Mu Kanazaki (金崎 夢生, Kanazaki Mū, born 16 February 1989) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J2 League club Oita Trinita. He scored the two goals that gave his team the title of the 2016 J1 League over Urawa Red Diamonds.
![]() Kanazaki playing for 1.FC Nürnberg in 2013. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Mū Kanazaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1989-02-16) 16 February 1989 (age 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tsu, Mie, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Oita Trinita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Japan U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2017 | Japan | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:35, 18 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2018 |
On 25 March 2020, Kanazaki returned to Nagoya Grampus on loan from Sagan Tosu until 31 January 2021.[1] On 15 January 2021, following his season on loan at Nagoya Grampus, Kanazaki signed permanently for the club.[2]
Kanazaki made his full international debut for Japan on 20 January 2009 in a 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification against Yemen.
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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 0 | 38 | 6 | |||
Total | 74 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 13 | ||
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 | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
Portimonense | 2013–14 | Segunda Liga | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 31 | 7 | |||
2014–15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 20 | 11 | |||||
2015–16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||||
Total | 49 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18 | ||
Kashima Antlers (loan) | 2015 | J1 League | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 |
Kashima Antlers | 2016 | J1 League | 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 | 32 | 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 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 374 | 90 | 23 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 476 | 121 |
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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 November 2015 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 24 March 2016 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | ![]() | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Oita Trinita
Nagoya Grampus
Kashima Antlers
Individual
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