Kenyu Sugimoto

Kenyu Sugimoto (杉本 健勇, Sugimoto Ken'yū, born 18 November 1992) is a Japanese football player as a striker and currently play for Omiya Ardija.

Kenyu Sugimoto
杉本 健勇

Personal information
Full name	Kenyu Sugimoto
Date of birth	(1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Omiya Ardija
Number	23
Youth career
2001–2005	FC Ruy Ramos Vejitto
2005–2010	Cerezo Osaka Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Cerezo Osaka	89	(11)
2012	→ Tokyo Verdy (loan)	18	(5)
2015	Kawasaki Frontale	24	(6)
2016–2018	Cerezo Osaka	105	(41)
2019–2022	Urawa Red Diamonds	70	(6)
2021	→ Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)	11	(3)
2022	→ Júbilo Iwata (loan)	30	(1)
2023	Júbilo Iwata	2	(0)
International career
2007–2009	Japan U17	11	(9)
2011–2012	Japan U23	5	(2)
2017–2018	Japan	8	(1)
Medal record Cerezo Osaka Winner J.League Cup 2017 Winner Emperor's Cup 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2023, 16:20 (UTC)

National team career

In October 2009, Sugimoto was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2009 U-17 World Cup. He played all 3 matches and scored a goal against Brazil in the first match. In October 2102, he was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2012 Summer Olympics. He played 4 matches and Japan won the 4th place.

In September 2017, Sugimoto was elected Japan national team for 2018 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on 5 September, he debuted against Saudi Arabia.^[1]

Club statistics

As of match played on 11 March 2023.^[2][3]

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
Cerezo Osaka	2011	J1 League	15	2	4	1	—		1	0	—		20	3
	2012		12	1	4	4	—		—		—		16	5
	2013		30	3	3	4	6	0	—		—		39	7
	2014		32	5	4	1	2	0	7	0	—		45	6
	Total		89	11	15	10	8	0	8	0	0	0	120	21
Tokyo Verdy (loan)	2012	J2 League	18	5	0	0	—		—		—		18	5
Kawasaki Frontale	2015	J1 League	24	6	2	1	6	1	—		—		32	8
Cerezo Osaka	2016	J2 League	43	14	3	6	—		—		—		46	20
	2017	J1 League	34	22	1	0	1	1	—		—		36	23
	2018		30	5	2	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	37	6
	Total		107	41	6	6	1	1	4	1	1	0	119	49
Urawa Red Diamonds	2019	J1 League	21	2	3	0	2	0	7	1	1	0	34	3
	2020		33	2	—		2	0	—		—		35	2
	2021		16	2	1	0	7	2	—		—		24	2
	Total		70	4	4	0	11	2	7	1	1	0	93	7
Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)	2021	J1 League	11	3	0	0	0	0	—		—		11	3
Júbilo Iwata (loan)	2022		30	1	1	0	4	0	—		—		35	1
Júbilo Iwata	2023	J2 League	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Career totals			353	73	28	21	27	4	19	2	2	0	433	94

National team statistics

As of 7 May 2015

National team Year Apps Goals Japan U17 2007 4 5 2008 4 3 2009 3 1 Total 11 9 Japan U23 2011 1 0 2012 2 1 Total 3 1 ^[1] Japan national team Year Apps Goals 2017 5 1 2018 3 0 Total 8 1

International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition 2007 24 October Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta   Laos U15 2–0 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification / Japan U15 26 October Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta   Cambodia U15 7–0 5 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification / Japan U15 30 October Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta   Indonesia U15 2–1 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification / Japan U15 5 November Lebak Bulus Stadium, Jakarta   Vietnam U15 4–0 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship qualification / Japan U15 2008 5 October MHSK Stadium, Tashkent   Malaysia U16 4–0 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 7 October MHSK Stadium, Tashkent   United Arab Emirates U16 6–1 2 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 12 October MHSK Stadium, Tashkent   Saudi Arabia U16 2–0 1 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 15 October Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent   South Korea U16 1–2 0 2008 AFC U-16 Championship / Japan U16 2009 24 October Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos   Brazil U17 2–3 1 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 27 October Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos   Switzerland U17 3–4 0 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 30 October Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos   Mexico U17 0–2 0 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup / Japan U17 2012 22 February National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur   Malaysia U23 4–0 0 2012 Summer Olympics qualification / Japan U23

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.^[4]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 October 2017	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	Haiti	2–0	3–3	2017 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours

Cerezo Osaka

• J.League Cup : 2017

Individual

• J.League Best XI : 2017

References

1. "杉本 健勇 (Kenyu Sugimoto)" (in Japanese). Japan National Football Team Database. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
2. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 28 out of 289)
3. Kenyu Sugimoto at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
4. "Sugimoto, Kenyu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

External links

• – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Kenyu Sugimoto at National-Football-Teams.com  
• Kenyu Sugimoto at Soccerway  
• Kenyu Sugimoto at J.League () (in Japanese)
• at Cerezo Osaka official site (in Japanese)
• Kenyu Sugimoto 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Yahoo! Japan sports (in Japanese)