Takayuki Morimoto

Takayuki Morimoto
森本 貴幸
Personal information
Full name Takayuki Morimoto[1]
Date of birth (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1997 Tsudayama FC
1998–2004 Tokyo Verdy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Tokyo Verdy 46 (5)
2006–2011 Catania 81 (15)
2011–2012 Novara 18 (4)
2012 Catania 5 (0)
2013Al-Nasr Dubai (loan) 13 (6)
2013–2015 JEF United Chiba 73 (17)
2016–2017 Kawasaki Frontale 22 (5)
2018–2020 Avispa Fukuoka 26 (1)
2020 AEP Kozani 0 (0)
2021 Sportivo Luqueño 1 (0)
2022–2023 Taichung Futuro 15 (1)
International career
2004–2005 Japan U-20 8 (2)
2008 Japan U-23 10 (1)
2009–2012 Japan 10 (3)
Medal record
Tokyo Verdy
Winner Emperor's Cup 2004
Kawasaki Frontale
Winner J1 League 2017
Runner-up J.League Cup 2017
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2016
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Malaysia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 2018 season

Takayuki Morimoto (森本 貴幸, Morimoto Takayuki, born 7 May 1988) is a Japanese[2] professional footballer who plays as a forward. He holds the record for the youngest Japanese player to make his professional debut, and the youngest scorer in J1 League history. Morimoto represented Japan at the 2004 and 2008 versions of the Toulon Tournament, the 2004 AFC Youth Championship, the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 January 2019.
  2. ^ Takayuki Morimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Takayuki Morimoto :: Takayuki Morimoto ::".