Takayuki Seto
Japanese footballer (born 1986)
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Takayuki Seto (Japanese: 瀬戸 貴幸, Seto Takayuki; born 5 February 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Argeș Pitești.
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Seto with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takayuki Seto | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Nagoya, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Nagoya | ||
| 2001–2003 | Atsuta High School | ||
| 2004 | Avaí | ||
| 2005 | Corinthians | ||
| 2005 | Portuguesa-RJ | ||
| 2006 | Aichi New Waves | ||
| 2006–2007 | OSFC[1] | ||
| 2007 | T.T.Choppar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 254 | (30) |
| 2015–2017 | Osmanlıspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 43 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | (2) |
| 2018 | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | RFS | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Petrolul Ploiești | 98 | (1) |
| 2024– | Argeș Pitești | 41 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026 | |||
Career
Born in Japan, Seto trained between 2004 and 2005 with Brazilian teams Avaí, Corinthians, and Portuguesa-RJ in order to improve his footballing skills. He also played indoor football in his country of birth.[2]
Seto started out as a senior in 2007 with Romanian third division club Astra Ploiești; he spent most of his career at that side, which later relocated to Giurgiu. Seto totalled 26 goals from 274 games in the top flight and won four major honours with Astra, including the 2015–16 Liga I. He also had brief stints with clubs in Turkey, Japan, and Latvia, as well as with rivals Petrolul Ploiești,[3] respectively. In July 2024, aged 38, he joined Argeș Pitești.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 March 2026.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2007–08 | Liga III | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2008–09 | Liga II | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Liga I | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Liga I | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Liga I | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Liga I | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Liga I | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 45 | 8 | |
| 2015–16 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 254 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 297 | 34 | ||
| Osmanlıspor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12[e] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2017–18 | Liga I | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Ventforet Kofu | 2018 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| RFS | 2019 | Virslīga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2019–20 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2021–22 | Liga II | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 98 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 102 | 1 | |||||
| Argeș Pitești | 2024–25 | Liga II | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 47 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 505 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 587 | 44 | ||
- Includes Cupa României, Turkish Cup, Latvian Cup
- Includes Cupa Ligii, J. League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
