Genta Miura

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Genta Miura
三浦 弦太
Personal information
Full name Genta Miura
Date of birth (1995-03-01) 1 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Toyohashi, Japan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
Gamba Osaka
Number 5
Youth career
–2012 Osaka Toin Junior
and Senior High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Shimizu S-Pulse 45 (0)
2017– Gamba Osaka 178 (5)
National team
2017– Japan 10 (1)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2019 United Arab Emirates
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 December 2019

Genta Miura (三浦 弦太, Miura Genta, born March 1, 1995) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Miura was born in Toyohashi on March 1, 1995. After graduating from Osaka Toin High School, he joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse in 2013. However he could not play many matches and Shimizu was relegated to J2 League at the end of the 2015 season. In 2016, he played many matches and Shimizu reached second place in the J2 League and was returned to the J1 League in a year. In 2017, he moved to J1 club Gamba Osaka. He became a regular player as center back from 2017.

In November 2017, Miura was selected the Japan national team for 2017 E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against China on December 12. In 2019, he played at 2019 Asian Cup and Japan won the 2nd place. He played 10 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2019.

Club statistics[change | change source]

As of match played 5 November 2022[1][2]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Other Total
2013 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League 2 0 0 0 1 0 - - 3 0
2014 7 0 1 0 0 0 - - 8 0
2015 7 0 0 0 3 0 - - 10 0
2016 J2 League 29 0 2 0 - - - 31 0
Total 45 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 52 0
2017 Gamba Osaka J1 League 34 2 2 0 2 0 7 1 - 45 3
2018 34 0 1 1 6 0 - - 41 1
2019 31 1 1 0 9 2 - - 41 3
2020 20 2 2 0 2 0 - - 24 2
2021 26 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 35 0
2022 33 0 2 0 4 1 - - 39 1
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 178 5 9 1 25 3 12 1 1 0 225 10
Career total 223 5 12 1 29 3 12 1 1 0 277 10

Reserves performance[change | change source]

Club performance League Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Total
2014 J.League U-22 Selection J3 8 1 8 1
2015 3 0 3 0
Career total 11 1 11 1

National team statistics[change | change source]

Last Update: 18 December 2019[3]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 2 0
2018 3 0
2019 5 1
Total 10 1

International goals[change | change source]

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[4]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 December 2019 Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea  China 2–0 2–1 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

References[change | change source]

  1. 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. 164 out of 289)
  2. "Genta Miura Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
  4. "Miura, Genta". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

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