is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a

left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

J1 League The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...

club

Cerezo Osaka is a Japanese professional football club based in Osaka. The club currently plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The club's name ''Cerezo'' (Spanish for cherry blossom) is also the flower of the city of Osaka. ...

Club career

Kakeru Funaki joined

in 2016. On March 20, he debuted in

J3 League or simply J3 is the third division of . It was established in 2013 as the third-tier professional association football league in Japan. The third-tier nationwide league is a relatively recent development in Japanese football with a first attempt ...

(v Fujieda MYFC).

National team career

In May 2017, Funaki was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 2 matches as left side back.

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Profile at Cerezo Osaka
1998 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players Cerezo Osaka players Cerezo Osaka U-23 players SC Sagamihara players Júbilo Iwata players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1990s-stub