Ayumu Seko
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| Full name | Ayumu Seko[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Le Havre | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Nakaizuo JSC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Cerezo Osaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 35 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2022 | Cerezo Osaka | 67 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Grasshopper | 117 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Le Havre | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Japan U15 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U19 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U20 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Japan U22 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Japan | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ayumu Seko (瀬古 歩夢, Seko Ayumu; born 7 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Le Havre and the Japan national team.[2]
Club career
Seko joined Cerezo Osaka in 2016. On 13 November, he debuted for their U-23 squad in J3 League (v Kataller Toyama).[3][4] He gave his J1 League debut for the main squad on 7 December 2019, in 2–0 victory over Ōita.
He signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League team Grasshopper Club Zürich on 18 January 2022.[5] On 17 June 2025, it was announced that he would depart Grasshoppers that summer, having made 117 league appearances for the Swiss record champions.[6]
International career
Seko was called up to give his debut for the Japan national team in a friendly against Uzbekistan on 21 January 2022.[8] However, the match was cancelled by the JFA due to COVID restrictions.[9]
In March 2023, he was called up by Hajime Moriyasu for friendlies against Uruguay and Colombia. This time, he was able to make his debut, having played a full match against Uruguay on 24 March 2023, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[10]
On 15 May 2026, Seko was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 August 2026[12]
| 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 | ||
| Cerezo Osaka U-23 | 2016 | J3 League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||||
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2017 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2020 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 94 | 2 | |||
| Grasshopper | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||||
| 2023–24 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 1 | 40 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 117 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 126 | 4 | ||||
| Le Havre | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 250 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 286 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, Swiss Cup
- ↑ Includes J.League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- 1 2 Appearances in Swiss Super League relegation play-off
International
- As of match played 25 June 2026[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
- ↑ Ayumu Seko at Soccerway
- ↑ J.League Data Site
- ↑ Match report J.League Data Site
- ↑ GC VERPFLICHTET INNENVERTEIDIGER AYUMU SEKO
- ↑ "GC Zürich verabschiedet mehrere Spieler". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ↑ "Ayumu Seko débarque au HAC !" (in French). Le Havre AC. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ↑ "Soccer: Japan name J-League based 22-man squad for Jan. Uzbekistan friendly". Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ↑ Japan Football Association cancels friendly against Uzbekistan due to COVID restrictions
- ↑ Michael Church (24 March 2023). "Substitute Nishimura strikes to earn Japan draw against Uruguay". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ↑ "Mitoma misses out as Japan squad named". 15 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
- ↑ "A. Seko". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ Ayumu Seko at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Jリーグ 歴代のMVP・ベストイレブン・得点王 (in Japanese)
- ↑ AYUMU SEKO｜2020 J.League Levain Cup “New Hero Award”
External links
- Ayumu Seko at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ayumu Seko at Soccerway
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Cerezo Osaka players
- Cerezo Osaka U-23 players
- Grasshopper Club Zurich players
- Le Havre AC players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Japan men's under-20 international footballers
- Football people from Osaka
- People from Taishō, Osaka
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football defender, 2000s birth stubs