Yoshinori Muto
Yoshinori Muto (武藤 嘉紀, Muto Yoshinori, born July 15, 1992) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
| File:Yoshinori Muto.jpg Muto playing for Japan at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoshinori Muto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1992 (aged 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vissel Kobe | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | FC Tokyo | ||
| 2010–2013 | Keio University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | FC Tokyo | 51 | (23) |
| 2015–2018 | Mainz 05 | 66 | (20) |
| 2018–2021 | Newcastle United | 25 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Eibar (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2021– | Vissel Kobe | 76 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Japan | 29 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2019 | |||
Biography
Muto was born in Setagaya, Tokyo on July 15, 1992. When he played for Keio University, he joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2013. He played many matches from 2014. In summer 2015, he moved to German Bundesliga club Mainz. He played for the club in 3 seasons. In 2018, he moved to English Premier League club Newcastle United. In 2020, he moved to Spanish La Liga club Eibar.
On Septetmber 5, 2014, Muto debuted for the Japan national team against Uruguay. In 2015, he played at 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. In 2019, he participated 2019 Asian Cup. He played 4 matches and scored 1 goal, and Japan won the 2nd place. He played 29 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2019.
Career statistics
Club
Vissel Kobe
International
- As of match played 28 June 2018[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2014 | 6 | 1 |
| 2015 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | |
- As of match played 17 January 2019[4]
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muto goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September 2014 | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan | 2 |  Venezuela |
1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 13 October 2015 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 17 |  Iran |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 17 January 2019 | Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | 27 |  Uzbekistan |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
Honours
Individual
References
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Yoshinori Muto at National-Football-Teams.com
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Other websites
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