Sei Muroya
 Muroya (right, 2019) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumatori, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Tokyo | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sessel Kumatori | |||
| 2010–2012 | Aomori Yamada High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Meiji University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | FC Tokyo | 108 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Tokyo U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2025 | Hannover 96 | 142 | (5) |
| 2025– | FC Tokyo | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Japan U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Japan U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Japan U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Japan | 16 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2021 | |||
Sei Muroya (室屋 成, Muroya Sei; born 5 April 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Tokyo in the J1 League and for the Japan national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Muroya was born in Osaka. He joined FC Tokyo in 2016[citation needed] and made his league debut against Ventforet Kofu on 9 July 2016.[2]
In August 2020, Muroya joined German club Hannover 96.[1] He returned to FC Tokyo in 2025.[3]
International career
[edit]In June 2011, Muroya was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2011 U-17 World Cup and he played four matches. He has been a member of the Japan national U-23 team since 2015. Muroya was member of Japan U23 team for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar and he won the championship. On 1 July 2016, Muroya was called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 1 July 2025[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Tokyo U-23 | 2016 | J3 League | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2016 | J1 League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2017 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 30 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 108 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 140 | 5 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 142 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 5 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2025 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 255 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 296 | 10 | ||
International
[edit]- As of 7 September 2021[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Japan
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019
Japan U23
Individual
- J.League Best XI: 2019
- J1 100 Year Vision League Regional Round East Best Eleven: 2026[6]
References
[edit]- 1 2 ""Mehrwert" für die Außenbahn: Hannover holt Muroya". Kicker (in German). kicker. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ↑ "Japan - S. Muroya - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ "FC Tokyo holt Muroya zurück". Kicker (in German). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ↑ "Japan - S. Muroya - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sei Muroya (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Instagram".
External links
[edit]- Sei Muroya – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sei Muroya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Sei Muroya at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- Living people
- 1994 births
- People from Kumatori, Osaka
- Meiji University alumni
- Football people from Osaka Prefecture
- Men's association football defenders
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- J1 League players
- J3 League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- FC Tokyo players
- FC Tokyo U-23 players
- Hannover 96 players
- Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Japan men's international footballers
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games footballers for Japan
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football defender, 1990s birth stubs
