What is Naoya Kondo?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Naoya Kondo |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Naoya Kondo |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1983|10|3}} |birth_place=[[Utsunomiya, Tochigi|Utsunomiya]], [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.82}} |position=[[Defender (football)|Defender]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1999–2001|youthclubs1=[[Kashiwa Reysol]] |years1=2002–2015|clubs1=[[Kashiwa Reysol]]|caps1=246|goals1=11 |years2=2016–2018|clubs2=[[JEF United Chiba]]|caps2=110|goals2=8 |years3=2019–2020|clubs3=[[Tokyo Verdy]]|caps3=45|goals3=1 |totalcaps=401|totalgoals=20 |nationalyears1=2003|nationalteam1=[[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U-20]]|nationalcaps1=3|nationalgoals1=0 |nationalyears2=2012|nationalteam2=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps2=1|nationalgoals2=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Kashiwa Reysol]]}} {{Medal|W|[[J1 League]]|2011}} {{Medal|W|[[J.League Cup]]|2013}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2012}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2008}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Naoya Kondo'''|近藤 直也|Kondo Naoya|born October 3, 1983}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Kondo was born in [[Utsunomiya, Tochigi|Utsunomiya]] on October 3, 1983. He joined [[J1 League]] club [[Kashiwa Reysol]] from their youth team in 2002. He got an opportunity to play in 2003 and became a regular center back in 2004. However he could not play many matches for repeated injuries from 2005. He became a regular player again in summer 2009. However Reysol was relegated to [[J2 League]] end of the 2009 season. In 2010, he played all 34 matches except 2 matches for suspension. Reysol also won the champions in J2 and was returned to J1 in a year. In 2011, Reysol won the champions in J1 League. He was also selected Best Eleven award. From 2012, Reysol won the champions in the 2012 [[Emperor's Cup]] and 2013 [[J.League Cup]]. Howev