Yoshinori Muto

Yoshinori Muto
	Muto playing for Japan at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Yoshinori Muto
Date of birth	15 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward, winger
Club information
Current team	Vissel Kobe
Number	11
Youth career
2008–2010	FC Tokyo
2010–2013	Keio University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	FC Tokyo
2015–2018	Mainz 05
2018–2021	Newcastle United
2020–2021	→ Eibar (loan)
2021–	Vissel Kobe
National team‡
2014–	Japan
Honours
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2019

Yoshinori Muto (武藤嘉紀, Muto Yoshinori, born July 15, 1992) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Muto was born in Setagaya, Tokyo on July 15, 1992. When he played for Keio University, he joined J1 League club FC Tokyo in 2013. He played many matches from 2014. In summer 2015, he moved to German Bundesliga club Mainz. He played for the club in 3 seasons. In 2018, he moved to English Premier League club Newcastle United. In 2020, he moved to Spanish La Liga club Eibar.

On Septetmber 5, 2014, Muto debuted for the Japan national team against Uruguay. In 2015, he played at 2015 Asian Cup. In 2018, he was selected the Japan for 2018 World Cup. In 2019, he participated 2019 Asian Cup. He played 4 matches and scored 1 goal, and Japan won the 2nd place. He played 29 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2019.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 December 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Tokyo	2013	J1 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2014	J1 League	33	13	0	0	5	1	—		38	14
	2015	J1 League	17	10	—		4	2	—		21	12
	Total		51	23	0	0	9	3	—		60	26
Mainz 05	2015–16	Bundesliga	20	7	1	0	—		—		21	7
	2016–17	Bundesliga	19	5	0	0	—		2^[c]	1	21	6
	2017–18	Bundesliga	27	8	3	2	—		—		30	10
	Total		66	20	4	2	—		2	1	72	23
Newcastle United	2018–19	Premier League	17	1	0	0	1	0	—		18	1
	2019–20	Premier League	8	0	1	0	1	1	—		10	1
	Total		25	1	1	0	2	1	—		28	2
SD Eibar (loan)	2020–21	La Liga	26	1	2	2	—		—		28	3
Vissel Kobe	2021	J1 League	14	5	—		—		—		14	5
	2022	J1 League	26	6	2	0	—		3^[d]	1	31	7
	2023	J1 League	34	10	4	1	1	0	—		39	11
	Total		74	21	6	1	1	0	3	1	84	23
Career total			241	66	13	5	12	4	5	2	271	77

↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Copa del Rey, Emperor's Cup
↑ Includes J.League Cup, EFL Cup
↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

As of match played 28 June 2018^[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2014	6	1
	2015	12	1
	2016	1	0
	2017	2	0
	2018	4	0
	2019	4	1
Total		29	3

As of match played 17 January 2019^[3]

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

List of international goals scored by Yoshinori Muto
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 September 2014	Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan	2	Venezuela	1–0	2–2	Friendly
2	13 October 2015	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	17	Iran	1–1	1–1	Friendly
3	17 January 2019	Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	27	Uzbekistan	1–1	2–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup