Mu_Kanazaki
Mu Kanazaki
Japanese footballer
Mu Kanazaki (金崎 夢生, Kanazaki Mū, born 16 February 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays for J3 League club FC Ryukyu. He scored the two goals that won the 2016 J1 League final for Kashima Antlers over Urawa Red Diamonds.
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 Kanazaki playing for 1.FC Nürnberg in 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mū Kanazaki[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tsu, Mie, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Ryukyu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Centro Tsunan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Tokan Junior High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Takigawa Daini High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Oita Trinita | 74 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Nagoya Grampus | 69 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 1. FC Nurnberg | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Portimonense | 48 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Kashima Antlers (loan) | 27 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Kashima Antlers | 78 | (32) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Sagan Tosu | 46 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Nagoya Grampus (loan) | 25 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Oita Trinita | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | FC Ryukyu | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Japan U20 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Japan | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2023, 14:30 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2018, 18:22 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 25 March 2020, Kanazaki returned to Nagoya Grampus on loan from Sagan Tosu until 31 January 2021.[2] On 15 January 2021, following his season on loan at Nagoya Grampus, Kanazaki signed permanently for the club.[3]
On 24 February 2023, Kanazaki officially announced his transfer to FC Ryukyu after their relegation from the J2 League ahead of the 2023 J3 League season.[4]
Kanazaki made his full international debut for Japan on 20 January 2009 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Yemen.
Club
- As of 24 February 2023.[5]
More information Club, Season ...
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Other[lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oita Trinita | 2007 | J1 League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 14 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 4 | ||||
| 2009 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 38 | 5 | |||
| Total | 74 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 12 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2010 | J1 League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2012 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 44 | 7 | |||
| Total | 69 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 15 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| Portimonense | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 7 | ||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 10 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 49 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 17 | ||
| Kashima Antlers (loan) | 2015 | J1 League | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 |
| Kashima Antlers | 2016 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 38 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 18 | ||
| 2018 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | ||
| Total | 78 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 100 | 43 | ||
| Sagan Tosu | 2018 | J1 League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 8 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus (loan) | 2020 | J1 League | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 6 | ||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2021 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 | ||
| Oita Trinita | 2022 | J2 League | 12 | 1 | – | 12 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 12 | 1 | – | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| FC Ryukyu | 2023 | J3 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 405 | 91 | 25 | 7 | 47 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 511 | 123 | ||
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- Appearances in Emperor's Cup
- Appearances in J. League Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in Pan-Pacific Championship, Suruga Bank Championship, Japanese Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup
International
More information National team, Year ...
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | |
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- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kanazaki goal.
More information No., Date ...
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 November 2015 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 24 March 2016 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan |  Afghanistan | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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Oita Trinita
Nagoya Grampus
Kashima Antlers
Individual
- "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.
- "金崎 夢生選手、期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". nagoya-grampus.jp/ (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- "Mu Kanazaki announces transfer". nagoya-grampus.jp/. Nagoya Grampus. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- "金崎夢生選手 新加入のお知らせ". FC琉球. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- Mu Kanazaki at Soccerway
- "Kanazaki, Mu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- Portimonense anuncia regresso de Mu Kanazaki, desporto.sapo.pt, 25 December 2015
- Mu Kanazaki – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mu Kanazaki at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mu Kanazaki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Kashima Antlers
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