Number 29 Role Footballer Name Koki Mizuno | 2004–2007 JEF United Weight 66 kg Years Team Height 1.73 m | |
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Date of birth (1985-09-06) 6 September 1985 (age 30) Place of birth Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan 2002–2004 Shimizu Commercial High School Education Shimizu Commercial High School Similar People Daisuke Nasu, Yuki Abe, Daisuke Sakata, Shunsuke Nakamura, Takayuki Morimoto | ||
Current team JEF United Ichihara Chiba | ||
Koki mizuno 1st celtic goal
Koki Mizuno (水野 晃樹, Mizuno Kōki, born 6 September 1985 in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Sagan Tosu in J1 League. Mizuno began his professional career with JEF United, with whom he won the J. League Cup in 2005 and 2006; he was named most valuable player of the 2006 competition. His other former clubs include Ventforet Kofu, Kashiwa Reysol, and Scottish side Celtic.
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- Koki mizuno 1st celtic goal
- koki mizuno japanese bhoy
- JEF United
- Celtic
- Kashiwa Reysol
- International career
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
Mizuno has 4 caps for the Japan national football team, including two appearances as a substitute at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. As a youth, Mizuno also appeared in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship as a member of the Japanese Under-20 team, scoring one goal.
He is the cousin of Keita Suzuki, also a footballer.
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JEF United
After graduating from Shimizu Commercial High School, Mizuno joined JEF United in 2004. He was the MVP of the 2006 J. League Cup competition.
Celtic
Celtic's interest was confirmed by chief executive Peter Lawwell in January 2008 who explained that the club planned on signing Mizuno, if he was granted a work permit.
After initially being denied a permit, Gordon Strachan took part in an appeal hearing in which he described his other Japanese import Shunsuke Nakamura as a "flawless performer" and "The best player I have ever worked with, and that includes [Kenny] Dalglish and [Gary] McAllister", and claimed that Mizuno was a young player of immense talent and potential. The appeal was successful and Celtic completed the signing of Koki Mizuno on 29 January 2008. On 18 July 2008, Mizuno made his debut in a 2–0 pre-season friendly win over Southampton. On 8 November, he made his league debut for Celtic in a 2–0 victory over Motherwell, replacing Scott McDonald in the 88th minute and, on 21 December 2008, he made his first start in a game against Falkirk. He scored his first goal for Celtic in the 90th minute of the match, assisted by a pass from Shunsuke Nakamura. On 1 July 2010, Mizuno was released by Celtic.
Kashiwa Reysol
In the summer of 2010, Mizuno signed for J. League Division 2 side Kashiwa Reysol. In his first game for Kashiwa, he suffered a knee ligament injury which sidelined him for the rest of the 2010 season.
International career
Mizuno was a member of the Japan team for 2005 World Youth Championship where he scored a goal against Benin. His first cap as a full international came when he substituted Naohiro Takahara on 24 March 2007 in a friendly against Peru. He was a member of the Japan team for 2007 AFC Asian Cup and played two games as a substitute.
Career statistics
Updated to 23 February 2017.