Hiroki Mizumoto

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)
2019	→ Matsumoto Yamaga (loan)	13	(1)
2020	→ Machida 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 2004 Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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

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

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

^[7]

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

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

Club

JEF United Chiba

• J.League Cup: 2005, 2006

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

• J1 League: 2012, 2013, 2015
• Japanese Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2016

Individual

• J.League Best XI: 2012

References

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

External links

• Hiroki Mizumoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Hiroki Mizumoto at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Hiroki Mizumoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Hiroki Mizumoto at Soccerway