Asuka Kaneda
18 Asuka Kaneda
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Okayama, Japan
  • Position:
    Attacker
  • g
    11
  • a
    9
  • pts
    31
  • gw
    1

Bio

(2023-2024):

  • First season with the Bulldogs.
  • Appeared in and started 20 games.
  • Scored his first career goal against Northwestern Ohio on Sep. 9
  • Tied for second in the AAC for assists with 9
  • Scored two goals in three seperate games
  • Earned AAC First Team All-Conference honors
  • Earned All-AAC Tournament Team honors

 

Updated: 4-15-2024

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 21 at CIU (SC) W, 2-0
Oct 25 at Milligan (TN) L, 3-0
Oct 29 Reinhardt (GA) W, 5-0
Nov 3 Bryan (TN) W, 2-1
Nov 7 Tennessee Wesleyan L, 5-1
Nov 18 at Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 2-0
  Overall
Games 20
Games started 20
Goals 11
Assists 9
Points 31
Shots 26
Shot Pct .423
Penalty kicks 0-0
Game-winning goals 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 19 at Cumberlands (KY) W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Aug 30 Georgetown W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 7 at Midway W, 3-1 1 0 1 1 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 9 University of Northwestern Ohio W, 6-2 1 1 1 3 1 1.000 0-0 0
Sep 13 at Bluefield (VA) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 16 St. Andrews (NC) W, 5-2 1 0 2 2 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 20 at Johnson (TN) W, 9-0 1 2 0 4 2 1.000 0-0 0
Sep 23 Truett-McConnell W, 4-0 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Sep 27 Kentucky Christian W, 10-1 1 2 3 7 3 .667 0-0 0
Oct 4 Montreat (NC) W, 6-2 1 1 1 3 3 .333 0-0 1
Oct 7 at Columbia (SC) W, 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 11 Bryan (TN) T, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 14 at Pikeville ( KY) W, 6-0 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Oct 18 at Tennessee Wesleyan T, 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 21 at CIU (SC) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 25 at Milligan (TN) L, 3-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 29 Reinhardt (GA) W, 5-0 1 2 1 5 3 .667 0-0 0
Nov 3 Bryan (TN) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 7 Tennessee Wesleyan L, 5-1 1 1 0 2 2 .500 0-0 0
Nov 18 at Indiana Wesleyan (IN) L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0

Splits Stats - Game

    gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Event Total 20 20 .55 .45 1.55 1.30 .423 1.05 .808
Conference 13 13 .69 .54 1.92 1.38 .500 1.38 1.000
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 10 .80 .80 2.40 1.60 .500 1.40 .875
Away 10 10 .30 .10 .70 1.00 .300 .70 .700
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 15 15 .67 .60 1.93 1.53 .435 1.27 .826
Losses 3 3 .33 .00 .67 .67 .500 .33 .500
Month August 2 2 .00 .00 .00 1.00 .000 .00 .000
September 7 7 .86 1.00 2.71 1.71 .500 1.43 .833
October 8 8 .50 .25 1.25 1.25 .400 1.25 1.000
November 3 3 .33 .00 .67 .67 .500 .33 .500

Splits Stats - Season

    gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Event Total 20 20 11 9 31 26 .423 21 .808 1 0 0-0 1
Conference 13 13 9 7 25 18 .500 18 1.000 0 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Location Home 10 10 8 8 24 16 .500 14 .875 1 0 0-0 1
Away 10 10 3 1 7 10 .300 7 .700 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
Result Wins 15 15 10 9 29 23 .435 19 .826 1 0 0-0 1
Losses 3 3 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0 0-0 0
Month August 2 2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0
September 7 7 6 7 19 12 .500 10 .833 1 0 0-0 0
October 8 8 4 2 10 10 .400 10 1.000 0 0 0-0 1
November 3 3 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0 0-0 0

News Mentions

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NAIA National Championship Bracket announced; Union lands in Marion Bracket

The Bulldogs have an overall record of 15-2-2 (10-1-2 AAC) this season.

November 13, 2023

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Tyler Wheatcroft and Asuka Kaneda named to AAC All-Tournament Team

The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) released its 2023 Men's Soccer All-Tournament Team on Saturday, Nov. 10.

November 12, 2023

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Union men’s soccer ranked at No. 15 in final NAIA Coaches’ Poll

In the previous edition of the poll, the Bulldogs were slotted at No. 16.

November 10, 2023

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Union men’s soccer receives numerous AAC Awards

The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) released its 2023-24 All-Conference Team and Awards on Tuesday.

November 7, 2023

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The Bulldogs fall short in the AAC semifinals

The No. 2 seeded Union College men’s soccer team hosted No. 3 Tennessee Wesleyan in the semifinals of the AAC Tournament on Tuesday night.

November 7, 2023

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No. 14 Union defeats Reinhardt 5-0 on Senior Day; places second in AAC

No. 14 Union defeated Reinhardt on Sunday night. The Bulldogs will enter the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament as the No. 2 overall seed.

October 29, 2023

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No. 15 Union wins 6-0 at Pikeville as the Bulldogs remain undefeated

No. 15 Union won 6-0 at Pikeville on Saturday, Oct. 14, to remain undefeated.

October 15, 2023

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No. 15 Union men’s soccer ties 1-1 with Bryan

No. 15 Union men’s soccer tied with Bryan on Wednesday night. With the tie, the Bulldogs are still undefeated on the season.

October 12, 2023

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No. 17 Union defeats Montreat as Bulldogs remain undefeated

The Bulldogs are now 10-0 (6-0 AAC) this season, while Montreat is 4-6-1 (3-3 AAC).

October 6, 2023

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No. 21 Union scores 10 goals in victory over Kentucky Christian

The No. 21 Union College men’s soccer team picked up a 10-1 victory on Wednesday night in a home game against Kentucky Christian.

September 28, 2023

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No. 21 Union picks up a 4-0 victory against Truett McConnell

The Union College men’s soccer team remains undefeated this season as the Bulldogs picked up a 4-0 home win against Truett McConnell on...

September 24, 2023

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No. 21 Union wins 9-0 at Johnson

It marks the most goals Union has scored in a game since scoring 11 in back-to-back matchups toward the end of the 2022 season.

September 20, 2023

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Union men’s soccer advances to 6-0 on the season with a 5-2 victory over St. Andrews

The five goals scored by Union marks the second-most goals the Bulldogs have scored in one game this season.

September 17, 2023

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Union men’s soccer scores six goals in victory over Northwestern Ohio

On Saturday, Union College hosted Northwestern Ohio in the annual Thomas Trammell Memorial Match. The Bulldogs scored two goals in the first half,...

September 10, 2023

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The Bulldogs defeat Midway 3-1

The Union College men’s soccer team advanced to 3-0 on the season with a 3-1 victory at Midway on Thursday night.

September 8, 2023