JEF United Ichihara-Chiba

Zain Issaka

Midfielder#42

Bio

Zain Issaka was born in Japan in 1997. He has played for JEF United Chiba, Kawasaki Frontale, Montedio Yamagata and Yokohama FC. He plays as a midfielder. Lineball holds stats from 23 of his games across 2021–2026.

Key facts

Age: 29
Height: 1.75 m
Weight: 73 kg
Number: #42
Born: 29/5/1997
Birthplace: Japan
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: Japan

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

Instagram@zainissaka0529 X@zenkun120529

Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

JEF United Chiba
Kawasaki Frontale
Montedio Yamagata
Yokohama FC

Career stats

offensive

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026 J1 100 Year Vision League JEF	14	14	14	2	0	1	3	25	6	10
Regular Season JEF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 J1 LeagueJEF United Ichihara-Chiba	21	1	3	25	6	1,283	2	10	21	7	16	14	26
2021 AFC Champions League EliteKawasaki Frontale	2	0	1	3	0	126	1	0	2	1	5	1	0
Career2 seasons	23	1	4	28	6	1,409	3	10	23	8	21	15	26

Game log, 2026 J1 League

Game
11 Oct v V-Varen NagasakiD 1-1 11 Oct	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	1	1	1	0	1
19 Sept @ Shimizu S-PulseL 1-2 19 Sept	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
2nd Leg - Avispa Fukuoka advance 4-3 on aggregate v Avispa FukuokaL 1-2 6 June	0	0	0	0	30	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
1st Leg @ Avispa FukuokaD 2-2 30 May	0	0	1	0	22	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
23 May @ Kashiwa ReysolL 2-4 23 May	0	0	1	0	86	0	0	1	0	1	2	3
17 May v Kashima AntlersL 0-2 17 May	0	0	3	1	71	1	0	1	0	3	0	1
10 May v Machida ZelviaL 0-2 10 May	0	0	0	0	74	0	1	1	0	0	1	2
6 May @ FC TokyoW 3-0 6 May	0	1	1	0	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0
29 Apr v Yokohama F. MarinosL 2-3 29 Apr	0	0	2	1	80	0	3	1	0	1	0	3
25 Apr @ Kawasaki FrontaleL 1-2 25 Apr	0	0	3	1	65	1	1	1	0	3	1	1
18 Apr @ Tokyo Verdy 1969L 0-1 18 Apr	0	0	0	0	62	0	1	1	0	0	1	1
Mito Hollyhock win 3-2 on penalties v Mito HollyhockL 1-1 11 Apr	0	0	0	0	59	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
4 Apr v Tokyo Verdy 1969W 3-2 4 Apr	0	1	1	0	82	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
22 Mar @ Kashima AntlersL 1-2 22 Mar	1	0	2	1	87	0	0	1	0	2	1	2
18 Mar v FC TokyoL 1-2 18 Mar	0	0	3	1	81	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
14 Mar @ Yokohama F. MarinosL 0-2 14 Mar	0	0	0	0	24	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
7 Mar v Kashiwa ReysolW 2-1 7 Mar	0	0	1	0	67	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
27 Feb @ Machida ZelviaL 1-2 27 Feb	0	1	1	0	65	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
Mito Hollyhock win 5-3 on penalties @ Mito HollyhockL 1-1 22 Feb	0	0	1	0	52	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Kawasaki Frontale win 9-8 on penalties v Kawasaki FrontaleL 0-0 15 Feb	0	0	4	0	84	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
7 Feb v Urawa Red DiamondsL 0-2 7 Feb	0	0	1	1	68	0	0	1	0	1	2	2

Recent games

Nov '268
v Mito Hollyhock
1 SHOT
W 1-0
Oct '2611
v V-Varen Nagasaki
1 FC
D 1-1
Sept '2619
@ Shimizu S-Pulse
1 FC
L 2-1
Sept '2613
@ Tokyo Verdy 1969
Did not record a stat
D 1-1
June '266
v Avispa Fukuoka
Did not record a stat
L 2-1
May '2630
@ Avispa Fukuoka
1 SHOT · 2 OFF
D 2-2
May '2623
@ Kashiwa Reysol
1 SHOT · 1 FC · 2 FA
L 4-2
May '2617
v Kashima Antlers
3 SHOT · 1 SOG · 3 FC · 1 YC
L 2-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, J1 League

Split
HomeHome or away, 2W	11	0.0	0.1	1.4	0.4	65.2	0.1	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.6	0.5	1.5
AwayHome or away, 1W	10	0.1	0.2	1.0	0.2	56.6	0.1	0.5	1.0	0.4	0.9	0.9	1.0
LossesResult, 0W	16	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.4	62.6	0.1	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.8	1.4
WinsResult, 3W	3	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	79.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.7	0.7	1.0
DrawsResult, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	21.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5
Regular seasonStage, 3W	21	0.0	0.1	1.2	0.3	61.1	0.1	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.8	0.7	1.2
Avispa FukuokaOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	26.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5
FC TokyoOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.5	85.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	1.0
Kashima AntlersOpponent, 0W	2	0.5	0.0	2.5	1.0	79.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	0.5	1.5
Kashiwa ReysolOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	76.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.0	2.0
Kawasaki FrontaleOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.5	74.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.5
Machida ZelviaOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	69.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0
Mito HollyhockOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	55.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5
Tokyo Verdy 1969Opponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	72.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5
Yokohama F. MarinosOpponent, 0W	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	52.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.5	2.0
Shimizu S-PulseOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Urawa Red DiamondsOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	68.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.0
V-Varen NagasakiOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	21.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Fukuda Denshi Arena, ChibaGround, 2W	10	0.0	0.1	1.5	0.4	68.7	0.1	0.5	1.0	0.2	0.7	0.5	1.5
Tokyo StadiumGround, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	76.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.5	0.5
Best Denki Stadium, Hakata-ku, FukuokaGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	22.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
IAI Stadium Nihondaira, ShimzuGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
K's denki Stadium MitoGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	52.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kashima Soccer StadiumGround, 0W	1	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	87.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0
Machida Gion Stadium, TokyoGround, 0W	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	65.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0
Nissan Stadium, YokohamaGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	24.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa StadiumGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	86.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0
Uvance Todoroki Stadium by Fujitsu, KawasakiGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	65.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	1.0