Yutaka Michiwaki
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yutaka Michiwaki | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumamoto, Japan[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avispa Fukuoka | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Taiyo SC Kumamoto | |||
| –2022 | Roasso Kumamoto | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Roasso Kumamoto | 27 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → S.K. Beveren (loan) | 27 | (4) |
| 2026– | Avispa Fukuoka | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Japan U17 | 24 | (15) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 July 2023 | |||
Yutaka Michiwaki (道脇 豊, Michiwaki Yutaka; born 5 April 2006) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for S.K. Beveren on loan from J2 League club Roasso Kumamoto. The loan runs until the end of June, 2025.
In December 2022, Michiwaki became the youngest player to sign a professional contract with J2 League side Roasso Kumamoto, at the age of sixteen.[2][3] On 19 February of the same year, he made his professional debut for the club, coming on as a substitute for Shohei Aihara in a 1–1 league draw with Tochigi SC.[4]
International career
Michiwaki has represented Japan at under-16 and under-17 levels.[1]
In June 2023, he was included in the Japanese squad for the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup in Thailand;[5] he became one of the Samurai Blue's most notable players throughout the tournament,[6] and scored the last goal in a 3–0 win over South Korea in the final, which allowed Japan to lift their fourth continental title.[7][8]