Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hougang United | ||
Number | 11 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Pima Community College | 54 | (39) |
2020–2021 | Nebraska-Omaha | 28 | (11) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021 | Des Moines Menace | 6 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Union Omaha | 23 | (3) |
2023–2025 | Nagaworld | 45 | (16) |
2025– | Hougang United | 2 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 May 2025 |
Hugo Kametani (born 26 January 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as a striker for Singapore Premier League club Hougang United. [1]
Kametani began attending Pima Community College in 2017, where he played two seasons for the men's soccer team. [2] In 2018 he scored the game-winning goal in overtime to win Pima their first national championship. He scored 30 goals in his sophomore season, and was named the Junior College Division I men's national player of the year. [3] [4]
After his time at Pima Community College, Kametani began attending the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Kametani played two seasons for the men's soccer team, and in 2020 was the Summit League Newcomer of the Year as well as named to the All-Summit First Team. In his two seasons with the Mavericks, Kametani scored 11 goals in 28 games. [5]
Kametani stayed in Omaha to begin his professional career, signing with Union Omaha of USL League One in 2022 after participating in an invitational camp. [6] Kametani made his professional debut the following April, starting in Omaha's second round match in the U.S. Open Cup. He scored his first professional goal in his second match, a 2–2 draw against Forward Madison in Omaha's opening match of the 2022 season. [7]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Des Moines Menace | 2021 | USL League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Union Omaha | 2022 | USL League One | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
Total | 24 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
Nagaworld | 2023–24 | Cambodian Premier League | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 |
2024–25 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||
Total | 45 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 16 | ||
Hougang United | 2025–26 | Singapore Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 69 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 20 |