Playing Catch-up #3: Player News

Just to finish the main Ardija news from the last few days and to pass on thanks to Agent Orange for filling in so ably via the Comments. Firstly, Omiya have announced the registration of youth teamer Shotaro Kudo as a member of the first team squad. Defender Kudo is seventeen and a local boy from Kawagoe; no news on a squad number yet, though. Meanwhile at the other end of his career - hint hint - is GGOA favourite Chikara Fujimoto , who made his 350th J-League appearance in Saturday's 1-0 win at FC Tokyo. Fujimoto, who will be 33 at the end of next month, made his debut back in 1996 for Avispa Fukuoka against Bellmare Hiratsuka.

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