Daiki Kaneko
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| Full name | Daiki Kaneko | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 28, 1998 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||
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Current team | Júbilo Iwata | ||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| Karasuyama Kita FC | |||||||||||
| FC Tucano | |||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Ichiritsu Funabashi High School | ||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2017 | Kanagawa University | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Shonan Bellmare | 56 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 12 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022 | → Kyoto Sanga FC (loan) | 22 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 52 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2025– | Júbilo Iwata | 35 | (4) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 | |||||||||||
Daiki Kaneko (金子 大毅, Kaneko Daiki; born August 28, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Júbilo Iwata.
After starting his professional career with Shonan Bellmare, Kaneko has played over 140 league matches in the J1 League.