Shūto Machino

Shūto Machino (町野 修斗, Machino Shūto, born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club, Holstein Kiel and the Japan national team. He was called-up for the national team to represent Japan at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as a replacement for the injured Yuta Nakayama.^[2]

Shūto Machino
町野 修斗

Machino in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Shūto Machino[1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Iga, Mie, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Holstein Kiel
Number	18
Youth career
	FC Nakase SS
	FC Avenida Sol
	Riseisha High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Yokohama F. Marinos	0	(0)
2019	→ Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan)	30	(8)
2020	Giravanz Kitakyushu	32	(7)
2021–2023	Shonan Bellmare	79	(24)
2023–	Holstein Kiel	46	(11)
International career‡
2022–	Japan	5	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Japan EAFF Championship Winner 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023, 18:22 (UTC)

Club career

Before turning professional

Influenced by his older brother, he started playing soccer at the age of 3. During Junior High School, he played at FC Avenida Sol. Machino entered Riseisha High School in Osaka and became a regular player in there since the first grade.^[3] In his second year, he was selected for the high school selection, which caught the attention of Yokohama F. Marinos, who invited the young player in his third year to participate in trainings with the club. After successfully concluding his trainings, he was evaluated, and officially joined Yokohama F. Marinos from the 2018 season, after his High School graduation.^[4]

Giravanz Kitakyushu

On 1 February 2019, Machino earned a loan transfer to Giravanz Kitakyushu from Yokohama F. Marinos. On Matchweek 11, he scored his first professional goal in his first time starting a match for the club in five games. On Matchweek 12, he scored another goal, scoring then, two goals in two consecutive games. Following decent performances for his club, he became a starting member after the 21st round, when the J3 League resumed, right after the first wave COVID-19 global threat. He became the team's top scorer at the end of the season.

Permanent move

On 6 January 2020, he permanently transferred to Giravanz Kitakyushu.^[5] After participating in the opening game of the same season, he started 5 consecutive games on the bench. After another league break due to another COVID-19 wave, from the 7th round, he participated in 29 consecutive games. Although he recorded 7 goals and 7 assists in the first half of the season, he was not able to replicate his performances for the remaining of it, having directly contributed to just 2 goals.

Shonan Bellmare

On 26 December 2020, he was signed to Shonan Bellmare in a permanent transfer.^[6] On 21 and 25 May 2022, he scored two braces in two matches, scoring it on Shonan's 2–1 win over Vissel Kobe, and on a 4–0 win against Kawasaki Frontale, becoming the second player in club history since Wagner Lopes in 1998 to score braces in consecutive matches.^[7][8] At the end of the 2022 season, he finished second in the J1 League goalscoring rankings, scoring 13 goals, just one goal behind Brazilian Thiago Santana. Machino ended the season as the Japanese player with most goals scored during the season.

Holstein Kiel

On 29 June 2023, Machino was announcement officially permanent transfer to 2. Bundesliga club, Holstein Kiel from 2023–24 season.^[9][10]

International career

On 13 July 2022, Machino was selected for the first time as a member of the Japan national team, which is composed only of domestic groups participating in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.^[11] On 19 July 2022, he scored two goals, including his first goal for the national team, against Hong Kong in the first match of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2022.^[12] On 27 July of the same year, he scored the game-deciding third goal in a match against South Korea. He was selected to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup by Hajime Moriyasu, the then Japan national team's manager, after an injury saw left-back Yuta Nakayama being ruled out of it. He did not make an appearance in the tournament.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024^[13]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos	2018	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan)	2019	J3 League	30	8	1	2	–		31	10
Giravanz Kitakyushu	2020	J2 League	32	7	–		–		32	7
Shonan Bellmare	2021	J1 League	31	4	1	0	3	0	35	4
	2022	J1 League	30	13	1	0	8	2	39	15
	2023	J1 League	19	9	0	0	3	0	22	9
	Total		80	24	2	0	14	2	96	28
Holstein Kiel	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	31	5	2	0	–		33	5
	2024–25	Bundesliga	16	7	2	1	–		18	8
Total			47	12	4	1	–		51	13
Career total			189	53	7	3	14	2	210	58

1. Includes Emperor's Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Includes J.League Cup

International

As of 8 November 2022^[14]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2022	4	3
Total		4	3

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Machino goal.

List of international goals scored by Shūto Machino

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 July 2022	Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan	Hong Kong	2–0	6–0	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2				6–0
3	27 July 2022	Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan	South Korea	3–0	3–0	2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Honours

Japan

• EAFF Championship: 2022

Individual

• EAFF Championship top scorer: 2022

References

1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
2. "SAMURAI BLUE 選手変更のお知らせ FIFAワールドカップカタール2022". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
3. 町野修斗(履正社高校2年／FW)イブラ系の要注目ストライカー自身の活躍でチームを選手権に導けるか footies!（2017年2月13日）2018年1月17日閲覧。
4. "サッカーJ1横浜入団 「感謝忘れず成長」 伊賀市出身・町野修斗君". 伊賀タウン情報ユー. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
5. "町野 修斗 選手 横浜F・マリノスより完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). ギラヴァンツ北九州. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
6. "ギラヴァンツ北九州 町野修斗選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 湘南ベルマーレ. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
7. 【データ】湘南FW町野修斗が呂比須以来の２試合連続２得点　クラブ24年ぶり２人目 日刊スポーツ（2022年5月25日）2022年6月25日閲覧。
8. 阿部浩之スーパーミドルに町野は初の2桁弾!!残留争いの中で湘南が5試合ぶりの貴重な白星 ゲキサカ（2022年10月8日）2022年10月9日閲覧。
9. "町野修斗選手 ホルシュタイン・キール（ドイツ2部）へ完全移籍のお知らせ". 湘南ベルマーレ. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
10. "Japanischer Nationalspieler Shūto Machino kommt zu Holstein in die 2. Bundesliga". Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e. V. (in German). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
11. "【日本代表】初選出の湘南FW町野修斗「積み上げてきたものを、すべて発揮してこようと」". 日刊スポーツ. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
12. "【日本代表】FW町野修斗と西村拓真が代表デビュー戦ともに２ゴール Ｅ－１香港戦で結果". 日刊スポーツ. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
13. "S. Machino". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
14. Shūto Machino at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Shūto Machino at Soccerway
• Shūto Machino at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)