M. James Fitzgerald

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M. James Fitzgerald
73

798

K.€

5

36

years

CB

Profile of M. James Fitzgerald

M. James Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald
36
years
NZL
Japan
66
kgs
Def
position
185
cms
5
shirt number
798
K.€
73
ELO

Born on 17 September 1988 in Auckland

Personal data
Country of birth
New Zealand New Zealand
Nationality
Japan Japan
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Oceania
Region of birth
Australia and New Zealand
Career details
Status
Midfield
Current club
Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata
Current competition
J1 League J1 League
Previous club
Kawasaki Frontale Kawasaki Frontale
Previous competition
J2 League J2 League
Historic team
Albirex Niigata Albirex Niigata
Historical competition
J2 League J2 League
Most common shirt number
5
Other shirt numbers
29, 4, 23, 27

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
J1 League
0%
Wins
League Cup
0%
Wins

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 1 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2
Avispa Fukuoka
Avispa Fukuoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3
Cerezo Osaka
Cerezo Osaka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4
Fagiano Okayama
Fagiano Okayama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5
FC Tokyo
FC Tokyo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Position on the pitch

Main position
Centre-back 99%
CB
Football pitch

Rating progression

73 ▲ 6
147 08
7423 11
7417 11
147 13
1450 16
147 19
Highest value in career
73 (2024)
Rankings
General
3643º
Age
65º
By country
89º 89º
By position
1452º D
By position
798º CB CB

Evolution of market value

▲ 0.1
147 08
7423 11
7417 11
147 13
1450 16
147 19
Highest value in career
1.35M (2014)
Rankings
General
26685º
Age
101º
By country
589º 589º
By position
10155º D
By position
5322º CB CB
Contract information
Agent
Massa Corporation
Start of contract
13/08/2019
End of contract
31/01/2026
Contract length
26/01/2032
Last signing
13/08/2019

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
19/20 13/08/2019
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
Transfer
16/17 05/01/2017
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
Transfer
13/14 06/08/2013
V-Varen Nagasaki
V-Varen Nagasaki
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
End of loan
11/12 01/01/2012
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
V-Varen Nagasaki
V-Varen Nagasaki
Loan
11/12 01/12/2011
Zweigen Kanazawa
Zweigen Kanazawa
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
End of loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Last 6 months 18
3
0.17
71
Last 365 days 39
7
0.18
69
Last 3 years 90
16
0.18
66
Last 5 years 165
30
0.18
64
Career 340
0.19
60

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
2023/24
39 1 4 7 0 39 38 1 3355' 36 6.8 69
J1 League
J1 League
32 1 4 6 0 32 32 0 2849' 36 6.8 68
League Cup
League Cup
5 0 0 1 0 5 5 0 416' 36 6.3 71
Emperor Cup
Emperor Cup
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 90' 35 4 68
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
2022/23
24 1 0 3 1 24 21 3 1784' 35 6.5 63
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
2021/22
27 1 0 5 0 27 26 1 2302' 34 7 63
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
2020/21
37 0 0 7 0 37 37 0 3281' 33 6.7 63
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
2019/20
38 1 0 7 0 38 37 1 3241' 32 6.5 59

Teammates

Player rating and role
J. Geria
D
J. Geria
68
3
K. Yamura
F
K. Yamura
63
7
K. Mori
D
K. Mori
63
6
R. Tashiro
GK
R. Tashiro
62
1
K. Fujita
GK
K. Fujita
59
-2
S. Okamoto
D
S. Okamoto
57
0
Y. Wakatsuki
F
Y. Wakatsuki
57
7
H. Inamura
D
H. Inamura
55
14
Taiki Arai
MF
Taiki Arai
55
3
J. Yoshida
MF
J. Yoshida
50
9
Miguel Silveira
MF
Miguel Silveira
50
-1
K. Shimabuku
MF
K. Shimabuku
49
3
Riku Ochiai
MF
Riku Ochiai
46
3
Yushin Otake
MF
Yushin Otake
30
0
K. Kasai
MF
K. Kasai
25
0
Shota Uchiyama
GK
Shota Uchiyama
0
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
10 292 285 24994' 6 55
V-Varen Nagasaki
V-Varen Nagasaki
2 32 31 2592' 4 7
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
3 12 12 1080' 0 2
Zweigen Kanazawa
Zweigen Kanazawa
1 1 1 90' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
J2 League
J2 League
5 117 114 10064' 2 22
J1 League
J1 League
5 97 95 8387' 2 19
Japan Football League 1st Phase
Japan Football League 1st Phase
1 31 31 2583' 4 6
J1 League - 2nd Ph.
J1 League - 2nd Ph.
2 29 29 2585' 1 6
League Cup
League Cup
6 24 23 2038' 1 4

Teams played for

Albirex Niigata
Albirex Niigata
10 season
6
292
V-Varen Nagasaki
V-Varen Nagasaki
2 season
4
32
Kawasaki Frontale
Kawasaki Frontale
3 season
0
12
Zweigen Kanazawa
Zweigen Kanazawa
1 season
0
1

For the national team

3808
3 times at International
-
Average number of goals
0
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
3
Matches as a starter
1
Off the bench
2
Debut
25/3/2011
Age on debut
22.5 years old
Last match
5/6/2011
Age in last game
22.7 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
New Zealand
New Zealand
2011
3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 102' 22 4.4 25
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 102' 22 4.4 25

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
Chris Wood
F
Chris Wood
89
0
W. Reid
MF
W. Reid
77
0
M. Boxall
D
M. Boxall
76
0
M. Mcglinchey
MF
M. Mcglinchey
74
0
S. Smeltz
F
S. Smeltz
74
0
K. Barbarouses
F
K. Barbarouses
73
0
J. Brockie
F
J. Brockie
73
0
Simon Elliott
MF
Simon Elliott
72
0
T. Brown
MF
T. Brown
71
0
I. Vicelich
D
I. Vicelich
70
0
Marco Rojas
F
Marco Rojas
69
0
B. Sigmund
D
B. Sigmund
68
0
C. Killen
F
C. Killen
68
0
J. Gleeson
GK
J. Gleeson
67
0
G. Moss
GK
G. Moss
67
0
A. Clapham
MF
A. Clapham
63
0
D. Mulligan
MF
D. Mulligan
62
0
A. Boyens
D
A. Boyens
58
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 3 1 102' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 3 1 102' 0 0

Titles

  • 2
    Japanese champion
    Japanese champion
  • Japanese second league Champion
    Japanese second league Champion

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances