![]() Mizuno playing for Celtic in 2009
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 September 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Right winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Sagan Tosu | ||
Number | 50 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2004 | Shimizu Commercial High School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | JEF United | 86 | (13) |
2008–2010 | Celtic | 11 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Kashiwa Reysol | 12 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Ventforet Kofu | 30 | (1) |
2015 | JEF United | 19 | (1) |
2016– | Vegalta Sendai | ||
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Japan U20 | 4 | (1) |
2007 | Japan | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 December 2010 |
Koki Mizuno (水野 晃樹 Mizuno Kōki?, born 6 September 1985 in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Sagan Tosu in J1 League. Mizuno began his professional career with JEF United, with whom he won the J. League Cup in 2005 and 2006; he was named most valuable player of the 2006 competition. His other former clubs include Ventforet Kofu, Kashiwa Reysol, and Scottish side Celtic.
Mizuno has 4 caps for the Japan national football team, including two appearances as a substitute at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. As a youth, Mizuno also appeared in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship as a member of the Japanese Under-20 team, scoring one goal.
He is the cousin of Keita Suzuki, also a footballer.
After graduating from Shimizu Commercial High School, Mizuno joined JEF United in 2004. He was the MVP of the 2006 J. League Cup competition.