Yoshinori Muto ( 武藤 嘉紀, Mutō Yoshinori, hold 15 July 1992 ) is a japanese professional football player who plays as a forward for Vissel Kobe. Muto started his career with J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2013 who he played with for three seasons. In May 2015, he signed for german club Mainz 05 where he amassed 72 appearances and scored 23 goals before moving to Premier League club Newcastle United in August 2018.
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Club career [edit ]
FC Tokyo [edit ]
As a child, Muto 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. [ 3 ] In 2012 and 2013, FC Tokyo included him in their roll as a “ especial Designated Player ”, [ 4 ] an option that allows J-League clubs to field university players without a professional contract. however, he got on the pitch fair once, at the end of a match in July 2013. In 2014, he signed his first professional narrow with FC Tokyo [ 5 ] and was given the shirt number 14. Coach Massimo Ficcadenti decided to use him from the inaugural league round and, at the end of the season, Muto reached 33 appearances and scored 13 goals, matching the exceed debut criminal record in the Japanese first division. [ 6 ] At the end of the season, he was part of the J-League ‘s Best xi. [ 7 ] Muto graduated from Keio University in March 2015, and the following month was capable to a bid by Chelsea. [ 8 ] In April, he was elected as March ‘s MVP ( Player of the Month ) in the J-League. [ 9 ]
Mainz 05 [edit ]
On 30 May 2015, Muto joined Bundesliga club Mainz 05 on a four-year abridge until 2019. [ 10 ] On 31 October 2015, he scored a hat-trick for the first time in his career and besides became the second Japanese player after Naohiro Takahara to score a hat-trick in the Bundesliga, in his team ‘s 3–3 string against FC Augsburg. [ 11 ]
newcastle United [edit ]
Premier League club Newcastle United announced on 27 July 2018 that they had reached a conduct to sign Muto, pending him being granted a UK work permit. [ 12 ] He was granted the work permit on 2 August, officially becoming a Newcastle player on a four-year sign as contribution of a £9.5 million fee. [ 13 ] Muto ‘s beginning goal for Newcastle came in a 3–2 away personnel casualty to Manchester United at Old Trafford. [ 14 ]
Eibar ( loan ) [edit ]
On 16 September 2020, Muto was loaned out to Spanish club Eibar for the 2020–21 season. [ 15 ]
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Vissel Kobe [edit ]
On 7 August 2021, Vissel Kobe announced that they signed Muto. [ 16 ]
International career [edit ]
Muto made his debut for Japan on 5 September 2014 in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Uruguay at the Sapporo Dome, replacing Yusuke Minagawa after 58 minutes. [ 17 ] Four days former at Yokohama ‘s Nissan Stadium he scored his beginning international goal, coming on as a half-time substitute against Venezuela and scoring the beginning finish of a 2–2 draw six minutes late. [ 18 ] As a substitute, Muto played all of Japan ‘s matches at the 2015 AFC asian Cup in Australia, ending with get the better of to the United Arab Emirates in the quarter-finals. [ 19 ] On 31 May 2018, he was named in Japan ‘s final 23-man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 20 ] On 20 December 2018 he has been called up for the 2019 asian Cup replacing the injure Takuma Asano. [ 21 ]
career statistics [edit ]
club [edit ]
- As of 20 November 2021
International [edit ]
- As of match played 28 June 2018[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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. Japan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Muto goal.[22]
References [edit ]
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