Kota Mizunuma

Mizunuma with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2023

Personal information

Full name

Kota Mizunuma

Date of birth

22 February 1990 (age 34)

Place of birth

Aoba-ku, Yokohama,
Kanagawa, Japan

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Position(s)

Winger

Team information

Current team

Yokohama F. Marinos

Number

18

Youth career

2002–2007

Yokohama F. Marinos Youth

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2007–2012

Yokohama F. Marinos

29

(0)

2010–2011

→ Tochigi SC (loan)

50

(7)

2012

→ Sagan Tosu (loan)

33

(5)

2013–2015

Sagan Tosu

91

(15)

2016–2017

FC Tokyo

17

(1)

2016

→ FC Tokyo U-23 (loan)

9

(3)

2017

→ Cerezo Osaka (loan)

24

(3)

2018–2019

Cerezo Osaka

58

(8)

2020–

Yokohama F. Marinos

92

(13)

International career^‡

2005–2007

Japan U-17

11

(6)

2007–2008

Japan U-19

11

(4)

2009

Japan U-20

3

(1)

2010

Japan U-21

7

(2)

2011–2012

Japan U-23

2

(0)

2022–

Japan

2

(0)

Medal record

Cerezo Osaka

Winner	J.League Cup	2017
Winner	Emperor's Cup	2017
Men's football
Representing Japan
Asian Games
	2010 Guangzhou	Team
EAFF Championship
Winner	2022 Japan	Team
AFC U-16 Championship
	2006 Singapore

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 July 2022

Kota Mizunuma (水沼宏太, Mizunuma Kōta, born 22 February 1990) is a Japanese association football player currently playing for Yokohama F. Marinos and the Japan national team. His father, Takashi, was also a professional footballer.

National team career

In August 2007, Mizunuma was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He served as captain and played all 3 matches as right midfielder.

Club statistics

As of match played on 11 February 2023.^[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other¹		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos	2007	J. League Division 1	3	0	0	0	0	0	-		-		3	0
	2008		10	0	0	0	4	0	-		-		14	0
	2009		12	0	1	0	5	0	-		-		18	0
	2010		4	0	0	0	2	0	-		-		6	0
	Total		29	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	41	0
Tochigi S.C.	2010	J. League Division 2	13	2	2	1	-		-		-		15	3
	2011	J. League Division 2	37	5	2	0	-		-		-		39	5
	Total		50	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	8
Sagan Tosu	2012	J. League Division 1	33	5	1	0	4	2	-		-		38	7
	2013		27	4	3	1	4	0	-		-		34	5
	2014		32	4	1	0	3	1	-		-		36	5
	2015	J1 League	32	7	2	2	4	1	-		-		38	10
	Total		124	20	7	3	15	4	0	0	0	0	146	27
FC Tokyo	2016	J1 League	17	1	2	0	2	0	-		-		21	1
Cerezo Osaka	2017	J1 League	24	3	2	2	7	2	-		-		33	7
	2018		27	1	2	1	0	0	4	1	1	0	34	3
	2019		31	7	3	0	6	2	-		-		40	9
	Total		82	11	7	3	13	2	4	1	1	0	107	19
Yokohama F. Marinos	2020	J1 League	25	3	-		1	0	6	0	1	0	33	3
	2021		36	3	1	0	7	3	-		-		44	6
	2022		31	7	2	0	2	0	7	0	-		42	7
	2023		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total		92	13	3	0	10	3	13	0	1	0	119	16
Career total			394	53	24	7	51	11	17	1	2	0	488	71