Hiroki Akino
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hiroki Akino | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Inzai, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avispa Fukuoka | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Kashiwa Reysol | 48 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → J. League U-22 (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 58 | (4) |
| 2019 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | → V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 104 | (0) |
| 2025– | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009–2011 | Japan U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2014 | Japan U23 | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:48, 25 October 2023 | |||
Hiroki Akino (秋野 央樹, Akino Hiroki; born October 8, 1994, in Inzai, Chiba) is a Japanese footballer who plays midfielder and currently play for J1 League club, Avispa Fukuoka.
Kashiwa Reysol
Akino made his debut for Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League Division 1 on 16 March 2013 against Vegalta Sendai in which he came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Kenta Kano as Reysol lost the match 2–1.[1] He scored his first goal for Kashiwa against Júbilo Iwata on 12 March 2016, in the 55th minute.[2]
Loan to Shonan Bellmare
During his loan spell, Akino made his league debut for the club against Mito HollyHock on 26 February 2017.[3] He scored his first goal for Shonan against Tokyo Verdy on 16 July 2017, in the 78th minute.[4]
Shonan Bellmare
Akino made his league debut for Shonan against Vegalta Sendai on 17 March 2019.[5]
Loan to V-Varen Nagasaki
During his loan spell with the club, Akino made his debut for V-Varen against Ehime FC on 31 July 2019.[6]
V-Varen Nagasaki
Akino made his league debut for V-Varen against Tochigi SC on 23 February 2020.[7]
Ahead of the 2024 J2 League season, he was appointed captain.[8]
Avispa Fukuoka
On 23 December 2024, Akino was announced at J1 club Avispa Fukuoka from the 2025 season.[9]
International career
Akino was part of the Japanese u17 team that went to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10] On 24 June 2011 in Japan's final group-stage match against Argentina U17's, Akino scored the final goal for Japan in the 74th minute as Japan's under-17's went on to win the match 3–1 and top the group with seven points before going out in the quarter-finals to Brazil's under-17's.[11]
Akino was also called up to the 2014 Asian Games with the Japan U23s, making his debut against Nepal U23s.[12]