Hiroto Morooka
Japanese professional footballer
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Hiroto Morooka (諸岡 裕人, Morooka Hiroto; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blaublitz Akita.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Hiroto Morooka | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blaublitz Akita | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | FC Toripletta | ||
| 2012–2014 | Shochi Fukaya High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Kokushikan University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Fukushima United FC | 87 | (2) |
| 2023– | Blaublitz Akita | 90 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 | |||
Career
Morooka learned to play soccer in the school team at Shochi Fukaya High School and the college team of Kokushikan University.[2] He signed his first contract with Fukushima United FC in 2019.[3] The club in Fukushima City plays in the third Japanese division, the J3 League. He made his professional debut as a starter on 9 March[4] and in his first season he crossed a ball to Origbaajo Ismaila.[5][6] But he suffered from knee injuries and missed six months.[7] He gave another grounded assist to Ismaila in 2020.[8] Appointed Fukushima captain in his fourth season, he netted his first professional goal on Matchweek 18.[9] Morooka hit another volley goal in a 3–1 loss to Fujieda on Matchweek 33.[10] For Fukushima he played 87 games. In January 2023 he signed a contract with the second tier club Blaublitz Akita.[11] On Matchweek 10 he bagged a goal in a 2–1 win against Omiya Ardija.[12][13][14] However he was injured in a tackle by Shu Yoshizawa on Matchweek 15.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 December 2022.[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kokushikan University | 2017 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Fukushima United | 2019 | J3 League | 8 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 29 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 18 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Blaublitz Akita | 2023 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 87 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 2 | ||
- Notes
