Mutsuki Kato
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| Number | 51 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2009 | Konan Minami SSS | ||
| 2010–2012 | Kumagaya SC | ||
| 2013–2015 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Chuo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 42 | (13) |
| 2021-2023 | Cerezo Osaka | 59 | (13) |
| 2023– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 61 | (13) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:51, 28 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mutsuki Kato (加藤 陸次樹, Kato Mutsuki, born 6 August 1997 in Kumagaya, Saitama) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Career
[edit]On 20 September 2019, Kato was announced at Zweigen Kanazawa, after joining from Chuo University.[1] From 2nd August 2020 to 16th of August 2020, he scored in four consecutive league matches.[2]
On 27 December 2020, Kato was announced at Cerezo Osaka on a permanent transfer.[3] He scored his first J1 League goal against Yokohama FC on 13 March 2021, scoring in the 87th minute.[4] On 10 October 2021, he scored in the semi-finals of the J.League Cup, against Urawa Reds in the 53rd minute, to take Cerezo Osaka to the final.[5]
On 21 July 2023, Kato was announced at Sanfreece Hiroshima on a permanent transfer.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 5 October 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Zweigen Kanazawa | 2020 | J2 League | 42 | 13 | – | – | – | 42 | 13 | |||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2021 | J1 League | 35 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6[a] | 2 | 50 | 13 |
| 2022 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | – | 38 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 101 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 130 | 37 | ||
Honours
[edit]Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Notes
[edit]- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ "加藤陸次樹選手（中央大学） 来季加入内定のお知らせ" [Announcement of the decision to sign Rikuji Kato (Chuo University) next season]. www.zweigen-kanazawa.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "中大出身ルーキーFW加藤陸次樹が止まらない4戦連発!! エース不在の金沢、ウタカ擁する京都に快勝" [Chuo University graduate rookie forward Rikuji Kato is unstoppable in four straight games! Kanazawa, without their ace, easily wins against Kyoto, with Utaka.]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "加藤 陸次樹選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of permanent transfer of Rikuji Kato]. www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "C大阪23歳FW加藤陸次樹がJ1初ゴール! 今季J2から"個人昇格"「二桁得点が目標」" [Cerezo Osaka's 23-year-old forward, Rikuji Kato, scores his first J1 goal! "Individual promotion" from J2 this season, "Aiming for double-digit goals"]. web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "Ｃ大阪がルヴァン杯４大会ぶりＶに王手！ プロ２年目ＦＷ加藤陸次樹が値千金の決勝弾" [Cerezo Osaka is on the brink of winning the Levain Cup for the first time in four tournaments! Second-year pro striker Kato Rikujiki scores a priceless winning goal]. hochi.news (in Japanese).
- ^ "加藤 陸次樹選手 サンフレッチェ広島へ完全移籍について". セレッソ大阪オフィシャルウェブサイト | Cerezo OSAKA (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-21.
External links
[edit]- Mutsuki Kato at Soccerway
- Mutsuki Kato at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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