Ayumu Seko (瀬古 歩夢, Seko Ayumu, born 7 June 2000) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Grasshopper Club Zürich.[2]
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Full name | Ayumu Seko[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 22) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Japan | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022 |
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]
He 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]
Individual
Grasshopper Club Zürich – current squad | |
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Japan men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Fourth place | ||
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J.League Rookie of the Year | |
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