Taisei Kaneko

Taisei Kaneko is a Japanese footballer who plays for Gold Coast Knights in the NPL Queensland.

Career

After being raised from the YSCC Yokohama youth ranks, Kaneko was promoted to the top team in March 2017. He had the chance of debuting in the J3 League only one year after he was signed: Kaneko came in against Giravanz Kitakyushu in a game of July 2018.

In August 2019, Kaneko joined the Taiwanese team Taichung Futuro F.C. on a short-term loan.

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 Rockdale Ilinden, and scored his first goal for the club against 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 Waratah Cup and Australia Cup, losing both to NWS Spirit 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 Leichhardt Oval and achieving his first trophy with Sydney United.

On February 21, 2024, Gold Coast Knights announced the signing of Taisei for the 2024 NPL Queensland season.

Sydney United 58

Updated to 23 August 2018.