Kento Misao
 Misao playing for Kashima Antlers in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kento Misao[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Biography[change | change source]
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[change | change source]
Club[change | change source]
| 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 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the J.League Championship
International[change | change source]
| Japan national team[6] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ "Japan - K. Misao - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ↑ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Kento Misao Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites[change | change source]
- Kento Misao at FIFA
- Kento Misao at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Kento Misao at National Football Teams.com
- Kento Misao at Soccerway.com
- Kento Misao at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Kento Misao at FootballDatabase.eu
- Kento Misao at WorldFootball.net
- Kento Misao at Transfermarkt (player)
- Kento Misao at ESPN FC
- Kento Misao at TheFinalBall.com
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