is a Japanese professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

Nogami started playing football when he was in either the first or second grade, starting out as a forward. He tried out for

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's youth academy, but wasn't selected, and instead went to Forza '02 and Hozen High School. On 11 July 2016, Nogami was announced at Sanfreece Hiroshima, becoming the club's second summer signing. On 4 September 2016, he scored against

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in the J.League Cup, scoring in the 24th minute. During the 2017 season, Nogami played 24 league games and renewed his contract with the club for the 2018 season. During the 2018 season, he played 30 league games, and signed a new contract with the club for the 2019 season. During the 2019 season, he played 33 league matches, and signed a new contract with the club for the 2020 season. On 2 December 2022, Nogami was announced at Nagoya Grampus. On 5 January 2025, his contract was renewed for the 2025 season. Nogami has won the

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twice, once with

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in 2022, and once with

in 2024. He has played over 150 J1 matches in his career.

Style of play

Nogami likes to give advice to his teammates. He believes his strengths are "heading, one-on-one situations, and build-up play.". As well as playing center-back, he can also play as a right back, or as a defensive midfielder.

Club statistics

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"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"
10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 215 out of 289)

Honours

Club

Sanfrecce Hiroshima *

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

Nagoya Grampus * J.League Cup:

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

References

External links

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Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nogami, Yuki 1991 births Living people Toin University of Yokohama alumni Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Yokohama FC players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Nagoya Grampus players Men's association football defenders People from Suginami 21st-century Japanese sportsmen