 0 1,832
2024 Emperor's Cup Albirex Niigata 2 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J. League Cup Albirex Niigata 5 0 0 1 0 0
2024 J1 League Albirex Niigata 32 1 4 6 0 2,849
2023 Emperor's Cup Albirex Niigata 3 0 0 0 0 0
2023 J. League Cup Albirex Niigata 2 0 0 0 0 0
2023 J1 League Albirex Niigata 19 1 0 3 1 1,527
2022 J2 League Albirex Niigata 27 1 0 5 0 2,301
2021 Emperor's Cup Albirex Niigata 1 0 0 0 0 0
2021 J2 League Albirex Niigata 36 0 0 7 0 0
2020 J2 League Albirex Niigata 38 1 1 7 0 3,240
2019 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
2019 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 0 1 0 0
2019 J2 League Albirex Niigata 15 0 1 3 0 0
2018 Emperor's Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 1 0 0
2018 J. League Cup Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 1 0 0
2018 J1 League Kawasaki Frontale 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Emperor's Cup Albirex Niigata 2 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J. League Cup Albirex Niigata 1 0 0 0 0 0
2016 J1 - 1st Stage Albirex Niigata 9 0 0 2 0 0
2016 J1 - 2nd Stage Albirex Niigata 13 1 0 3 0 1,170
2015 J. League Cup Albirex Niigata 8 1 1 1 0 719
2015 J1 - 1st Stage Albirex Niigata 13 0 0 3 0 0
2015 J1 - 2nd Stage Albirex Niigata 16 0 0 3 0 0
2014 Emperor's Cup Albirex Niigata 2 0 0 1 0 0
2014 J. League Cup Albirex Niigata 6 0 0 1 0 0
2014 J.League Div.1 Albirex Niigata 29 0 1 4 0 0
2013 Emperor's Cup Albirex Niigata 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 J.League Div.1 Albirex Niigata 14 0 2 4 0 0
2013 J.League Div.2 V-Varen Nagasaki 1 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Emperor's Cup V-Varen Nagasaki 1 0 0 1 0 0
2012 Japan Football League V-Varen Nagasaki 31 4 3 6 0 646
2011 Emperor's Cup Zweigen Kanazawa 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Japan Football League Zweigen Kanazawa 25 1 2 8 0 2,223
2010 Japan Football League Zweigen Kanazawa 20 1 1 6 0 1,462
2008 Emperor's Cup Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 J. League Cup Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 J.League Div.1 Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 AFC Champions League Kawasaki Frontale 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
07/08 2008-01-01 Seiritsu HS Albirex Niigata Transfer 0
08/09 2009-01-01 Albirex Niigata JSC FC Loan 0
09/10 2009-12-01 JSC FC Albirex Niigata Return from loan 0
09/10 2010-01-01 Albirex Niigata Zweig. Kanazawa Loan 0
11/12 2011-12-01 Zweig. Kanazawa Albirex Niigata Return from loan 150000
11/12 2012-01-01 Albirex Niigata V-V. Nagasaki Loan 150000
13/14 2013-08-06 V-V. Nagasaki Albirex Niigata Return from loan 125000
16/17 2017-01-05 Albirex Niigata Kawasaki Front. Transfer 600000
19/20 2019-08-13 Kawasaki Front. Albirex Niigata Transfer 350000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Facial injury 2013-05-05 2013-07-05 62 10
14/15 Inner ligament injury 2015-03-07 2015-04-04 29 6
16/17 Tear of the lateral meniscus 2017-03-16 2017-08-16 154 26
19/20 Calf strain 2020-06-14 2020-06-28 15 1
Current€50k
Peak€600k
Low€50k
Δ since start−€100k
€50k€188k€325k€463k€600k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #9171 3 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Yuzuru Shimada 1 1 0
Ryosuke Kojima 1 0 0
Léo Silva 1 0 0
Tatsuya Morita 1 0 0
Shion Homma 1 0 0
Hiroki Akiyama 2 0 0
Takahiro Ko 2 0 0
Kentaro Oi 1 1 0
Yota Komi 1 0 0
Kei Koizumi 1 0 0
Kazunari Ono 1 0 0
Musashi Suzuki 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2012 Japan Football League V-Varen Nagasaki 4 31
2011 Japan Football League Zweigen Kanazawa 1 25
2010 Japan Football League Zweigen Kanazawa 1 20

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2024 J1 League Albirex Niigata 4 32
2012 Japan Football League V-Varen Nagasaki 3 31
2011 Japan Football League Zweigen Kanazawa 2 25

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2013-08-06 V-V. Nagasaki Albirex Niigata Return from loan €125k
11/12 2012-01-01 Albirex Niigata V-V. Nagasaki Loan €150k
11/12 2011-12-01 Zweig. Kanazawa Albirex Niigata Return from loan €150k
09/10 2010-01-01 Albirex Niigata Zweig. Kanazawa Loan
09/10 2009-12-01 JSC FC Albirex Niigata Return from loan
08/09 2009-01-01 Albirex Niigata JSC FC Loan

Last 50 matches for Albirex Niigata while Michael James Fitzgerald was at the club (joined 2019-08-13). 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.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
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

Teams faced most often by Michael James Fitzgerald's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Avispa Fukuoka 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 60%
Yokohama F. Marinos 5 2 3 0 6 3 +3 40%
Cerezo Osaka 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 40%
Gamba Osaka 5 0 2 3 5 9 -4 0%
Kashiwa Reysol 5 0 5 0 3 3 0 0%
Kashima Antlers 5 0 1 4 2 11 -9 0%
Kyoto Sanga FC 5 3 0 2 6 5 +1 60%
FC Tokyo 5 0 1 4 4 10 -6 0%
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 3 2 0 7 3 +4 60%
Vissel Kobe 5 1 1 3 5 7 -2 20%
Shonan Bellmare 4 1 2 1 8 7 +1 25%
Urawa Red Diamonds 4 0 2 2 4 7 -3 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
16/17 Senior debut season
2010 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2025 24 1,832 5 0 0 0.25
2024 39 2,849 7 0 0 0.22
2023 24 1,527 3 0 1 0.24
2022 27 2,301 5 0 0 0.2
2021 37 0 7 0 0 0
2020 38 3,240 7 0 0 0.19
2019 19 0 4 0 0 0
2018 4 0 2 0 0 0
2016 25 1,170 5 0 0 0.38
2015 37 719 7 0 0 0.88
2014 37 0 6 0 0 0
2013 16 0 4 0 0 0
2012 32 646 7 0 0 0.98
2011 26 2,223 8 0 0 0.32
2010 20 1,462 6 0 0 0.37

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Japan Football League
76 apps
6 G
6 A
J1 League
119 apps
3 G
7 A
J2 League
117 apps
2 G
2 A
J. League Cup
25 apps
1 G
1 A
J1 - 2nd Stage
29 apps
1 G
0 A
Emperor's Cup
17 apps
0 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
6 apps
0 G
0 A
J1 - 1st Stage
22 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Michael James Fitzgerald

Who is Michael James Fitzgerald?

Michael James Fitzgerald is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Albirex Niigata.

How old is Michael James Fitzgerald?

Michael James Fitzgerald is 37 years old. He was born on September 17, 1988 in Auckland.

What position does Michael James Fitzgerald play?

Michael James Fitzgerald plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Michael James Fitzgerald play for?

Michael James Fitzgerald currently plays for Albirex Niigata.

How many career goals has Michael James Fitzgerald scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael James Fitzgerald has scored 13 goals in 411 appearances.

What is Michael James Fitzgerald's market value?

Michael James Fitzgerald's most recent reported market value is €50k.