Wataru Murofushi
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 June 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Aichi, Japan | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | York9 | ||
Number | 23 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Juntendo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 22 | (9) |
2019– | York9 | 16 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2019 |
Wataru Murofushi (室伏 航, Murofushi Wataru, born 13 June 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Canadian club York9 as a midfielder.
Club career
Albirex Niigata (S)
Murofushi signed for Albirex Niigata Singapore FC after graduating from Juntendo University.[1][2] A brilliant first season with the White Swans saw him win all 4 domestic trophies while winning the Player of the Season Award.[3]
York9
On 22 January 2019, Murofushi signed with Canadian Premier League side York9.[4] He made his debut in York's inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27.[5] Murofushi scored his first goal for York9 on August 25 against FC Edmonton[6]
Career statistics
- As of 8 September 2019[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Albirex Niigata (S) | 2018 | Singapore Premier League | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 13 | |
York9 | 2019 | Canadian Premier League | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
Career total | 38 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 15 |
- ^ Includes the Singapore Cup and Canadian Championship.
- ^ Includes the Singapore Community Shield.
Honours
Albirex Niigata (S)
Individual
- SPL Player of the Year: 2018
- SPL Fan XI: 2018[8]
References
- ^ "Wataru the new captain for 2018".
- ^ "Wataru MUROFUSHI (Juntendo University) joins White Swans for 2018 season".
- ^ "FAS Nite 2018 recognises season's best - Football Association of Singapore". Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ Nate Hershenfeld (January 22, 2019). "York9 FC signs Japanese midfielder Wataru Murofushi from Albirex Niigata Singapore FC". York 9 FC. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (April 27, 2019). "Forge FC, York9 FC tie in Canadian Premier League's entertaining opener".
- ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: Ryan Telfer's 85th minute equalizer splits points at FC Edmonton". August 25, 2019.
- ^ "W. Murofushi". Soccerway. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "FAS Nite 2018 recognises season's best". October 13, 2018.
External links
- Wataru Murofushi at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Japanese footballers
- Association football people from Aichi Prefecture
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Singapore
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Singapore
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Juntendo University alumni
- Albirex Niigata Singapore FC players
- York9 FC players
- Singapore Premier League players
- Canadian Premier League players