Kota Mizunuma

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Full name Kota Mizunuma
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 36)
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Kota Mizunuma
Mizunuma with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2023
Personal information
Full name Kota Mizunuma
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 36)
Place of birth Aoba-ku, Yokohama,
Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
Newcastle Jets
Number 18
Youth career
1997–2001 Azamino FC
2002–2007 Yokohama F. Marinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Yokohama F. Marinos 29 (0)
2010–2011Tochigi SC (loan) 50 (7)
2012Sagan Tosu (loan) 33 (5)
2013–2015 Sagan Tosu 91 (15)
2016–2017 FC Tokyo 17 (1)
2016 FC Tokyo U23 9 (3)
2017Cerezo Osaka (loan) 24 (3)
2018–2019 Cerezo Osaka 58 (8)
2020–2025 Yokohama F. Marinos 143 (16)
2025– Newcastle Jets 30 (4)
International career
2005–2007 Japan U17 11 (6)
2007–2008 Japan U19 11 (4)
2009 Japan U20 3 (1)
2010 Japan U21 7 (2)
2011–2012 Japan U23 2 (0)
2022 Japan 2 (0)
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
WinnerJ.League Cup2017
WinnerEmperor's Cup2017
Yokohama F. Marinos
Runner-upJ1 League2021
WinnerJ1 League2022
Runner-upJ1 League2023
Men's football
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2010 GuangzhouTeam
EAFF Championship
Winner2022 JapanTeam
AFC U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place2006 Singapore
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:57, 26 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 July 2022

Kota Mizunuma (水沼 宏太, Mizunuma Kōta; pronounced [mʲizɯnɯma koːta];[1] born 22 February 1990) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Newcastle Jets.

Newcastle Jets

On 1 January 2018, Mizunuma scored the game winning goal in extra-time of the final of the Emperor's Cup, helping secure Cerezo Osaka their fourth national cup trophy.[2]

He was included in the J1 League Best XI during the 2022 season as his club Yokohama F. Marinos won their fifth J1 title and seventh Japanese title overall.[3][4]

2024-25 Season

On 21 January 2025, Mizunuma moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing for A-League Men side Newcastle Jets on an initial six-month deal.[5]

2025-26 Season

Mizunuma impressed during the successful 2025 Australia Cup campaign, playing all five games whilst scoring three times and assisting once[6]. An injury ruled Kota out of the first seven rounds of the A-League, making his first appearance of the campaign off the bench in a 3-1 away win over Wellington Phoenix. He scored his first goal of the A-League campaign in his first start in a 2-1 win over Sydney FC[7].

International career

In August 2007, Mizunuma was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2007 U-17 World Cup. He served as captain and played all 3 matches as right midfielder.

Mizunuma earned two caps for the Japan national team in 2022, both coming in the EAFF E-1 Football Championship which Japan won for a second time.[8]

Personal life

His father, Takashi, was also a professional footballer who earned 32 caps for Japan.

Club statistics

Honours

References

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