is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Cerveza FC Tokyo as a

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.. He was educated at and played for

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. He moved to

Tampines Rovers Tampines Rovers Football Club (currently known as BG Tampines Rovers due to sponsorship reasons) is a professional association football, football club based in Tampines, Singapore, that competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of t ...

in 2017 after impressing scouts during a football trial.

Club career

Tsukuba FC

Megumi was playing for Tsukuba FC in the

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, where he scored a grand total of 10 goals in 29 games for the club. In December 2016, he announced that he would be leaving the club to further his footballing career elsewhere.

Tampines Rovers

In February 2017, Megumi signed a 10-month contract with S.League side

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for the

2017 S.League The 2017 S.League (also known as the Great Eastern Hyundai S.League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the S.League, the top-flight Singaporean professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1996. The ...

season. He scored on his league debut in a 1-2 loss to

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champions

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. Following this, he was set up by fellow new signing

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. He scored his first brace for the club in a 4-0 demolition of

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while assisting another two goals. In total, Megumi netted 14 goals in the league for his new club. Megumi ended the season as the Stags' top-scorer and was also nominated for the S.League Player of the Year award. In December 2017, the club announced that he will be renewing his contract with the club.

FELDA United

In 2020, Megumi moved to Malaysia Super League club,

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Cerveza FC Tokyo

In 2022, Megumi returned to Japan to join Cerveza FC Tokyo.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Tampines Rovers *

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References

1993 births Living people Japanese men's footballers Singapore Premier League players Malaysia Super League players Tampines Rovers FC players FELDA United F.C. players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Men's association football forwards Association football people from Chiba (city) 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-forward-1990s-stub