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Ayumu Seko

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Ayumu Seko
Personal information
Full name Ayumu Seko[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Grasshopper Club Zürich
Number 15
Youth career
Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Cerezo Osaka U-23 35 (1)
2016–2022 Cerezo Osaka 67 (2)
2022– Grasshopper 80 (1)
International career‡
2015 Japan U15 4 (0)
2017 Japan U17 4 (0)
2018 Japan U19 4 (0)
2019 Japan U20 5 (0)
2019–2022 Japan U22 1 (0)
2023– Japan 3 (0)
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
Winner J.League Cup 2017
Winner Emperor's Cup 2017
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Ayumu Seko (瀬古せこ 歩あゆみ夢ゆめ, Seko Ayumu, born 7 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Grasshopper Club Zürich.[2]

Club career

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Seko joined Cerezo Osaka in 2016. On 13 November, he debuted for their U-23 squad in J3 League (v Kataller Toyama).[3][4] He gave his J1 League debut for the main squad on 7 December 2019, in 2–0 victory over Ōita.

He signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League team Grasshopper Club Zürich on 18 January 2022.[5]

International career

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Seko was called up to give his debut for the Japan national team in a friendly against Uzbekistan on 21 January 2022.[6] However, the match was cancelled by the JFA due to COVID restrictions.[7]

In March 2023, he was called up by Hajime Moriyasu for friendlies against Uruguay and Colombia. This time, he was able to make his debut, having played a full match against Uruguay on 24 March 2023, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[8]

Honors

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Individual

Career Statistics

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Career

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As of match played 12 March 2024[11]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerezo Osaka 2017 J1 League 0 0 3 0 — — 3 0
2018 — — — — —
2019 13 1 6 0 — 1[a] 0 20 1
2020 27 1 4 0 — — 31 1
2021 27 0 3 0 5[b] 0 3[a] 0 38 0
Total 67 2 16 0 5 0 4 0 89 2
Cerezo Osaka U-23 2018 J3 League 16 1 — — — 16 1
2019 7 0 — — — 7 0
Total 23 1 — — — 23 1
Grasshopper 2021-22 Swiss Super League 13 0 — — — 13 0
2022-23 31 0 2 2 — — 33 2
2023-24 26 0 1 0 — — 27 0
Total 70 0 3 2 — — 73 2
Career Total 160 3 19 2 5 0 4 0 188 5
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ Ayumu Seko at Soccerway
  3. ^ J.League Data Site
  4. ^ Match report J.League Data Site
  5. ^ GC VERPFLICHTET INNENVERTEIDIGER AYUMU SEKO
  6. ^ "Soccer: Japan name J-League based 22-man squad for Jan. Uzbekistan friendly". Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  7. ^ Japan Football Association cancels friendly against Uzbekistan due to COVID restrictions
  8. ^ Michael Church (24 March 2023). "Substitute Nishimura strikes to earn Japan draw against Uruguay". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ^ Jリーグ 歴代れきだいのMVP・ベストイレブン・得点とくてん王おう (in Japanese)
  10. ^ AYUMU SEKO｜2020 J.League Levain Cup “New Hero Award”
  11. ^ "A. SEKO". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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