Michael Fitzgerald, Centre-Back at Albirex Niigata

Centre-Back · Defender

#5 Michael Fitzgerald

Albirex Niigata J1 League · Japan

Date of birth / Age: 17 Sept 1988 (38)
Height · Weight: 1.85 m · 82 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Centre-Back
Citizenship: Japan, New Zealand
Joined club: 13 Aug 2019
Contract until: 2026
International: New Zealand · 2 caps

Date of birth / Age: 17 Sept 1988 (38)
Height · Weight: 1.85 m · 82 kg
Foot: Right
Main position: Centre-Back
Citizenship: Japan, New Zealand
Joined club: 13 Aug 2019
Contract until: 2026
International: New Zealand · 2 caps

Season 2026/27

Appearances: 4
Starting eleven: 4
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Yellow cards: 0
Second yellows: 0
Red cards: 0
Minutes: 386

Starting eleven100%

4 of 4 appearances

Minutes played386

97 per appearance

Goal involvement0

0 goals · 0 assists

Positions played

257 matches · since 2015

CMRBCB

Position	Apps	G	A
Centre-Back	248	6	5
Right-Back	8	0	0
Central Midfield	1	0	0

How he compares

TSH benchmarks · centre-backs with 900+ minutes

World rank: #4659; centre-back in the world by TSH Score
In his age group: #1645; among centre-backs aged 30+
In his league: 24%; of J2 League centre-backs rank below him

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Season	Competition	Club	Apps	Starts	G	A	Yellow cards	Second yellow	Red cards	Min
2026/27	J2 League	Albirex Niigata	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	386
2026	J2/J3 100 Year Vision League	Albirex Niigata	7	6	0	–	1	–	0	653
2025	J1 League	Albirex Niigata	31	30	1	0	7	0	0	2,595
2025	J-League Cup	Albirex Niigata	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	120
2024	J1 League	Albirex Niigata	32	32	1	3	6	0	0	2,853
2024	J-League Cup	Albirex Niigata	5	5	0	–	1	–	0	441
2023	J1 League	Albirex Niigata	19	18	1	0	3	0	1	1,527
2023	J-League Cup	Albirex Niigata	2	1	0	–	0	–	0	92
2022	J2 League	Albirex Niigata	27	26	1	0	5	0	0	2,301
2021	J2 League	Albirex Niigata	36	36	0	0	7	0	0	3,191
2020	J2 League	Albirex Niigata	38	37	1	1	7	0	0	3,238
2019	J2 League	Albirex Niigata	15	15	0	1	3	0	0	1,321
2019	J1 League	Kawasaki Frontale	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	270
2019	AFC Champions League Elite	Kawasaki Frontale	3	3	0	–	0	–	0	270
2018	J-League Cup	Kawasaki Frontale	2	2	0	–	1	–	0	180
2017	AFC Champions League Elite	Kawasaki Frontale	2	2	0	–	0	–	0	180
2016	Emperor Cup	Albirex Niigata	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2016	J1 League	Albirex Niigata	22	22	1	0	5	0	0	1,897
2016	J-League Cup	Albirex Niigata	1	1	0	–	0	–	0	90
2015	J1 League	Albirex Niigata	29	29	0	0	7	0	0	2,456
2015	J-League Cup	Albirex Niigata	8	8	1	–	1	–	0	719
2014	J1 League	Albirex Niigata	29	29	0	–	4	–	0	2,569
2014	J-League Cup	Albirex Niigata	6	6	0	–	1	–	0	540
2013	J1 League	Albirex Niigata	14	13	0	–	4	–	0	1,169
2013	J2 League	V-Varen Nagasaki	1	0	0	–	0	–	0	2

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Career total · all competitions			338	330	7	5^*	64	0^*	1	29,150

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
J1 League	179	4	3
J2 League	121	2	2
J-League Cup	25	1	–
J2/J3 100 Year Vision League	7	0	–
AFC Champions League Elite	5	0	–
Emperor Cup	1	0	–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 26 Oct 2026.

Clubs and transfers

Aug 2019 Aug 2019 · Transfer Kawasaki Frontale Albirex Niigata Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2017 Jan 2017 · Transfer Albirex Niigata Kawasaki Frontale Transfer Fee in TSH subscription
Aug 2013 Aug 2013 · Loan V-Varen Nagasaki Albirex Niigata Loan Fee in TSH subscription
Jan 2012 Jan 2012 · Loan Albirex Niigata V-Varen Nagasaki Loan Fee in TSH subscription

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