Daichi Kamada

Midfielder Crystal Palace Japan 30 yrs #18
Details Stats Matches Career

2026-2027 snapshot

3Apps
2Starts
0Goals
0Assists
208Minutes
0Yellow
Form D L L W W

Profile

PositionMidfielder
Shirt number#18
Age30 years · 5 Aug 1996
NationalityJapan
Place of birthIyo, Ehime, Japan
Height184 cm
Weight168 lbs
Preferred footRight
SigningFree
Wage£5,460,000

Teams

Club & national team

Previous clubs

Full career
  • Lazio Permanent · 2023–2024
  • St.Truiden Permanent · 2018–2019
  • Sint-Truiden Loan · 2018–2019

About

Daichi Kamada (Kamada Daichi, born 5 August 1996) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Crystal Palace and the Japan national team.

Having previously called up to the Japan's youth team for the rest of 2015, Yamada was called up to the U21 squad the following year. He went on to make two appearances for the U21 side.

In March 2016, Kamada was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the first time. He made his Japan U23 debut, coming on as a 65th-minute substi…

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tute, in a 2–1 win against Mexico U23 on 25 March 2016. Kamada made his first starts for the Japan U23 side, and played 64 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–1 win against Guinea U23 on 25 May 2016. Kamada went on to make four appearances for Japan U23, with two other matches he featured were substitute.

Having previously failed to make a cut to the Samurai Blue squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, it was announced on 15 March 2019 that Kamada was called up to the Japan squad for the first time. He made his debut for the Samurai Blue on 22 March 2019 in a friendly against Colombia, as a 79th-minute substitute for Takumi Minamino. Kamada then scored his first Japan goal, in a 6–0 win against Mongolia on 10 October 2019. Almost a year later, in October 2020, he was called up to the Samurai Blue squad. Kamada then scored three goals in three matches for Japan between 25 March 2021 and 28 May 2021 against South Korea, Mongolia and Myanmar.

Kamada's father, Fukushige, was once a footballer and worked for the seniors and juniors at Osaka University of Physical Education. Because of his father's guidance, Kamada worked hard and learned how to use his body, enabling him to go back and forth between the attacking third and middle thirds, and his number of pass variations increased. He has a younger brother, Hiromu Kamada, who is also a footballer. In his free time, Kamada has said he is learning German and reads manga. Kamada credited teammate Makoto Hasebe for helping settle down in Germany.

At one point, Kamada considered going to university, saying: "Going to college may be a necessary path for me, but I still have a feeling that I can't give up. If I become a professional after graduating from college, I'm already 22 years old. However, I thought it would be very late to become a professional at the age of 22. For me, it is ideal that I go to the J League from high school and start from the first year, and I think I should do that. And I'm thinking about the future of the J League. I've always had a dream to go out into the world and play. I don't appreciate it, but I have enough confidence to do it." Growing up, Kamada said he wanted to be a footballer. On 25 May 2017, Kamada announced his marriage, to a woman he had been dating for a long time. A year later in October 2018, he became a first time father when his wife gave birth to a baby boy. Since moving to Eintracht Frankfurt, Kamada resides in the city with his family.

9Apps
1Goals
3Assists
432Minutes
2Yellow
0Red

Appearances

  • Appearances9
  • Starts4
  • Sub appearances2
  • Minutes played432

Attacking

  • Goals1
  • Assists3
  • Goal contributions4
  • Goals per game0.11
  • Minutes per goal432

Discipline

  • Yellow cards2
  • Red cards0
Starter Bench Came on Goal Assist

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026

UEFA Europa League
D FT
Beşiktaş
2 - 2
FT
Crystal Palace
Starter90′

Sunday, Oct 18, 2026

English Premier League
L FT
Brighton and Hove Albion
5 - 0
FT
Crystal Palace
Starter90′51′

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

UEFA Europa League
L FT
Lyon
3 - 2
FT
Crystal Palace
Bench62′28′ played

Sunday, Oct 11, 2026

English Premier League
W FT
Crystal Palace
3 - 1
FT
Nottingham Forest
Starter90′Goal41′

Thursday, Sep 24, 2026

International Friendlies
W FT
Japan
3 - 1
FT
Uruguay
Bench46′44′ played

Thursday, Sep 17, 2026

UEFA Europa League
W FT
Crystal Palace
4 - 0
FT
Lech Poznań
Starter90′

Saturday, Sep 12, 2026

English Premier League
L FT
Crystal Palace
2 - 3
FT
Ipswich Town
Played2 assists14′ 75′

Saturday, Sep 05, 2026

English Premier League
W FT
Fulham
2 - 3
FT
Crystal Palace
PlayedAssist77′

Saturday, Aug 22, 2026

English Premier League
L FT
Everton
2 - 0
FT
Crystal Palace
Played30′
9Appearances
1Goals
3Assists
6Clubs
3Seasons
5Honours

Career path 7

  1. Crystal Palace 2024 – Present 8 apps 1 goals 3 assists
    Current
  2. Lazio 2023 – 2024
    Permanent
  3. St.Truiden 2018 – 2019
    Permanent
  4. Sint-Truiden 2018 – 2019
    Loan
  5. Ein Frankfurt 2017 – 2023
    Permanent
  6. Sagan Tosu 2015 – 2017
    Permanent
  7. Japan National team 1 caps 0 goals 0 assists
    International

Season by season 3

SeasonTeamCompetitionAppsStMinGA
2026-2027 Crystal Palace UEFA Europa League 32208 0000
2026-2027 Crystal Palace English Premier League 52180 1320
2026 Japan International Friendlies 1044 0000
Total944321320

Honours 5

  • UEFA Europa Conference League 2025-2026 · Crystal Palace
  • English FA Community Shield 2025 · Crystal Palace
  • English FA Cup 2024-2025 · Crystal Palace
  • UEFA Europa League 2021-2022 · Ein Frankfurt
  • German DFB-Pokal 2017-2018 · Ein Frankfurt