Kota Mizunuma (水沼 宏太, Mizunuma Kōta, born 22 February 1990) is a Japanese association football player currently playing for Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national team. His father, Takashi, was also a professional footballer.

Kota Mizunuma
Mizunuma with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kota Mizunuma
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Aoba-ku, Yokohama,
Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Yokohama F. Marinos
Number 18
Youth career
2002–2007 Yokohama F. Marinos Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 (0)
2010–2011Tochigi SC (loan) 50 (7)
2012Sagan Tosu (loan) 33 (5)
2013–2015 Sagan Tosu 91 (15)
2016–2017 FC Tokyo 17 (1)
2016FC Tokyo U-23 (loan) 9 (3)
2017Cerezo Osaka (loan) 24 (3)
2018–2019 Cerezo Osaka 58 (8)
2020– Yokohama F. Marinos 92 (13)
International career
2005–2007 Japan U-17 11 (6)
2007–2008 Japan U-19 11 (4)
2009 Japan U-20 3 (1)
2010 Japan U-21 7 (2)
2011–2012 Japan U-23 2 (0)
2022– Japan 2 (0)
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
Winner J.League Cup 2017
Winner Emperor's Cup 2017
Men's football
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Team
EAFF Championship
Winner 2022 Japan Team
AFC U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2006 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022

National team career edit

In August 2007, Mizunuma was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He served as captain and played all 3 matches as right midfielder.

Club statistics edit

As of match played on 11 February 2023.[1]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other1 Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos 2007 J. League Division 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 0
2008 10 0 0 0 4 0 - - 14 0
2009 12 0 1 0 5 0 - - 18 0
2010 4 0 0 0 2 0 - - 6 0
Total 29 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 41 0
Tochigi S.C. 2010 J. League Division 2 13 2 2 1 - - - 15 3
2011 37 5 2 0 - - - 39 5
Total 50 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 8
Sagan Tosu 2012 J. League Division 1 33 5 1 0 4 2 - - 38 7
2013 27 4 3 1 4 0 - - 34 5
2014 32 4 1 0 3 1 - - 36 5
2015 J1 League 32 7 2 2 4 1 - - 38 10
Total 124 20 7 3 15 4 0 0 0 0 146 27
FC Tokyo 2016 J1 League 17 1 2 0 2 0 - - 21 1
Cerezo Osaka 2017 J1 League 24 3 2 2 7 2 - - 33 7
2018 27 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 34 3
2019 31 7 3 0 6 2 - - 40 9
Total 82 11 7 3 13 2 4 1 1 0 107 19
Yokohama F. Marinos 2020 J1 League 25 3 - 1 0 6 0 1 0 33 3
2021 36 3 1 0 7 3 - - 44 6
2022 31 7 2 0 2 0 7 0 - 42 7
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 92 13 3 0 10 3 13 0 1 0 119 16
Career total 394 53 24 7 51 11 17 1 2 0 488 71

1includes Japanese Super Cup appearances.

Reserves performance edit

Last Updated: 25 February 2019

Club performance League Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Total
2016 FC Tokyo U-23 J3 9 3 9 3
Career total 9 3 9 3

Honours edit

Club edit

Yokohama F.Marinos
Cerezo Osaka

International edit

Japan U-23
Japan U-17

Individual edit

References edit

  1. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 146 out of 289)
  2. ^ a b "2022 Jリーグアウォーズ受賞者一覧". Football Channel. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

External links edit