Hiroki Mizumoto (水本 裕貴, Mizumoto Hiroki, born 12 September 1985) [3] is a former Japanese football player who plays as a centre back.[4]

Hiroki Mizumoto
水本 裕貴
Personal information
Full name Hiroki Mizumoto[1]
Date of birth (1985-09-12) 12 September 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Ise, Mie, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2001–2003 Mie High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 JEF United Chiba 76 (2)
2008 Gamba Osaka 7 (0)
2008–2010 Kyoto Sanga FC 85 (3)
2011–2020 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 235 (11)
2019Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) 13 (1)
2020Machida Zelvia (loan) 41 (1)
2021 Machida Zelvia 24 (0)
2022 SC Sagamihara 22 (0)
International career
2003–2005 Japan U-20 10 (0)
2006–2008 Japan U-23 19 (0)
2006–2015 Japan 7 (0)
Medal record
JEF United Chiba
Winner J.League Cup 2005
Winner J.League Cup 2006
Gamba Osaka
Winner AFC Champions League 2008
Winner Emperor's Cup 2008
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Winner J1 League 2012
Winner J1 League 2013
Winner J1 League 2015
Runner-up J1 League 2018
Runner-up J.League Cup 2014
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2013
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Mizumoto was born in Ise. After graduating from Mie High School, he joined J1 League side JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba). His first appearance in J1 League came on 20 May 2004 against Oita Trinita. He scored his first professional goal on 22 July 2006 against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

He moved to Gamba Osaka in 2008 but he failed to claim a regular place there. On 23 June 2008 he transferred to Kyoto Sanga FC.

National team career

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In June 2005, Mizumoto was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2005 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played full-time in all 4 matches. In August 2008, he was selected Japan U-23 national team for 2008 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played full-time in all matches as captain.[citation needed]

Mizumoto made his senior national team debut on 4 October 2006, in a friendly match against Ghana.[citation needed]

Club statistics

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As of 14 February 2020.[5][6]
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup ACL Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JEF United Chiba 2004 5 0 1 0 1 0 - - 7 0
2005 15 0 2 0 3 0 - - 20 0
2006 25 1 1 0 11 0 - 3 0 40 1
2007 31 1 1 0 5 0 - - 37 1
Gamba Osaka 2008 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 11 0
Kyoto Sanga 2008 18 1 1 0 0 0 - - 19 1
2009 33 2 2 0 5 0 - - 40 2
2010 34 0 2 1 6 1 - - 42 2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2011 18 1 2 1 0 0 - - 20 2
2012 34 2 0 0 6 0 - - 40 2
2013 34 3 5 0 2 0 6 0 4 0 51 3
2014 34 1 1 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 45 1
2015 33 1 1 0 1 0 - 1 0 36 1
2016 17 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 26 0
2017 34 3 1 0 2 0 - - 37 3
2018 31 0 0 0 3 0 - - 34 0
2019 0 0 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Matsumoto Yamaga 13 1 - - - - 13 1
Career total 416 17 23 2 49 1 22 0 9 0 519 20

1Includes A3 Champions Cup, Japanese Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup and J.League Championship.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2006 2 0
2007 0 0
2008 1 0
2009 0 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 2 0
2013 0 0
2014 1 0
2015 1 0
Total 7 0

Appearances in Major Competitions

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Year Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
2005 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship U-20 4 0 0 Round of 16
2006 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification Senior 1 0 0 Qualified
2008 2008 Summer Olympics U-23 3 0 0 Round 1

Honours

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Club

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JEF United Chiba

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2015. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Hiroki Mizumoto - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  4. ^ Hiroki Mizumoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)  
  5. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 120 out of 289)
  6. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 10 out of 289)
  7. ^ Japan National Football Team Database
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