Kento Misao

Japanese association football player

Kento Misao (三竿 健斗, Misao Kento, born April 16, 1996) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Yuto Misao in also a footballer.

Kento Misao
Misao playing for Kashima Antlers in 2018
Personal information
Full name Kento Misao[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-16) 16 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre back
Club information
Current team
OH Leuven
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2014 Tokyo Verdy Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Tokyo Verdy 39 (0)
2016–2022 Kashima Antlers 182 (4)
2023 Santa Clara 17 (0)
2023– OH Leuven 12 (1)
National team
2013 Japan U17 2 (0)
2017– Japan 6 (0)
Honours
Kashima Antlers
Winner AFC Champions League 2018
Winner J1 League 2016
Runner-up J1 League 2017
Winner Emperor's Cup 2016
Representing  Japan
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 March 2024

Biography

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Misao was born in Musashino on April 16, 1996. He joined J2 League club Tokyo Verdy from their youth team in 2015. He played many matches as defensive midfielder. In 2016, he moved to J1 League club Kashima Antlers. Although he did not play many matches, Kashima won the J1 champions in 2016. He played many matches from 2017. In 2018, Kashima won the champions in AFC Champions League first Asian title in the club history.

In October 2013, Misao was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2013 U-17 World Cup. He played 2 matches. In November 2017, Misao was selected the Japan national team for 2017 E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against South Korea on December 16. He played 6 games for Japan until 2018.

Career statistics

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As of match played 28 May 2023[2][3][4][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tokyo Verdy 2015 J2 League 39 0 2 0 41 0
Kashima Antlers 2016 J1 League 4 0 3 0 3 0 1[a] 0 11 0
2017 26 1 2 0 2 0 3 0 33 1
2018 26 0 3 1 0 0 11 0 40 1
2019 28 0 2 0 2 0 8 0 40 0
2020 30 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 33 1
2021 34 0 2 0 7 0 43 0
2022 33 2 4 0 6 1 43 3
Total 181 4 16 1 22 1 23 0 1 0 243 6
Santa Clara 2022–23 Primeira Liga 17 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Career total 237 4 18 1 22 1 23 0 1 0 301 6
  1. Appearances in the J.League Championship

International

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Japan national team[6]
Year Apps Goals
2017 1 0
2018 5 0
Total 6 0

References

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  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016: List of Players: Kashima Antlers" (PDF). FIFA. 14 December 2016. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017.
  2. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 10 out of 289)
  3. 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, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 44 out of 289)
  4. "Japan - K. Misao - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  5. "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kento Misao Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

Other websites

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