Mitsunari Musaka
六平 光成

Personal information
Full name	Mitsunari Musaka
Date of birth	(1991-01-16) 16 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Giravanz Kitakyushu
Number	8
Youth career
2003–2005	FC Tokyo Youth
2006–2008	Maebashi Scholarship High School
2009–2012	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Shimizu S-Pulse	153	(1)
International career
2009	Japan U-18
2010	Japan U-19
Medal record Representing  Japan World University Games 2011 Shenzhen Men's Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2020

Mitsunari Musaka (六平 光成, Musaka Mitsunari, born 16 January 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Japanese club Giravanz Kitakyushu.^[1]

Playing career

He started out playing for the FC Tokyo youth system, specifically the U-15 Shenzhen team. His team won the 2003 Japanese Club Youth U-15 Championship. He later attended and played for Maebashi Scholarship High School. With his help, the team made the semifinals of the 2008 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament. He scored 2 goals in 5 games and was named to the Tournament All-Star team. He also represented Japan in various U18 tournaments at this time, including the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. After graduating from high school, he refused J.League Division 1 offers in order to play for Chuo University.

Musaka captained Japan during the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship in China, scoring a goal and leading his team to the quarterfinals of the tournament, where they lost by a score of 3–2 to South Korea. He played in various other international youth tournaments, such as the Dallas Cup, the SBS Cup, the Sendai Cup and the Milk Cup.

In 2011, he was chosen to represent his country at the 2011 Summer Universiade. He scored two goals in the tournament and had an assist in the championship game, where Japan beat Britain 2–0 to win its 5th Universiade soccer title.^[2]

After his college graduation, he had offers from Shimizu S-Pulse, Omiya Ardija and Kashima Antlers, but on 1 January 2013, Musaka signed with Shimizu. He made his J.League Division 1 debut on 10 July against Kashima Antlers in a 3–1 loss, and scored his first goal as a professional against Kawasaki Frontale on 2 November 2014 in a 3–2 win.^[3]

Club statistics

Updated to 18 February 2019.^[4][5]