Hiroki Mizumoto

Hiroki Mizumoto
水本裕貴
Personal information
Full name	Hiroki Mizumoto
Date of birth	12 September 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Ise, Mie, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
2001–2003	Mie High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2007	JEF United Chiba
2008	Gamba Osaka
2008–2010	Kyoto Sanga FC
2011–2020	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2019	→ Matsumoto Yamaga (loan)
2020	→ Machida Zelvia (loan)
2021	Machida Zelvia
2022	SC Sagamihara
International career
2003–2005	Japan U-20
2006–2008	Japan U-23
2006–2015	Japan
Medal record
JEF United Chiba
Gamba Osaka
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

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]

Club career edit

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 edit

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 edit

As of 14 February 2020.^[5]^[6]

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		ACL		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	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	2019	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 edit

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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 edit

Year	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
Year	Competition	Category	Start	Sub	Goals	Team Record
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