Not only is 35yo Michael Fitzgerald still going strong for Albirex Niigata in the Japanese top division but he’s even chipped in with a couple assists over the past few weeks ✌️ #FlyingKiwis pic.twitter.com/YAAJ0MXbSK
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) June 11, 2024
Fitzgerald’s current contract runs until next January so fingers crossed this ain’t his last campaign. He’s made 129 appearances in J1 over the years, mostly with Albirex Niigata though he did have those injury-plagued years with Kawasaki Frontale (during which time he also made six Asian Champions League appearances).
Only ever made three appearances for the All Whites because he had to renounce his citizenship in order to qualify as a local player and secure his club future over there. Fair enough. He’s definitely made a career out of it.