Mitsunari Musaka

Mitsunari Musaka (六平 光成, Musaka Mitsunari, born 16 January 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Japanese club Shimizu S-Pulse.[1]

Mitsunari Musaka
六平 光成
Personal information
Full name Mitsunari Musaka
Date of birth (1991-01-16) 16 January 1991
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Shimizu S-Pulse
Number 7
Youth career
2003–2005 FC Tokyo Youth
2006–2008 Maebashi Scholarship
High School
2009–2012 Chuo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Shimizu S-Pulse 153 (1)
National team
2009 Japan U-18
2010 Japan U-19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2020

Playing career

He started out playing for the FC Tokyo youth system, specifically the U-15 Shenzhen team. His team won the 2003 Japanese Club Youth U-15 Championship. He later attended and played for Maebashi Scholarship High School. With his help, the team made the semifinals of the 2008 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament. He scored 2 goals in 5 games and was named to the Tournament All-Star team. He also represented Japan in various U18 tournaments at this time, including the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. After graduating from high school, he refused J.League Division 1 offers in order to play for Chuo University.

Musaka captained Japan during the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship in China, scoring a goal and leading his team to the quarterfinals of the tournament, where they lost by a score of 3–2 to South Korea. He played in various other international youth tournaments, such as the Dallas Cup, the SBS Cup, the Sendai Cup and the Milk Cup.

In 2011, he was chosen to represent his country at the 2011 Summer Universiade. He scored two goals in the tournament and had an assist in the championship game, where Japan beat Britain 2–0 to win its 5th Universiade soccer title.[2]

After his college graduation, he had offers from Shimizu S-Pulse, Omiya Ardija and Kashima Antlers, but on 1 January 2013, Musaka signed with Shimizu. He made his J.League Division 1 debut on 10 July against Kashima Antlers in a 3–1 loss, and scored his first goal as a professional against Kawasaki Frontale on 2 November 2014 in a 3–2 win.[3]

Club statistics

Updated to 18 February 2019.[4][5]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2013Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League70001080
20143214060421
20152500020270
2016J2 League26020–280
2017J1 League2502030300
201800002020
Total 1151801401371

References
  1. "M. Musaka". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  2. Qinyung, Wang (23 August 2011). "Japan outclasses Britain to win 5th Universiade soccer title". China Daily. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. "Vegalta deny Gamba, Shimizu win". FIFA. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 113 out of 289)
  5. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 165 out of 289)


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