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who plays as

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for club

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National team career

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on 6 January 2010 in a

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qualifier against

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. On 7 May 2015,

's coach

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called him for a two-days training camp. On 23 July 2015, he was called again for the upcoming

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Career statistics

Club

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"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2015 (NSK MOOK)"
14 February 2015, Japan, (p. 75 out of 298)

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 21 February 2019

National team statistics

Honors

; FC Tokyo *

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;Individual * J.League Cup MVP:

* J. League Cup New Hero Award:

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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Profile at FC Tokyo
* 1990 births Living people Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers Japan men's international footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players FC Tokyo players FC Tokyo U-23 players Nagoya Grampus players category:Shonan Bellmare players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub