Michael Fitzgerald (Albirex Niigata | Japan)

Full game in a 1-0 win over Ryūkyū (18th).

Niigata (5th) in J2.

Full game in a 1-0 win at Avispa Fukuoka (14th).

Niigata 4th.

Full game in a 2-2 draw with top of the table V-Varen Nagasaki 

Niigata 4th

A goal, but unfortunately in the wrong net.

Full game and oggie and 1-3 loss to Júbilo Iwata (5th)

Niigata 6th.

17 games into the J2 season. 21 games is usually the half way mark, unsure if Covid has changed that.

Top 2 teams promoted. 2nd placed Giravanz Kitakyushu are 9 points ahead of Niigata.

73 mins in a 3-1 win over JEF United (16th)

Niigata (5th) up 2-0 when he came off.

Jason Geria ex Melbourne Victory full game for JEF.

Full game in a 2-1 loss at top of the J2 table Giravanz Kitakyushu.

Niigata 7th.

Full game in a 0-1 home loss to Tokushima Vortis (2nd).

Niigata 9th. These sort of games I imagine they need to win, to push for promotion to J1.

Top 2 only get promoted and they are 11 pts off 2nd spot. Season at half way point.

Full game in a 0-0 draw with last placed Ehime.

Full game in a 1-1 draw with Ventforet Kofu (5th)

Niigata 7th

Subbed at HT in a 1-0 win at Ryūkyū. One of 4 HT subs.

Ryūkyū are based on the tropical island of Okinawa I see. Maybe a bit hot and steamy there, and some fresh legs were needed for the 2nd half.

Niigata 7th, still 11 points off the promotion spots, but still 19 games to go.

Bit of a slog the J2 league this season. 42 games crammed in, as a few months lost to Covid. Pretty much 2 games a week constantly.

Not in match day squad as Niigata have a 4-0 win over Machida Zelvia (15th)

Niigata had a Nth Korean guy sub on, and score a 13 min hat trick

They go 6th

Full game in a 2-1 win over Kyoto Sanga (6th).

Niigata on an unbeaten run are 5th, 9 points off the promotion spots (1-2).

Full game in a 1-2 win loss to Avispa Fukuoka (2nd)

Bit of a 6 point game, re any chances of Niigata finishing in the top two (promotion spots).

They lie 6th, 12 points behind Fukuoka

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Full game in a 3-1 win at Mito Hollyhock (12th).

Niigata 5th, 9 points off the promotion spots.

Full game in 1-1 draw with  Fagiano Okayama (15th).

Niigata 5th, 11 points off the promotion spots.

Full game in a 0-0 draw against Tokushima Vortis (2nd)

Niigata 5th.

Full game in a 2-2 draw with Toyota Verdy (11th)

Niigata 5th

Full game & a yellow in a 2-1 win at Montedio Yamagata.

Niigata 5th, 13 points off the promotion spots with 11 games left.

Not in match day squad for a 1-0 win over Giravanz Kitakyushu (6th).

Niigata 4th

Full game in a 1-1 draw with Júbilo Iwata (9th).

Niigata remain 5th. 12 points off promotion spots with 9 games left.

Full game and a yellow in a 0-2 loss to JEF United (15th)

Jason Geria (ex VUC) full game for JEF

Niigata 6th

Full game in a 2-1 win at Zweigen Kanazawa (14th)

Niigata 5th, 13th points off the promotion spots with 7 games left.

Full game in a 0-3 home loss to Ehime (21st)

Ehime with it all to play for to try avoid relegation 

Niigata 6th, and now virtually complout of promotion contention being 14 pts off 2nd place with 6 games left

Full game in a 2-0 loss at V-Varen Nagasaki (2nd).

Nagaskai in a desperate fight with Avispa Fukuoka (3rd), for 2nd promotion spot. Separated only on GD at the moment.

Niigata 6th with 5 games left. Grind of a season in the J2, with two games a week continuously for 3-4 months

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Full game in 2-2 with Tochigi (11th)

Niigata 6th with 4 games left.

Niigata's season splutters towards an end with a 3-1 loss at Matsumoto Yamaga (16th).

Fitzgerald absent.

Niigata now down to 8th with 3 L & 1 D in their last 4 games. 

Probably struggling for motivation with neither promotion or relegation happening. 39 games played in about 4 months, and 3 still to go.

In the J1, Fitzgerald's old club Kawasaki Frontale, have the title wrapped up, 14 points clear with 3 games to go.

Ange Pot's Yokohama F. Marinos, who won the J1 title last season are down in 9th. They are still going in the ACL, having made round of 16.

Niigata's season continues to unravel (not that it really matters) with a 1-2 loss to ThespaKusatsu Gunma (20th)

Niigata down to 9th, after only 1 win in their last 8 games (incl 5 losses)

Full game Fitzgerald. Two games left.

FYI - Ange Pot's Yokohama F. Marinos lost 2-1 in ACL round of 16, to Suwon Bluewings

Final is Persepolis (Iran) verus Ulsan (Sth Korea)

Season over for Fitzgerald (full game) and Niigata.

Finish with a 3-1 loss at Omiya Ardija (15th). Niigata 11th on the table after being around 5th-6th most of the long (42 game) J2 season.

1 win in their last 9 games, obviously lost motivation (or experimented with team selections) once promotion ambitions were over

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Michael James Fitzgerald stays on at Albirex Niigata ... he will be joined by veteran Kazuhiko Chiba, returning to his much-earlier club, also! https://t.co/zkDQyLUXCL

— JSoccer Magazine (@JSoccerMagazine) December 27, 2020

J2 season starts, and Niigata win 4-1 at Giravanz Kitakyushu.

Fitzgerald not in match day squad.

Looks like J league are now streaming games on YouTube (came across it yesterday while looking for the Nix game). I wonder if they show J2 games as well... Be cool to see him in action 

They def do J3 games so if doing Jleague then probably j2 aswell, but in general they as usless as the aleague so expect some problems