Place of birth Tokyo, Japan 2010–2013 Keio University Weight 72 kg Playing position Name Yoshinori Muto Career start 2008 | Number 9 Role Football player Education Keio University 2008–2010 FC Tokyo Height 1.78 m | |
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Date of birth (1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 23) Current teams 1. FSV Mainz 05 (#9 / Forward), Japan national football team (Midfielder, Forward) Similar People Shinji Okazaki, Takashi Usami, Shinji Kagawa, Gaku Shibasaki, Keisuke Honda Profiles | ||
Yoshinori muto tokyo goals skills assists 2014 2015 hd
Yoshinori Mutō (武藤 嘉紀, Mutō Yoshinori, born 15 July 1992) is a Japanese football forward who plays for 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the German Bundesliga.
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- Yoshinori muto tokyo goals skills assists 2014 2015 hd
- FC Tokyo
- Mainz 05
- International career
- Club
- References
FC Tokyo
As a child, Mutō joined FC Tokyo's youth system, where he kept developing until 2010. He then enrolled in the Faculty of Economics of Keio University but kept playing football, for Keio's team. Despite an injury which sidelined him, in his first season with Keio he won the "Rookie of the Year" title.
In 2012 and 2013, FC Tokyo included him in their roster as a "Special Designated Player", an option that allows JLeague clubs to field university players without a professional contract. However, he got on the pitch just once, at the end of a match in July 2013.
In 2014, signed his first professional contract with FC Tokyo and was given shirt number 14. Coach Massimo Ficcadenti decided to use him from the first league round and, at the end of the season, Mutō reached 33 appearances netting 13 goals, matching the top debut record in the Japanese first division. At the end of the season, he was part of the JLeague's Best XI.
Mutō graduated from Keio University in March 2015, and the following month was subject to a bid by Chelsea. In April, he was elected as March's MVP (Player of the Month) in the JLeague.
Mainz 05
On 30 May 2015, Mutō joined German Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05 on a four-year contract until 2019. On 31 October 2015, he scored hat-trick for the first time in his career and also became the second Japanese player after Naohiro Takahara to score a hat-trick in the Bundesliga, in his team's 3–3 draw against FC Augsburg.
International career
Mutō made his debut for Japan on 5 September 2014 in a 0–2 friendly defeat to Uruguay at the Sapporo Dome, replacing Yusuke Minagawa after 58 minutes. Four days later at Yokohama's Nissan Stadium he scored his first international goal, coming on as a halftime substitute against Venezuela and scoring the first goal of a 2–2 draw six minutes later.
As a substitute, Mutō played all of Japan's matches at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia, ending with defeat to the United Arab Emirates in the quarter-finals.