Arata Izumi
Japanese-born Indian association football player
Arata Izumi (和泉 新, Izumi Arata, born July 31, 1982) is aJapanese-born Indian professional athlete. He is an Association football or soccer player.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arata Izumi | ||
| Date of birth | July 31, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pune | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shimonoseki Chuo Technical High School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Albirex Niigata Singapore | 0 | (0) | |
| 2006 | Mizushima | 25 | (1) |
| 2006-2007 | East Bengal | 15 | (7) |
| 2007-2009 | Mahindra United | 32 | (12) |
| 2009- | Pune | 65 | (18) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Izumi.
Career change
After graduating from high school in Japan, he joined Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) of Singapore's S.League.[2]
He played in Japan Football League for one season; and then he began playing in India.
In India, he plays attacking midfielder.[1]
Club career statistics change
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Singapore | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2005 | Albirex Niigata Singapore[2] | |||||||||
| Japan | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2006 | Mizushima F.C.[2] | J. League 1 | ||||||||
| India | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2007 | East Bengal[2] | I-League | ||||||||
| 2008 | Mahindra United[1] | |||||||||
| 2009 | Pune F.C.[1] | |||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||
| Country | India | |||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||
References change
Other websites change
- (in Japanese) Arata Izumi blog
- Interview with Arata Izumi
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