title: List of Albirex Niigata players
text: # List of Albirex Niigata players
  
  Albirex Niigata is a Japanese football club based in Niigata. The following list contains all the footballers that have made over 100 league appearances for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.
  
  ## Players
  
  * Players whose name is in bold currently play for the club.
  * (n/a) = Information not available
  
  Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016 season
  
  | Name | Nationality | Position | Club career | Appearances | Goals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Yōsuke Nozawa | Japan | Goalkeeper | 2000–2008 | 187 | 0 |
  | Takashi Kitano | Japan | Goalkeeper | 2003–2009 | 124 | 0 |
  | Sergio | Brazil | Defender | 1999–2002 | 127 | 12 |
  | Naoki Takahashi | Japan | Defender | 1999–2005 | 141 | 4 |
  | Katsuo Kanda | Japan | Defender | 2000–2003 | 114 | 5 |
  | Yoshiaki Maruyama | Japan | Defender | 2002–2005 | 114 | 1 |
  | Hikaru Mita | Japan | Defender | 2002–2007 | 103 | 1 |
  | Kazuhiko Chiba | Japan | Defender | 2005–2011 | 147 | 1 |
  | Mitsuru Nagata | Japan | Defender | 2006–2010 | 119 | 1 |
  | Jun Uchida | Japan | Defender | 2006–2013 | 143 | 5 |
  | Gotoku Sakai | Japan | Defender | 2008–2011 | 74 | 1 |
  | Kim Jin-su | South Korea | Defender | 2012–2014 | 64 | 1 |
  | Kentaro Ohi | Japan | Defender | 2012–2015 | 107 | 5 |
  | Kenji Komata | Japan | Midfielder | 1996–1998 | n/a | n/a |
  | Tadahiro Akiba | Japan | Midfielder | 1999–2004 | 204 | 2 |
  | Shingo Suzuki | Japan | Midfielder | 1999–2007 | 252 | 53 |
  | Isao Homma | Japan | Midfielder | 2000–2014, 2017– | 312 | 13 |
  | Yoshito Terakawa | Japan | Midfielder | 2000–2002, 2004–2008 | 256 | 24 |
  | An Yong-hak | North Korea | Midfielder | 2002–2004 | 94 | 7 |
  | Motohiro Yamaguchi | Japan | Midfielder | 2003–2005 | 83 | 6 |
  | Fabinho | Brazil | Midfielder | 2003–2006 | 104 | 30 |
  | Atomu Tanaka | Japan | Midfielder | 2005–2014 | 200 | 17 |
  | Toshihiro Matsushita | Japan | Midfielder | 2006–2009 | 106 | 9 |
  | Marcio Richardes | Brazil | Midfielder | 2007–2010 | 107 | 38 |
  | Yuta Mikado | Japan | Midfielder | 2009–2013 | 138 | 7 |
  | Cho Young-cheol | South Korea | Midfielder | 2009–2011 | 77 | 18 |
  | Sho Naruoka | Japan | Midfielder | 2013– | 101 | 10 |
  | Léo Silva | Brazil | Midfielder | 2013–2016 | 122 | 16 |
  | Masahiro Fukasawa | Japan | Forward | 2000–2004 | 157 | 8 |
  | Marcus | Brazil | Forward | 2002–2003 | 77 | 51 |
  | Yusaku Ueno | Japan | Forward | 2003–2005 | 105 | 20 |
  | Edmilson | Brazil | Forward | 2004–2007 | 116 | 62 |
  | Kisho Yano | Japan | Forward | 2005–2010, 2012, 2017– | 182 | 32 |
  | Kengo Kawamata | Japan | Forward | 2008–2014 | 75 | 26 |
  