Albirex Niigata

Kanji Kuwayama

Forward

Key facts

Age: 23
Height: 1.83 m
Weight: 78 kg
Born: 28/11/2002
Position: Forward
Nationality: Japan

Official profile

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	A	SHOT	SOG
2026-27 Japanese J1 League ZEL	0	6	1	1	0	1	2	0
2025 Japanese J1 League ZEL	1	9	1	1	1	1	6	2
2024 Japanese J1 League ZEL	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 LeagueMachida Zelvia	8	0	1	2	0	213	1	8	8	6	1	6
2025-26 AFC Champions League EliteMachida Zelvia	3	0	1	1	0	82	0	3	2	2	1	1
2025 J1 LeagueMachida Zelvia	21	1	1	6	2	275	1	21	20	9	1	7
2024 J1 LeagueMachida Zelvia	3	0	0	0	0	61	0	3	3	0	0	1
Career4 seasons	35	1	3	9	2	631	2	35	33	17	3	15

Game log, 2026 J1 League

Game
2nd Leg - Machida Zelvia advance 4-3 on aggregate v Nagoya GrampusW 2-1 6 June	1	2	35	0	1	1	0	0	1
1st Leg @ Nagoya GrampusD 2-2 30 May	0	0	15	0	1	1	1	0	1
6 May v Yokohama F. MarinosW 2-0 6 May	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
Machida Zelvia win 4-3 on penalties @ Mito HollyhockW 2-2 29 Apr	0	0	44	1	1	1	2	0	1
1 Apr v FC TokyoL 0-3 1 Apr	0	0	19	0	1	1	0	0	1
Tokyo Verdy 1969 win 4-3 on penalties @ Tokyo Verdy 1969L 2-2 21 Feb	0	0	41	0	1	1	1	0	2
Machida Zelvia win 4-2 on penalties v Mito HollyhockW 2-2 14 Feb	0	0	59	0	1	1	1	1	0
6 Feb @ Yokohama F. MarinosW 3-2 6 Feb	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Splits, J1 League

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Split
AwayHome or away · won 7 of 18	18	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	18.3	0.1	1.0	0.9	0.5	0.1	0.4
HomeHome or away · won 5 of 14	14	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	15.6	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.5
WinsResult	12	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	22.2	0.2	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.2	0.2
DrawsResult	10	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.1	13.9	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.6	0.0	0.4
LossesResult	10	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	14.4	0.0	1.0	0.9	0.4	0.0	0.8
Regular seasonStage · won 12 of 32	32	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.1	17.2	0.1	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.4
FC TokyoOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.7
Nagoya GrampusOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.0	23.0	0.3	1.0	1.0	0.7	0.3	0.7
Urawa Red DiamondsOpponent · won 0 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.3
Yokohama F. MarinosOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.0	0.3
Avispa FukuokaOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	28.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5
Fagiano OkayamaOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gamba OsakaOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mito HollyhockOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	51.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.5
Vissel KobeOpponent · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.0
Yokohama FCOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	26.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Albirex NiigataOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kashima AntlersOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Kashiwa ReysolOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kawasaki FrontaleOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Sanfrecce HiroshimaOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Shimizu S-PulseOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Shonan BellmareOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Tokyo Verdy 1969Opponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	41.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
Machida Gion Stadium, TokyoGround · won 5 of 11	11	0.0	0.1	0.3	0.1	17.2	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.4	0.1	0.5
Japan National Stadium, TokyoGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5
Tokyo StadiumGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	22.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.0
Best Denki Stadium, Hakata-ku, FukuokaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
City Light Stadium, OkayamaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Edion Peace Wing HiroshimaGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
IAI Stadium Nihondaira, ShimzuGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
K's denki Stadium MitoGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	44.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0
Kashima Soccer StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Kobe Wing StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
New Japan National Stadium, TokyoGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	18.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Nippatsu Mitsuzawa Stadium, YokohamaGround · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nissan Stadium, YokohamaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Noevir Stadium KobeGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Panasonic Stadium Suita, OsakaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	29.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Saitama Stadium 2002Ground · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Suita City Football Stadium, OsakaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	17.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Toyota Stadium (Japan)Ground · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	19.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0