Hideaki Kitajima

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Kitajima was born in Narashino on May 23, 1978. After graduating from Funabashi Municipal High School, he joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 1997. In 1999, he played many matches and the club won J.League Cup. The club also finished in third place in the 1999 and 2000 J1 League. However his opportunity to play decreased, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse in 2003. He returned to Kashiwa in 2006. In 2011, the club won the 2011 J1 League. He moved to J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto in June 2012. He retired at the end of the 2013 season.

In October 2000, Kitajima was selected the Japan national team for 2000 Asian Cup. At this competition, on October 17, he debuted and scored a goal against Uzbekistan. He played 2 games and Japan were the champions. He played 3 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 2000.

Statistics

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|1997||rowspan="6"|Kashiwa Reysol||rowspan="6"|J1 League||6||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||6||0
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|1998||9||2||0||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||12||2
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|1999||17||7||4||2||6||2||colspan="2"|-||27||11
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|2000||30||18||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||34||18
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|2001||28||7||1||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||33||8
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|2002||18||2||1||1||6||0||colspan="2"|-||25||3
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|2003||rowspan="3"|Shimizu S-Pulse||rowspan="3"|J1 League||18||2||2||0||2||0||2||1||24||3
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|2004||27||5||0||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||34||5
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|2005||3||0||2||0||1||1||colspan="2"|-||6||1
|-
|2006||rowspan="7"|Kashiwa Reysol||J2 League||24||7||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||24||7
|-
|2007||rowspan="3"|J1 League||12||1||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||13||1
|-
|2008||12||1||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||16||1
|-
|2009||22||4||2||0||5||2||colspan="2"|-||29||6
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|2010||J2 League||17||4||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||19||4
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|2011||rowspan="2"|J1 League||23||9||3||1||2||1||colspan="2"|-||28||11
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|2012||5||1||0||0||0||0||2||0||7||1
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|2012||rowspan="2"|Roasso Kumamoto||rowspan="2"|J2 League||8||3||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||10||3
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|2013||24||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||24||0
303||73||23||4||41||7||4||1||371||85
303||73||23||4||41||7||4||1||371||85
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

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|2000||3||1
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!Total||3||1
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References

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Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Chiba Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:J1 League players
Category:J2 League players
Category:Kashiwa Reysol players
Category:Shimizu S-Pulse players
Category:Roasso Kumamoto players
Category:2000 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:AFC Asian Cup-winning players