# Kazuhiko Chiba

Kazuhiko Chiba (千葉 和彦, Chiba Kazuhiko, born 21 June 1985) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for J1 League club Albirex Niigata.

## Career

On 24 December 2020, Chiba was announced at Albirex Niigata. On 1 January 2022, his contract with the club was extended for the 2022 season. On 2 December 2022, the club announced that they had extended Chiba's contract for the 2023 season. On 20 December 2023, his contract with the club was extended for the 2024 season.

## Club statistics

Updated to 5 May 2021.
| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | Netherlands | League | League | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | League Cup | League Cup | UEFA | UEFA | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| 2003–04 | AGOVV | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | AGOVV | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Dordrecht | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Asia | Asia | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| 2005 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 |
| 2007 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 1 |
| 2008 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 39 | 1 |
| 2009 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 41 | 0 |
| 2011 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 1 |
| 2012 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 40 | 1 |
| 2013 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 34 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| 2014 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 2 |
| 2015 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| 2016 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 2017 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 35 | 0 |
| 2018 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 2 |
| 2019 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | Nagoya Grampus | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Albirex Niigata | J2 League | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 |
| Netherlands | Netherlands | Netherlands | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | 363 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 466 | 15 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 384 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 52 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 488 | 15 |
$^1$Includes Japanese Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and J. League Championship.

## National team statistics

Japan national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |

## Honours
### Club
#### Sanfrecce Hiroshima

* J1 League: 2012, 2013, 2015
* Japanese Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2016

### International
#### Japan

* EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013