About Daichi Kamada (Japanese professional footballer)
Daichi Kamada is a professional football player from Japan who plays as an attacking midfielder for the Bundesliga Club, Eintracht Frankfurt. He also plays for the Japanese National Team. Prior to joining the Japanese senior team, Daichi played for the Japanese U23 and U21 in 2016. Daichi made his senior international debut in 2019.
Besides, Daichi played for J League club, Sagan Tosu from 2015 to 2017.
Daichi Kamada's Early Life and Parents
Daichi Kamada was born on August 5, 1996 in Ehime, Japan. Kamada was born to his father, Fukishige but the information regarding his mother is not available at present. His father is former a football player who worked for the seniors and Juniors at Osaka University of Physical Education. He has a younger brother named Hiromu Kamada who is also a footballer.
Born in Japan, Kamada holds Japanese nationality and belongs to the Asian ethnicity. According to his birth date, Gemini is his zodiac sign.
Daichi Kamada Football Career
Early Career
- Daichi Kamada began playing football at Kids FC in 2008 and helped the team win TV Ehime Cup Dhime Prefectural Youth Soccer championship-12.
- In 2009, he joined Gamba Osaka and was then selected for U13 J League.
- Afterward, he joined Higashiyama High School in 2012. For the school team, he scored 20 goals in 18 appearances in the 2013 season and was the captain of the school football team in 2014.
Club Career
- Daichi joined the J League club, Sagan Tosu in November 2014.
- Later on, he briefly served as a loan player for J.League U-22 at the beginning of the 2015 season.
- In April 2015, he returned to Tosu and made his J.League Cup debut against Albirex Niigata.
- After a month, he faced Matsumoto Yamaga in his J.League debut and scored his debut goal in the same match.
- Daichi received the New Hero Awards of the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup for his first five appearances of the season.
- Prior to the 2016 season, Daichi signed a new contract with the club. And received the Yamazaki Nabisco Cup's New Hero Awards for the second time in honor of his early 2016 season performance.
- Daichi extended his contract with the club ahead of the 2017 season. He scored 16 goals in 80 appearances in all competitions before leaving the club.
- In June 2017, he moved to the Bundesliga club, Eintracht Frankfurt signing a four-year contract with the club for a reported transfer fee of €2.5 million.
- He made his Frankfurt debut in the DFB-Pokal fixture against TuS Erndtebruck but he only made 4 appearances in his debut 2017-18 season due to injuries.
- Daichi played for Sint-Truiden on a loan for the 2018-19 season. And scored 16 goals in 36 appearances for the club.
- For the 2019-20 season, he returned to Frankfurt but suffered a torn ligament in January 2020 that ruled him out of football for the whole of January.
- However, he scored a hat-trick in the second leg of the UEFA Europa League's Round of 32 matches against Red Bull Salzburg and became the club's third top scorer with 16 goals in the 2019-20 season.
- Kamada extended his contract with Frankfurt before the 2020-21 season began, keeping him there until 2023.
- Additionally, he made 34 appearances by the end of the 2020-21 season, scoring five goals across all competitions.
- Daichi became a crucial player of Frankfurt that won the UEFA Europa League in the 2021-22 season, scoring 9 goals in 46 appearances in all competitions.
International Career
- Daichi Kamada was selected for Japan's youth team in 2015.
- In 2016, he played for Japan's U21 and U23 teams.
- Firstly, he was called up to the Japan senior team in 2019.
- On March 22, 2019, in a friendly match against Colombia, Daichi made his debut for Samurai Blue after replacing Takumi Minamino in the 79th minute.
- He then scored his first goal for Japan, in a 6-0 win against Mongolia on October 10, 2019.
- In October 2020, Daichi was called up to the Samurai Blue squad. He then scored three goals in three games for Japan against South Korea, Mongolia, and Myanmar.
Daichi Kamada Wife, Girlfriend, and Son
Footballer Daichi Kamada is a married man. Kamada is married to his longtime girlfriend. The couple was blessed with a son in October 2018. However, he has not disclosed the names of his wife and children yet.
Daichi Kamada's Net Worth 2022
Daichi Kamada has quite good earnings from his professional career as a football player. As a salary, he earns around €600k annually. His net worth is estimated at around €1 million. As well, Daichi makes a decent amount through sponsorship, promotion arrangements, and commercial agreements.
Moreover, He lives in Frankfurt with his family.
Daichi Kamada Height, Weight, and Size
Daichi Kamada is a handsome man with a well-maintained athletic body physique. He stands at a tall height of 1.84m (6 feet) and his body weighs around 72kg. Kamada has a pair of dark brown eyes and his hair color is black.
Furthermore, his sexual orientation is Straight.
