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Personal information
Full name Yuta Baba
Date of birth (1984-01-22) January 22, 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Itabashi, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2001 FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 FC Tokyo 107 (11)
2008 JEF United Chiba 6 (0)
2008 Montedio Yamagata 10 (0)
2009 Tokyo Verdy 3 (0)
2011–2013 Daejeon Citizen 43 (5)
Total 169 (16)
Medal record
FC Tokyo
Winner J.League Cup 2004
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver 2002 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yuta Baba (馬場 憂太, Baba Yūta, born January 22, 1984) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a midfielder. His younger brother, Tōru, is an actor.

Yuta Baba's Football Journey

Starting with FC Tokyo

Yuta Baba was born in Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan, on January 22, 1984. He started his football career early. In 2002, he joined FC Tokyo, a club in the top Japanese league, the J1 League. He had been part of their youth team before this.

During his first year, Yuta got a chance to play. In 2003, he played many games as an offensive midfielder. This means he helped both defend and attack for his team.

Winning the J.League Cup

A big moment for Yuta and FC Tokyo came in 2004. The team won the 2004 J.League Cup. This was the very first time FC Tokyo had won a major title in their history! Yuta was part of this winning team.

Moving to New Teams

In 2008, Yuta moved to another J1 League club, JEF United Chiba. He played in some matches as a substitute. Later that year, in August 2008, he moved to Montedio Yamagata. This club was in the J2 League, which is the second division in Japan.

At Montedio Yamagata, Yuta played much more often. He became a regular player for the team. Montedio Yamagata finished second in the 2008 season. This great result meant the team was promoted to the J1 League for the first time ever! Yuta left the club at the end of that successful season.

In August 2009, Yuta joined another J2 League team, Tokyo Verdy. However, he did not play many games for them. He left Tokyo Verdy at the end of 2009.

Playing in South Korea

After some time away from playing, Yuta moved to South Korea in 2011. He joined a team called Daejeon Citizen. He played for them until the end of the 2013 season. After that, Yuta Baba retired from playing professional football.

External links

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