is a former Japanese

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player.

Playing career

Uchida was born in Komono, Mie on July 10, 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club Yokohama FC in 2002. He got an opportunity to play from first season and became a regular player as offensive midfielder in summer 2003. Although the club results were sluggish every season, Yokohama won the champions in 2006 season and was promoted to

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first time in the club history. Although he played many matches, Yokohama finished at the bottom place in 2007 season and was relegated to J2 in a year. In 2008, he moved to

Omiya Ardija is a professional association football club based in Ōmiya in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. Omiya competed in the J1 League follow ...

. Although he could not become a regular player, he played many matches in 3 seasons. In 2011, he moved to

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. However he could not play many matches. In 2012, he re-joined J2 club Yokohama FC for the first time in 4 years. Although he played many matches in 2013, his opportunity to play decreased from 2014. In 2017, he moved to Hong Kong and joined

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. He retired in September 2017.

Club statistics

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* 1983 births Living people Association football people from Mie Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Yokohama FC players Omiya Ardija players Ventforet Kofu players Southern District FC players People from Komono Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub