is a Japanese professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Blaublitz Akita.
Career
Morooka learned to play soccer in the school team at Shochi Fukaya High School and the college team of
Kokushikan University
is a private university in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
Combined teams of the Graduate School of Engineering and the Department of Science and Engineering competed against 130 team and came in 11th place in the 27th Formula SAE in 2007. This is the ...
. He signed his first contract with
Fukushima United FC in
2019
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. The club in
Fukushima City
is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the northern part of the Nakadōri, central region of the prefecture. , the city has an estimated population of 283,742 in 122,130 households and a population density of . Th ...
plays in the third Japanese division, the
J3 League. He made his first professional debut as a starter on 9 March and in his first season he
crossed a ball to
Origbaajo Ismaila.But he suffered from knee injuries and missed six months. He gave another grounded
assist
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to Ismaila in
2020
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. Appointed Fukushima
captain in his fourth season, he netted his first professional goal on Matchweek 18.Morooka hit another
volley goal in a 3-1 loss to
Fujieda on Matchweek 33. For Fukushima he played 87 games. In January
2023
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he signed a contract with the second tier club
Blaublitz Akita.On Matchweek 10 he bagged a goal in a 2-1 win against
Omiya Ardija
is a professional association football club based in Ōmiya in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. Omiya competed in the J1 League follow ...
. However he was injured in a tackle by
Shu Yoshizawa on Matchweek 15.
Career statistics
Club
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1997 births
Living people
Japanese footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Fukushima United FC players
Blaublitz Akita players
J2 League players
J3 League players
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