Kentaro Fukuda

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Kentaro Fukuda
Personal information
Born (1995-07-27) 27 July 1995 (age 28)
Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Gifu Asahi Club
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016– Japan 69 (15)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Jakarta Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Asian Champions Trophy
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Chennai

Kentaro Fukuda (福田 健太郎, Fukuda Kentarō, born 27 July 1995) is a Japanese field hockey player who plays as a forward for Gifu Asahi Club and the Japan national team. [1]

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International career

Fukuda was a part of the Japan squad which won their first Asian Games gold medal in hockey in 2018. [2] He represented Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Fukuda, Kentaro". tokyo2020.hockey.or.jp. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "Japan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. "東京 2020 出場" (PDF). data.hockey.or.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  4. "Team Roster Argentina" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.