Tomoki Iwata
Japanese footballer (born 1997)
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Tomoki Iwata (岩田 智輝, Iwata Tomoki; born 7 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Birmingham City and the Japan national team.
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Iwata training with Celtic in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Usa, Ōita, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokkaichi Minami SSC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2015 | Oita Trinita | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Oita Trinita | 113 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 66 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Celtic (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Celtic | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Birmingham City | 74 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Japan U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Japan U19 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Japan | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:45, 5 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:03, 23 November 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Oita Trinita
Born in Ōita, Iwata began his youth career with Oita Trinita in 2015, before signing professionally the following year, in 2016.
Yokohama F. Marinos
In 2021, Iwata signed for J1 club, Yokohama F. Marinos. On 5 November 2022, he led the club to the 2022 J1 League title. Two days later, he was named among the Best XI of the season and also voted Player of the Year.
Celtic
On 30 December 2022, Iwata signed for Scottish Premiership side Celtic on an initial loan deal with a compulsory purchase clause.[1][2] This has seen Iwata reunited with his former Yokohama manager, Ange Postecoglou. On 21 January 2023, Iwata made his debut for the club in a 5–0 win against Greenock Morton in the Scottish Cup.[3]
Celtic confirmed in July 2023 that Iwata had signed for the club on a permanent basis.[4]
Birmingham City
On 30 August 2024, Iwata signed a three-year contract with recently relegated EFL League One club Birmingham City, for an undisclosed fee.[5] His performances in Birmingham's 2024-25 promotion season earned him a place in the PFA League One Team of the Year.[6] The club earned triple-digit points and he was one of their seven members to be selected.[7]
International career
On 24 May 2019, Iwata was called up by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América played in Brazil.[8] He made his debut on 20 June 2019 in the game against Uruguay, as a starter.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Oita Trinita | 2015 | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | J3 League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2017 | J2 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | J2 League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | J1 League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | J1 League | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 113 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 120 | 8 | ||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2021 | J1 League | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | J1 League | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
| Total | 66 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 3 | ||
| Celtic (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Celtic | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Birmingham City | 2024–25[12] | League One | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 1 | 47 | 8 | |
| 2025–26[13] | Championship | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 276 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 318 | 21 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup, Scottish Cup, FA Cup
- Includes J.League Cup, Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 27 July 2022[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2022–23[16]2023–24[17]
- Scottish Cup: 2022–23,[18] 2023–24[19]
- Scottish League Cup: 2022–23[20]
Birmingham City
- EFL League One: 2024–25[21]
- EFL Trophy runner-up: 2024–25[22]
Japan
Individual
