Yumemi Kanda
 Kanda with Consadole Sapporo (youth) in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yumemi Kanda | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kitchee | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Consadole Sapporo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Consadole Sapporo | 17 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Sagamihara (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Ehime | 26 | (3) |
| 2020 | Tokyo 23 | 9 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | YSCC | 43 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Rangers (HKG) | 26 | (15) |
| 2024 | Shkupi | 17 | (3) |
| 2025 | KF Besa Dobërdoll | 12 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kitchee | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 July 2025 | |||
Yumemi Kanda (神田 夢実, Kanda Yumemi; born 14 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.[1][2]
Club career
Rangers
On 6 January 2023, Rangers announced the signing of Kanda.[3]
Described as a "Japanese star" by the South China Morning Post, Kanda reportedly declined an offer to play for Indonesia in May 2023.[4]
Yumemi scored 10 goals in 18 appearances for Rangers in the 2022–23 season and continued his form in the 2023–24 season as he scored 3 goals in the first 3 matches, including a AFC Champions League qualifying match.
Kitchee
On 7 July 2025, Yumemi joined Kitchee.[5]
Career statistics
Club
Updated to 27 March 2025.[6][7][8]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Consadole Sapporo | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| SC Sagamihara | 2014 | 10 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| Consadole Sapporo | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| Ehime FC | 2017 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tokyo 23 FC | 2020 | 9 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | |
| YSCC Yokohama | 2021 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | - | 7 | 2 | ||
| Rangers | 2022–2023 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
| 2023–2024 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 9 | |
| FK Shkupi | 2024–2025 | 17 | 3 | - | 17 | 3 | |
| KF Besa Dobërdoll | 2024–2025 | 6 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 145 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 162 | 28 | |
Honours
Club
- Rangers
References
- ^ "The Japanese from Skopje, Kanda moves to Besa from Dobërdollit". Telegrafi. 20 January 2025.
- ^ Japan Y. Kanda - Profile with news, career statistics and history Soccerway
- ^ 港超聯 日本小國腳神田夢實投標準流浪 on.cc 6 January 2023
- ^ Kin-wa, Chan (23 May 2023). "Rangers secure Champions League licence, as Kanda signs new deal". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ 港超聯 神田夢實夥肯迪組傑志新雙核 on.cc 7 July 2025
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 213 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 192 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 197 out of 289)
External links
- Profile at Ehime FC
- Profile at Consadole Sapporo Archived 25 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- Yumemi Kanda at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- SC Sagamihara Transfer Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine