is a former Japanese

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player.

Playing career

Fukai was born in Fujikawa, Yamanashi on September 13, 1980. After graduating from Komazawa University, he joined the

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club

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in 2003. He played many matches every season. The Antlers won second place in

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and in the 2006 J.League Cup. In 2007, he moved to

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. In 2008, he moved to

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. However he did not play much. In August 2008, he moved to

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. He played many matches as forward with Seiichiro Maki who was a teammate at Komazawa University. However JEF United finished in last place in the 2009 season and was relegated to the

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for the first time in the club's history. Although he played often in 2012, he could not play much in 2013 due to an injury. He resigned at the end of the 2013 season. In July 2014, he joined the J2 club

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and played two seasons. In 2016, he moved to the

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club SC Sagamihara and played many matches. He retired at the end of the 2016 season.J.League
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Club statistics

¹Includes Promotion Playoffs to J1.

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* 1980 births Living people Komazawa University alumni Association football people from Yamanashi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Kashima Antlers players Albirex Niigata players Nagoya Grampus players JEF United Chiba players V-Varen Nagasaki players SC Sagamihara players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-forward-1980s-stub