is a Japanese former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Kinowaki, after spending his youth with

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, moved to

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to play with Energetyk Gryfino. After a season in Poland, Kinowaki moved to

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to play for

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side BFC Daugavpils. After a season with Daugavpils, Kinowaki moved to India and signed for newly promoted

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club,

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. Kinowaki made his debut for Aizawl in the I-League on 9 January 2016 against the reigning champions,

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. He played the full match as Aizawl lost 3–1. After missing a home game against Bengaluru, he scored a goal against DSK Shivaijans, his first goal for Aizawl. In August 2017 he joined Mohun Bagan as their second Asian player. On 4 December 2017, Kinowaki made his debut for Mohun Bagan against arch-rivals

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in the I-league. He suffered a shoulder injury in his second match against

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and eventually had to leave the stadium in an ambulance. He was ruled out for a month after dislocating a collarbone.

Statistics

Honours

;Mohun Bagan *

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: 2018–19

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kinowaki, Yuta 1991 births Living people Japanese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Kyoto Sanga FC players Energetyk Gryfino players BFC Daugavpils players Aizawl FC players Shillong Lajong FC players III liga players Latvian Higher League players Calcutta Football League players I-League players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in India Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Poland Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Japanese expatriate sportspeople in India