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Kota Mizunuma
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Mizunuma with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kota Mizunuma
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Aoba-ku, Yokohama,
Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Newcastle Jets
Number 18
Youth career
1997–2001 Azamino FC
2002–2007 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2012 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 (0)
2010–2011 → Tochigi SC (loan) 50 (7)
2012 → Sagan Tosu (loan) 33 (5)
2013–2015 Sagan Tosu 91 (15)
2016–2017 FC Tokyo 17 (1)
2016 → FC Tokyo U-23 (loan) 9 (3)
2017 → Cerezo Osaka (loan) 24 (3)
2018–2019 Cerezo Osaka 58 (8)
2020–2025 Yokohama F. Marinos 92 (13)
2025– Newcastle Jets 1 (0)
National team‡
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)
Honours
Cerezo Osaka
Winner J.League Cup 2017
Winner Emperor's Cup 2017
Men's football
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team
EAFF Championship
Winner 2022 Japan Team
AFC U-16 Championship
Gold 2006 Singapore
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2025.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 July 2022

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

National team career

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

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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

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

Club

Yokohama F.Marinos
Cerezo Osaka

International

  • EAFF Championship: 2022
Japan U-23
Japan U-17
  • AFC U-17 Championship : 2006

Individual

  • J.League Best XI: 2022

See also

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