Yuki Muto
Yuki Muto (武藤 雄樹, Muto Yuki, born November 7, 1988) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuki Muto[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1988
(aged 37)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SC Sagamihara | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Sirius | |||
| FC Shonan | |||
| 2004–2006 | Buso High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Vegalta Sendai | 96 | (10) |
| 2015–2021 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 269 | (53) |
| 2021–2024 | Kashiwa Reysol | 69 | (10) |
| 2024– | SC Sagamihara | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Japan | 2 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2024 @ 14:42(AEST) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 August 2015 | |||
Biography
Muto was born in Zama on November 7, 1988. After graduating from Ryutsu Keizai University, he joined J1 League club Vegalta Sendai in 2011. In March 2011, the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred in wide area including Sendai. However Vegalta got fourth place in 2011 and second place in 2012. In 2014, he moved to Urawa Reds. Urawa got second place in the 2016 J1 League. In 2017, Urawa were the champions in the 2017 AFC Champions League. Urawa also got second place in the 2019 AFC Champions League.
In July 2015, Muto was selected for the Japan national team in the 2015 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted and scored a goal against North Korea on August 2. During this tournament, he played two matches, and scored two goals - becoming the top scorer.
Club statistics
Updated to 5 November 2022.[2][3]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | AFC | Other[a] | Total | ||||||||
| 2011 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | – | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | – | 21 | 2 | ||||
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | – | 37 | 5 | ||||
| 2015 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 32 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 14 | |
| 2016 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 16 | ||
| 2017 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 50 | 11 | ||
| 2018 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 43 | 7 | ||||
| 2019 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 28 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 298 | 54 | 26 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 389 | 70 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 |
Honours
Club
- Urawa Red Diamonds
Footnotes
- ↑ Includes Japanese Super Cup, J. League Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of Players: Urawa Reds" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 57 out of 289)
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 17 out of 289)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)