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is a Japanese former
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player who played as a forward.


International career

He was a part of the Japan squad which won the gold medal at the
2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games (), and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 201 ...
. He was named the Player of the Tournament at the
2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy The 2021 Men's Asian Champions Trophy was the sixth edition of the Men's Asian Champions Trophy, a men's field hockey tournament for the six best Asian national teams organized by the Asian Hockey Federation. It was originally scheduled to be he ...
where they won the silver medal.


Club career

Before the
2018 Asian Games The 2018 Asian Games ( or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games (), and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, were a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 August to 2 September 201 ...
he played club hockey for Japanese club Minoshima Club. After those Asian Games he joined
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club
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.


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* 1988 births Living people Japanese male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Japan Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan HGC (field hockey) players Expatriate field hockey players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Sportspeople from Shiga Prefecture 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players {{Japan-fieldhockey-bio-stub