Chihiro Noda
Chihiro Noda (野田 智裕, Noda Chihiro, born August 17, 1988 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese soccer player. He plays attacking positions. In 2015, he got the Golden boot (Top Goal Scorer) in the Philippines. Noda and Paulo Dybala have played together when Noda was in Argentina.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chihiro Noda | ||
| Date of birth | August 17, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumamoto, Japan | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker, Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Koshi Junior Highschool | ||
| 2004–2006 | Ohzu Highschool | ||
| 2007–2008 | Teikyo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | FC Shinjuku | 10 | (3) |
| 2011 | C.A.Las Palmas | 20 | (4) |
| 2012 | Swan United | 22 | (5) |
| 2013 | Koshi PERNA | 12 | (8) |
| 2014 | MAJ FC | 25 | (12) |
| 2015 | JP Voltes | 20 | (23) |
| 2016 | Mid-Isle Mariners | 10 | (10) |
| 2017 | Toronto Skillz FC | 5 | (3) |
| 2017 | Royal Toronto FC | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | Portugal AC | 9 | (1) |
| 2018– | Humber Hawks | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
C.A.Las Palmas
Noda played for Club Atlético Las Palmas in Argentina. After the season, joined a training for Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba and he has played and lived with Paulo Dybala.
Swan United FC
After joined tryouts in the US, Noda signed for Swan United FC in the Football West in Australia as a semi-professional. Noda usually played in central midfield and scored 5 goals this season.
Manila All Japan FC
Noda played in his hometown and he finally signed with Manila All-Japan F.C. as a professional football player in 2014. He played 25 matches, scored 12 goals in the season.
JP Voltes FC
In Jan 2015, Manila All-Japan F.C. changed their name for JP Voltes F.C. Noda played as a striker from this season then scored 18 goals and got the Golden Boot in the regular season. The promotion play-offs against Team Socceroo FC, he scored 5 goals and JP Voltes F.C. won over to promote for Division 1.
Toronto Skillz FC
In Mar 2017, Noda announced on his blogs that he signed a contract with Toronto Skillz FC which belongs to League1 Ontario, 3rd division in Canada.[1]
Royal Toronto FC
In June 2017, Noda transferred from Toronto Skillz FC to Royal Toronto which belongs to Canadian Soccer League in Canada.
Portugal AC
2018 played in the Arena Premier League for Portugal AC.[2]
Humber Hawks
In the Autumn 2018, he went to study at Humber College and played for the soccer team.[3]
Personal Honors
- 2015 United Football League Golden Boot