is a

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professional

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who currently plays as a

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for

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club Young Lions, whom his the vice-captain. Jun has played for the Cerezo Osaka U-23 and most recently

Albirex Niigata Singapore FC Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, abbreviated as Albirex Niigata (S), is a Singaporean football club that plays in the Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan. History Albirex Niigata Singapore, a satellite ...

, where he captained and leading them win their 5th title in

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Club career

Cerezo Osaka U-23

Jun started his career playing with Cerezo Osaka U-23 in the

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. He ended the season with 2 goals in 13 appearances.

Albirex Niigata Singapore

On 30 December 2021, Jun joined

outfits,

Albirex Niigata Singapore Albirex Niigata Singapore FC, abbreviated as Albirex Niigata (S), is a Singaporean football club that plays in the Singapore Premier League. The club is a satellite team of Albirex Niigata of Japan. History Albirex Niigata Singapore, a satellite ...

, the satellite team of Japan club,

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. Jun helped the club to win the

title.

Young Lions

On 28 January 2023, Jun joined the Young Lions, a Singaporean developmental club which aims to expose young players to top-level competition. He is joined by

Kan Kobayashi is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a central-midfielder or left-winger for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions. Kan played for the FC Tokyo U-23 and most recently Albirex Niigata (S) FC in the Singapore Premier League, ...

who together become the first foreigners to play for the Young Lions since 2016.

Career statistics

Club

. ;Notes

Honours

Club

Albirex Niigata (S): •

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* 1999 births Living people Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Kwansei Gakuin University alumni Japanese men's footballers Men's association football defenders J3 League players Cerezo Osaka players Cerezo Osaka U-23 players Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore {{Japan-footy-defender-stub