Seiji Kaneko
Japanese association football player
Seiji Kaneko (金古 聖司, Seiji Kaneko; born May 27, 1980) is a Japanese former football player.
Playing career
He started his professional career with Kashima Antlers in 1999 and during his times with Kashima Antlers he has been on loan to Vissel Kobe in 2005, Avispa Fukuoka in 2006-2007 and Nagoya Grampus Eight in 2007 before returning to Kashima Antlers in 2008 and was released by the club at the end of the season. He never played in a single league game during the 2007 or 2008 seasons while on loan to Nagoya Grampus Eight, Avispa Fukuoka, or with the Kashima Antlers.
From 2009 to 2013 he played for Singapore's S.League club Tampines Rovers and was one of their key players, except when he played one season for Mitra Kukar in 2012. Kaneko then moved to Ang Thong in Thailand in 2014, and then to Yangon United FC in Myanmar in 2015.
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