Toya Izumi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RB Omiya Ardija | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Yao Taiyo Lynxes SC | ||
| 2013–2015 | Kashiwada SC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Vissel Kobe | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Biwako Seikei Sport College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Montedio Yamagata (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Omiya Ardija (loan) | 38 | (6) |
| 2025– | RB Omiya Ardija | 35 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:20, 8 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Toya Izumi (泉柊椰, Izumi Toya; born 2 December 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.[1]
In October 2021, it was announced Izumi would be joining up with Vissel Kobe's first team squad as a designated special player, meaning he could continue to represent his university as well as being registered with the first team.[2] He was a designated special player throughout the 2022 season, although he did not make a first-team appearance.[3][4] Following the conclusion of the 2022 season, Izumi joined the top team for the 2023 season and took the number 27 shirt.[5]
On 25 February 2023, he made his debut in a J1 League match against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo where he appeared as an 70th-minute substitute for Daiju Sasaki.[6][7] In his first start for Kobe on 18 March, he scored his first goal for the club in a J1 League match against Sagan Tosu, which Kobe eventually went on to win 1–0.[8][9]
After making 14 appearances in all competitions for Vissel Kobe in the first half of the 2023 season, it was announced in August that Izumi would be joining J2 League club Montedio Yamagata on loan for the remainder of the season.[10] He made eight appearances for the club.
In December 2023, it was announced that Izumi would be joining newly relegated J3 League club Omiya Ardija for the 2024 season.[11] He scored two goals on his debut for the club in a 4–1 league victory over Vanraure Hachinohe.[12] He finished the season with six goals in thirty-six appearances and was inducted into the J3 League Best XI.[13]