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| Full name | Ayumu Seko[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Grasshopper Club Zürich | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cerezo Osaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Cerezo Osaka | 67 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Grasshopper | 61 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Japan U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Japan U22 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Japan | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ayumu Seko (瀬古 歩夢, Seko Ayumu, born 7 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Grasshopper Club Zürich.[2]
Club career
Seko joined Cerezo Osaka in 2016. On 13 November, he debuted for their U-23 squad in J3 League (v Kataller Toyama).[3][4] He gave his J1 League debut for the main squad on 7 December 2019, in 2–0 victory over Ōita.
He signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League team Grasshopper Club Zürich on 18 January 2022.[5]
International career
Seko was called up to give his debut for the Japan national team in a friendly against Uzbekistan on 21 January 2022.[6] However, the match was cancelled by the JFA due to COVID restrictions.[7]
In March 2023, he was called up by Hajime Moriyasu for friendlies against Uruguay and Colombia. This time, he was able to make his debut, having played a full match against Uruguay on 24 March 2023, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[8]
Honors
Individual
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ↑ Ayumu Seko at Soccerway
- ↑ J.League Data Site
- ↑ Match report J.League Data Site
- ↑ GC VERPFLICHTET INNENVERTEIDIGER AYUMU SEKO
- ↑ "Soccer: Japan name J-League based 22-man squad for Jan. Uzbekistan friendly". Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ↑ Japan Football Association cancels friendly against Uzbekistan due to COVID restrictions
- ↑ Michael Church (24 March 2023). "Substitute Nishimura strikes to earn Japan draw against Uruguay". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ Jリーグ 歴代のMVP・ベストイレブン・得点王 (in Japanese)
- ↑ AYUMU SEKO｜2020 J.League Levain Cup “New Hero Award”
External links
- Ayumu Seko at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ayumu Seko at Soccerway
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