Akishige Kaneda

Akishige Kaneda (兼田 亜季重) is a Japanese football player who plays for Oita Trinita in the J2 League.

Club career
Born in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Kaneda was a product of Sanfrecce Hiroshima's youth ranks where he was teammates with players like Tsubasa Yokotake and Kenta Uchida.

In 2008, Kaneda signed a professional contract with Ehime F.C. and had been coached by goalkeeper coach Akira Yamanaka, before he was then replaced by former goalkeeper Yoshimi Sasahara. Kaneda stayed for five years in Ehime and had only made a total of three appearances.

In 2014, Kaneda completed a permanent move to Montedio Yamagata where he spent two years as a substitute goalkeeper.

At the start of the 2016 season, Kaneda moved to the newly promoted Avispa Fukuoka.

Club statistics
Updated to 23 February 2018.