is a Japanese

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who plays for

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in the

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Career

YSCC Yokohama

After being raised from the

YSCC Yokohama , commonly referred to as simply Y.S.C.C. or Y.S.C.C. Yokohama (Y.S.C.C.横浜 or simply YS横浜) is a Japanese multisports club based in Yokohama. Although they compete in a number of different sports, YSCC is best known for its association fo ...

youth ranks, Kaneko was promoted to the top team in March 2017. He had the chance of debuting in the

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only one year after he was signed: Kaneko came in against

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in a game of July 2018.

Taichung Futuro

In August 2019, Kaneko joined the

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ese team

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on a short-term loan.

Sydney United

On 27 February 2022, Kaneko signed for NPL NSW club Sydney United 58. He made his debut on 26 June in a 3–3 league draw against

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, and scored his first goal for the club against

APIA Leichhardt APIA Leichhardt Football Club, also known simply as APIA (Associazione Poli-sportiva Italo Australiana), is a semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Leichhardt in Sydney, Australia. The club was formed in 1954 as APIA Leichhardt, ...

in the last game of the 2022 season. That same season, Kaneko helped Sydney United achieve runners-up in both cup campaigns in the

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and

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, losing both to

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and Macarthur FC subsequently. Kaneko would play in the 2023 Waratah Cup, scoring in the final of a 3–1 victory over APIA Leichhardt at

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and achieving his first trophy with Sydney United.

Gold Coast Knights

On February 21, 2024,

announced the signing of Taisei for the 2024

season.

Honours

Sydney United 58 *

Champions: 2023 *

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Division One Champions: 2023

Club statistics

''Updated to 23 August 2018''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"
7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 269 out of 289)

References

External links

*
Profile at J. LeagueProfile at YSCC Yokohama
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kaneko, Taisei 1998 births Living people Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J3 League players YSCC Yokohama players Men's association football defenders Sydney United 58 FC players