JEF United Chiba
Japan · J2 League · J2 League
Squad value
€3.03m
About JEF United Chiba
JEF United Chiba , full name JEF United Ichihara Chiba and also known as JEF Chiba , is a Japanese professional football club based in Chiba, capital of Chiba Prefecture. They currently play in the J1 League, the top tier of the Japanese football league system, after promotion from the J2 League in 2025.
Squad size8active players
Avg age30years
Domestic4Japan
Foreigners450% of squad
EU passport1non-EU: 7
Nationalities3different countries
Age distribution
0
U18
0
18–22
2
23–26
3
27–30
3
31+
Position breakdown
GK
3 (38%)
DEF
2 (25%)
MID
1 (13%)
FWD
2 (25%)
50%
foreign players
4 of 8
30.8y
avg squad age
3
Goalkeepers
2
Defenders
1
Midfielders
2
Attackers
34
seasons in dataset
1992 – 2025
127
players ever
€860k
biggest signing ever
€2.70m
biggest sale ever
22
most goals (single season by one player)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nationality | Foot | Height | Contract | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carlinhos Junior |
Attack - Left Winger | 31 | Brazil | right | 174.00m | — | €900k |
 Derek |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 28 | Brazil | left | 185.00m | 2025-12-31 | €650k |
 José Aurelio Suárez |
Goalkeeper | 30 | Spain | right | 187.00m | 2026-01-31 | €450k |
 Eduardo |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 29 | Brazil | right | 170.00m | 2026-01-31 | €400k |
 Tomoya Wakahara |
Goalkeeper | 26 | Japan | right | 185.00m | 2026-01-31 | €300k |
 Takayuki Mae |
Defender - Centre-Back | 32 | Japan | right | 172.00m | 2026-01-31 | €250k |
 Koki Yonekura |
Defender - Right-Back | 38 | Japan | right | 177.00m | 2026-01-31 | €50k |
 Haruto Usui |
Goalkeeper | 26 | Japan | right | 186.00m | 2026-01-31 | €25k |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | From | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2015-02-01 | Paulinho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Tochigi SC | Transfer | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-21 | Paulinho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Shonan Bellmare | Return from loan | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | Paulinho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Matsumoto Yama. | Return from loan | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-03-05 | Hiroshi Ibusuki | Attack - Centre-Forward | Albirex Niigata | Transfer | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-01 | Diego Rodríguez | Goalkeeper | Rosario Central | Loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-01 | — | Juntendo Univ. | Transfer | — | |
| 07/08 | 2008-02-01 | — | Kashiwa Reysol | Transfer | — | |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-13 | — | FC Tokyo | Transfer | — | |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-31 | — | Machida Zelvia | Return from loan | — | |
| 13/14 | 2014-02-01 | Masakazu Tashiro | Defender - Centre-Back | Yokohama F. M. | Transfer | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-01-01 | Masataka Sakamoto | Defender - Right-Back | Unknown | Transfer | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | Masataka Sakamoto | Defender - Right-Back | Albirex Niigata | Transfer | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-06-01 | Yuichi Nemoto | Defender - Left-Back | Oita Trinita | Loan | — |
| 97/98 | 1998-01-01 | Shinji Murai | Midfield - Left Midfield | JEF United U18 | Transfer | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | Shinji Murai | Midfield - Left Midfield | Júbilo Iwata | Transfer | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | Tsukasa Masuyama | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Gifu Tech. | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-12-31 | Tsukasa Masuyama | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Oita Trinita | Return from loan | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-01 | Tsukasa Masuyama | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Matsumoto Yama. | Return from loan | — |
| 96/97 | 1997-02-01 | Ryo Kushino | Goalkeeper | Kumamoto Ozu HS | Transfer | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-31 | Ryo Kushino | Goalkeeper | Nagoya Grampus | Return from loan | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-08-01 | Tomonobu Hayakawa | Defender - Centre-Back | Yokohama FC | Loan | — |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | Takuya Kokeguchi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cerezo Osaka | Loan | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-02-01 | — | Juntendo Univ. | Transfer | — | |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-31 | — | Oita Trinita | Return from loan | — | |
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | Ryota Aoki | Defender - Left-Back | Gamba Osaka | Transfer | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-12-31 | Ryota Aoki | Defender - Left-Back | Roasso Kumamoto | Return from loan | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-02-01 | — | Sagan Tosu | Transfer | — | |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-04 | — | Júbilo Iwata | Transfer | — | |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-24 | — | Gamba Osaka | Loan | — | |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-01 | — | Gamba Osaka | Transfer | — | |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | — | Shimizu S-Pulse | Transfer | — | |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-05 | — | Nagoya Grampus | Transfer | — | |
| 10/11 | 2011-02-01 | — | Nagoya Grampus | Loan | — | |
| 11/12 | 2012-02-01 | — | Nagoya Grampus | Transfer | — | |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | — | JSC FC | Transfer | — | |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-01 | — | Ventforet Kofu | Transfer | — | |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | — | Ventforet Kofu | Return from loan | — | |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | — | Kashiwa Reysol | Transfer | — | |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-05 | — | Kashiwa Reysol | Transfer | — | |
| 01/02 | 2002-01-01 | Shinya Kato | Goalkeeper | Kashima Antlers | Loan | — |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-01-06 | Paulinho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Shonan Bellmare | Loan | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-07-01 | Paulinho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Matsumoto Yama. | Loan | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-01 | Paulinho | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Matsumoto Yama. | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-05 | Hiroshi Ibusuki | Attack - Centre-Forward | Shonan Bellmare | Transfer | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-01 | Diego Rodríguez | Goalkeeper | Rosario Central | Return from loan | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-02-01 | — | FC Tokyo | Transfer | — | |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-10 | — | Machida Zelvia | Loan | — | |
| 16/17 | 2017-02-01 | — | Machida Zelvia | Transfer | — | |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-01 | Masakazu Tashiro | Defender - Centre-Back | Monte. Yamagata | Transfer | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Masataka Sakamoto | Defender - Right-Back | Albirex Niigata | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Masataka Sakamoto | Defender - Right-Back | Retired | Transfer | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-31 | Yuichi Nemoto | Defender - Left-Back | Oita Trinita | Return from loan | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | Shinji Murai | Midfield - Left Midfield | Júbilo Iwata | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Shinji Murai | Midfield - Left Midfield | Oita Trinita | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-01 | Tsukasa Masuyama | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Oita Trinita | Loan | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Tsukasa Masuyama | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Matsumoto Yama. | Loan | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Tsukasa Masuyama | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | FC Gifu | Transfer | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-02-01 | Ryo Kushino | Goalkeeper | Nagoya Grampus | Loan | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-02-01 | Ryo Kushino | Goalkeeper | Retired | Transfer | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-31 | Tomonobu Hayakawa | Defender - Centre-Back | Yokohama FC | Return from loan | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-12-31 | Takuya Kokeguchi | Attack - Centre-Forward | Cerezo Osaka | Return from loan | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | — | Oita Trinita | Loan | — | |
| 07/08 | 2008-02-01 | — | Oita Trinita | Transfer | — | |
| 13/14 | 2013-08-12 | Ryota Aoki | Defender - Left-Back | Roasso Kumamoto | Loan | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | Ryota Aoki | Defender - Left-Back | Thespaku. Gunma | Transfer | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-02-01 | — | Shonan Bellmare | Transfer | — | |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-31 | — | Gamba Osaka | Return from loan | — | |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | — | Avispa Fukuoka | Transfer | — | |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-01 | — | Retired | Transfer | — | |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-31 | — | Nagoya Grampus | Return from loan | — | |
| 14/15 | 2015-01-01 | — | Nagoya Grampus | Transfer | — | |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | — | Retired | Transfer | — | |
| 16/17 | 2017-03-13 | — | Ventforet Kofu | Loan | — | |
| 17/18 | 2018-02-01 | — | Ventforet Kofu | Transfer | — | |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | — | Tokushima Vort. | Transfer | — | |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-06 | — | Tokyo Verdy | Transfer | — | |
| 01/02 | 2002-06-30 | Shinya Kato | Goalkeeper | Kashima Antlers | Return from loan | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-12-01 | Marquinhos | Attack - Centre-Forward | Tokyo Verdy | Return from loan | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-31 | Masaki Chugo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Kashima Antlers | Return from loan | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-02-01 | Masaki Chugo | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cerezo Osaka | Loan | — |
| Season | Competition |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2025 | J. League Cup |
| 2025 | J2 League |
| 2024 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2024 | J. League Cup |
| 2024 | J2 League |
| 2023 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2023 | J1 Play-off |
| 2023 | J2 League |
| 2022 | J2 League |
| 2021 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2021 | J2 League |
| 2020 | J2 League |
| 2019 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2019 | J2 League |
| 2018 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2018 | J2 League |
| 2017 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2017 | J1 Play-off |
| 2017 | J2 League |
| 2016 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2016 | J2 League |
| 2015 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2015 | J2 League |
| 2014 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2014 | J.League Div.2 |
| 2014 | J1 Play-off |
| 2013 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2013 | J.League Div.2 |
| 2013 | J1 Play-off |
| 2012 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2012 | J.League Div.2 |
| 2012 | J1 Play-off |
| 2011 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2011 | J.League Div.2 |
| 2010 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2010 | J.League Div.2 |
| 2009 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2009 | J. League Cup |
| 2009 | J.League Div.1 |
| 2008 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2008 | J. League Cup |
| 2008 | J.League Div.1 |
| 2007 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2007 | J. League Cup |
| 2007 | J.League Div.1 |
| 2006 | Emperor's Cup |
| 2006 | J. League Cup |
| 2006 | J.League Div.1 |
| 2005 | Emperor's Cup |
Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.
| Player | Pos | Nat | Mat | Min | G | A | G+A | Pen | YC | RC | G/90 | A/90 | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Aurelio Suárez |
Goalkeeper |  Spain |
24 | 2,160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Eduardo |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield |  Brazil |
16 | 480 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.38 | 0.19 | 0.56 |
 Takuya Yasui |
Midfield - Central Midfield |  Japan |
8 | 195 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.46 |
| Carlinhos Junior |
Attack - Left Winger | Brazil |
23 | 158 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.99 | 0.57 | 4.56 |
| Takayuki Mae |
Defender - Centre-Back | Japan |
23 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 2.86 |
| Koki Yonekura |
Defender - Right-Back | Japan |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Haruto Usui |
Goalkeeper | Japan |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Derek |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Frequently asked about JEF United Chiba
What is JEF United Chiba?
JEF United Chiba is a professional football club based in Japan, competing in J2 League.
How many players are in JEF United Chiba's squad?
JEF United Chiba currently has 8 players in the first-team squad in our database.
What league does JEF United Chiba play in?
JEF United Chiba plays in J2 League.