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.
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| Full name | Yuki Muto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 7, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zama, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Urawa Reds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Buso High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2014 | Vegalta Sendai | 70 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Urawa Reds | 180 | (41) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Japan | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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, 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami occurred in wide area including Sendai. However Vegalta won the 4th place in 2011 and the 2nd place in 2012. In 2014, he moved to Urawa Reds. Urawa won the 2nd place in the 2016 J1 League. In 2017, Urawa won the champions in the 2017 AFC Champions League. Urawa also won the 2nd place in the 2019 AFC Champions League.
In July 2015, Muto was selected the Japan national team for 2015 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted and scored a goal against North Korea on August 2. During this tournament, he played 2 matches and scored 2 goal and became a top scorer.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | 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 Reds | J1 League | 32 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 14 |
| 2016 | 34 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 16 | ||
| 2017 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 47 | 10 | ||
| 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 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 250 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 35 | 8 | 341 | 65 | |
| Total | 250 | 47 | 24 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 35 | 8 | 341 | 65 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 2 |
References
- Yuki Muto at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yuki Muto at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites
- Yuki Muto at FIFA
- Yuki Muto at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Yuki Muto at National Football Teams.com
- Yuki Muto at Soccerway.com
- Yuki Muto at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Yuki Muto at FootballDatabase.eu
- Yuki Muto at WorldFootball.net
- Yuki Muto at Transfermarkt (player)
- Yuki Muto at ESPN FC