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AFC Champions League 2017: Young player of the month - Kashima Antlers' Naomichi Ueda

Goal picks out one of the most impressive youngsters during the past month in Asia's premier club competition....

As far as young defenders in Asia are concerned, there are very few who are better than Kashima Antlers' Naomichi Ueda. The 22-year-old has been a regular fixture for the Japanese outfit and continued to do favours to his burgeoning reputation by coming up with a solid performance on the continental stage for his team in March.

Having helped his side keep a cleansheet against A-League side Brisbane Roar, he also scored a goal at the other end to help his team notch a comfortable but crucial victory on matchday three in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Group E.