Hidemasa_Morita
Hidemasa Morita
Japanese footballer
Hidemasa Morita (守田 英正, Morita Hidemasa, born 10 May 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Japan national team.
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Morita with Japan in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hidemasa Morita[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sporting CP | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Takatsuki Shimizu FC | ||
| 2008–2010 | Takatsuki Ninth High School | ||
| 2011–2013 | Konko Osaka High School | ||
| 2014–2018 | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Kawasaki Frontale | 81 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Santa Clara | 48 | (3) |
| 2022– | Sporting CP | 49 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Japan | 33 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 17 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:45, 21 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Kawasaki Frontale
In 2018, Morita joined Kawasaki Frontale. On February 10, he made his professional debut as a substitute in the Japanese Super Cup against Cerezo Osaka. On April 14, he made his first start in the league match against Vegalta Sendai.[3] After that, he managed to secure an active role in the team, and they would go on to win the J1 League title in 2018. In 2020, he was selected in the J-League Best Eleven,[4] along with eight other Kawasaki players as they would win the J1 League title again.
Santa Clara
On 8 January 2021, it was announced that Morita would sign for Portuguese club CD Santa Clara, in the Primeira Liga.[5] When he made his debut on 25 January, he netted his first goal for the club, scoring the winner in the 89th minute of a 2–1 victory over Rio Ave.[6]
Sporting CP
On 1 July 2022, it was announced that he would join Sporting CP on a permanent transfer.[7] He would go on to make his debut for the club against SC Braga on 7 August.[8] On 7 September, he made his Champions League debut against Eintracht Frankfurt.[9] On 30 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a win against Gil Vicente.[10]
On 2 September 2018, Ryota Oshima and Hotaru Yamaguchi withdrew from the national team due to injury; Morita was called up to the Japan national team in their place for the first time in his first year as a professional.[11] He made his national team debut on 11 September, coming on against Costa Rica, the first game under new coach Hajime Moriyasu.
In January 2019, he was called up to the Japan national team for the AFC Asian Cup 2019 but withdrew due to injury.[12]
In March 2021, he was called up to the national team for the first time in just under two years, and on 30 March, he scored his first goal for the national team in a 14–0 win against Mongolia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.[13]
On 1 November 2022, Morita was named in the Japan squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[14]
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2018 | J1 League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2019 | J1 League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2020 | J1 League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Total | 81 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 2 | ||
| Santa Clara | 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | — | 38 | 2 | ||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 59 | 4 | |||
| Sporting CP | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | — | 41 | 6 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 237 | 14 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup and Taça de Portugal
- Includes J.League Cup and Taça da Liga
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 21 March 2024[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 3 | |
- As of match played 3 February 2024. Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Morita goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 March 2021 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Mongolia | 4–0 | 14–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 28 May 2021 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan |  Myanmar | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 3 February 2024 | Education City Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Iran | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
Kawasaki Frontale
Individual
- "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- "Hidemasa Morita". Sporting CP. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- "川崎F、家長ポスト2本など決め切れずスコアレス…仙台はJデビューの青森山田出身DF常田が完封貢献". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 14 April 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "[J.League Awards] Michael Olunga (Kashiwa Reysol) crowns the MVP to be the eighth top scoring player to double. Kawasaki Frontale produce nine members in the Best Eleven Players | News". J.LEAGUE. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- AcoresPRO.com, André Amaral-. "Clube Desportivo Santa Clara » Oficial- Hidemasa Morita" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "Hidemasa Morita nets winner in debut for Santa Clara". The Japan Times. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "Morita joins Sporting CP". www.sporting.pt. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "Draw against SC Braga opens 2022/23 season". www.sporting.pt. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "Soccer: Morita assists opener as Sporting stun Kamada's Frankfurt". nippon.com. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "Soccer: Morita nets 1st goal for Sporting in win over Gil Vicente". nippon.com. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "森保J初陣、山口蛍と大島僚太が不参加…代わって2選手を初招集へ". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "Takashi Inui, Tsukasa Shiotani named as injury replacements for Japan's Asian Cup squad". The Japan Times. 5 January 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- AP (30 March 2021). "Japan routs Mongolia 14–0 in World Cup qualifying". business-standard.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- Duerden, Greg LeaContributions from John; published, Ryan Dabbs (23 November 2022). "Japan World Cup 2022 squad: Team announced for tournament in Qatar". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- Hidemasa Morita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Hidemasa Morita at Soccerway
- "Hidemasa Morita". National Football Teams.
- Hidemasa Morita at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Hidemasa Morita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Hidemasa Morita at National-Football-Teams.com