| Kanta Chiba | |
| Fullname: | Kanta Chiba |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Currentclub: | Fujieda MYFC |
| Clubnumber: | 70 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Takabe JFC |
| Youthyears2: | –2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Years1: | 2022– |
| Clubs1: | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | → FC Imabari (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 12 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Tokushima Vortis (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → FC Imabari (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2024- |
| Clubs5: | → Fujieda MYFC (loan) |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U16 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan U18 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Japan U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 11 |
| Club-Update: | 8 July 2024 @ 16:18(AEST) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16 September 2022 |
is a Japanese professional footballer currently playing as a forward for Shimizu S-Pulse.
Chiba was promoted to the first team in 2021.[1] On 30 December 2023, his contract was renwed.[2] Chiba made his league debut for Shimizu against Oita Trinita on 16 March 2024.[3]
Chiba made his debut for Imabari against Matsumoto Yamaga on 29 May 2022.[4] He scored his first goal for the club on 12 June 2022, scoring in the 8th minute.[5]
Chiba made his debut for Tokushima against Ventforet Kofu on 25 February 2023.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in the Emperor's Cup against Iwaki on 7 June 2023, scoring in the 115th minute.[7]
On 19 July 2023, Chiba joined Imabari on loan.[8] In his second spell for Imabari, he made his debut on 22 July 2023.[9] He scored his first goals against Tegevajaro Miyazaki on 29 July 2023, scoring in the 3rd and 4th minute.[10]
On 3 July 2023, Chiba was announced at Fujieda MYFC.[11] He made his league debut against Mito HollyHock on 6 July 2024.[12]
On 14 September 2022, Chiba played for Japan U20 national team against Guam U20, where he scored a double hat-trick, in a 9–0 win, in the 2023 AFC U20 qualification in Laos.
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| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2022 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FC Imabari (loan) | 2022 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||