Kōdai Minoda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tsurumi Higashi FC | |||
| Mamedo FC | |||
| 2015–2017 | Aomori Yamada High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Hosei University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2026 | Shonan Bellmare | 7 | (0) |
| 2022 | → SC Sagamihara (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | → Vanraure Hachinohe (loan) | 104 | (3) |
| 2026– | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 July 2026 | |||
Kōdai Minoda (蓑田 広大, Minoda Kōdai; born 10 August 1999) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a centre back for J3 League club Matsumoto Yamaga FC.
Club career
Minoda began his youth career with Tsurumi Higashi FC and Mamedo FC. Later, he joined Aomori Yamada High School, graduating on 2017.
In 2018, Minoda entered Hosei University, studying and playing for its football team. At 24 February 2021, during his graduation year, he was approved as a specially-designated player for Shonan Bellmare, and was scheduled to fully join the club on 2022, when he ultimately joined.
In 2022, Minoda began his professional career with the J1 club, Shonan Bellmare. On 23 February, he debuted against Avispa Fukuoka in J. League Cup, in the Matchweek 1 Group Stage.
On 7 June 2022, Shonan Bellmare loaned Minoda to the J3 club, SC Sagamihara for mid of the 2022 season.[1]
On 17 December 2022, Minoda was loaned again to the J3 club, Vanraure Hachinohe for the 2023 season.[2] Minoda extended his loan twice more and ended up making over 100 appearances for Vanraure Hachinohe over three seasons. In December 2025, it was announced he would be returning to Shonan Bellmare.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hosei University | 2019 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2022 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SC Sagamihara (loan) | 2022 | J3 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Vanraure Hachinohe (loan) | 2023 | J3 League | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2024 | J3 League | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2025 | J3 League | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| Total | 104 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 109 | 3 | ||
| Shonan Bellmare | 2026 | J2/J3 (100) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 117 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperors Cup
- ↑ Includes J.League Cup
References
- ↑ "蓑田広大選手 湘南ベルマーレより育成型期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 7 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "蓑田広大選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ - ヴァンラーレ八戸FCオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "蓑田広大選手 期限付き移籍期間終了のお知らせ - ヴァンラーレ八戸FCオフィシャルサイト" (in Japanese). 21 December 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Kōdai Minoda at Soccerway
- ↑ "Kodai Minoda Players All-Time Record". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Football people from Yokohama
- Hosei University alumni
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- J1 League players
- J3 League players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- SC Sagamihara players
- Vanraure Hachinohe players
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football defender, 1990s birth stubs