is a Japanese
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for Japanese club
Giravanz Kitakyushu
is a Japanese football club based in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. They currently play in the third tier of Japanese football as they were relegated after the 2021 season.
History
Mitsubishi Chemical SC (1947–2000)
The club was formed ...
.
Playing career
He started out playing for the
FC Tokyo
Football Club Tokyo, commonly known as , is a Japanese professional football club based in Chōfu, Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The team is one of only four in the J.League to be sim ...
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
The Qualification Competition for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.
The Draw
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A total of 42 teams will come out of the pots. In the West Zo ...
. After graduating from high school, he refused
J.League Division 1
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J2 ...
offers in order to play for
Chuo University
, commonly referred to as or , is a private flagship research university in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1885 as Igirisu Hōritsu Gakkō (the English Law School), Chuo is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions in the country. The univer ...
.
Musaka captained
Japan during the
2010 AFC U-19 Championship
The 2010 AFC U-19 Championship was the 36th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation.
Qualification for the tournament started in October 2009 with the finals tournament being hosted in October 2010.
The AFC recom ...
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
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. He played in various other international youth tournaments, such as the
Dallas Cup
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, the SBS Cup, the Sendai Cup and the
Milk Cup
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.
In 2011, he was chosen to represent his country at the
2011 Summer Universiade
The 2011 Summer Universiade ( zh, c=2011年夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Èr líng yī yī Nián xiàjì shìjiè dàxuéshēng yùndònghuì), the XXVI Summer Universiade ( zh, c=第二十六届夏季世界大学生运动会, p=Dì Èrshíl ...
. 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.
After his college graduation, he had offers from
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which bega ...
,
Omiya Ardija
is a professional association football club based in Ōmiya in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. Omiya competed in the J1 League follo ...
and
Kashima Antlers
are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name ''Antlers'' is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has fin ...
, but on 1 January 2013, Musaka signed with Shimizu. He made his
J.League Division 1
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J2 ...
debut on 10 July against
Kashima Antlers
are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name ''Antlers'' is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has fin ...
in a 3–1 loss, and scored his first goal as a professional against
Kawasaki Frontale
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, in Nakahara W ...
on 2 November 2014 in a 3–2 win.
Club statistics
''Updated to 18 February 2019''.
[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, (p. 165 out of 289)
References
External links
Profile at Shimizu S-Pulse*
1991 births
Living people
Chuo University alumni
Association football people from Tokyo
Japanese men's footballers
Japan men's youth international footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
category:J3 League players
Shimizu S-Pulse players
category:Giravanz Kitakyushu players
Men's association football midfielders
FISU World University Games gold medalists for Japan
Universiade medalists in football
Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
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