Masaki Murata

Masaki Murata
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-29) 29 August 1999
Place of birth Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sumgayit
Number 71
Youth career
Kawasaki Frontale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 VfB Ginsheim 45 (5)
2020–2021 Bayern Alzenau 3 (1)
2021 Ituano 0 (0)
2021–2022 Valmiera 42 (3)
2023–2024 Sumgayit 51 (1)
2024–2025 Vejle 9 (0)
2025– Sumgayit 29 (0)
International career
2017 Japan U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026

Masaki Murata (村田 聖樹, Murata Masaki; born 29 August 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Azerbaijan Premier League club Sumgayit FK.[1]

Club career

Murata progressed through Kawasaki Frontale's youth academy before joining German fifth-tier Hessenliga club VfB Ginsheim in 2018 to develop at a higher level.[2]

On 14 January 2023, Sumgayit announced the signing of Murata.[3] On July 6, 2024 Vejle confirmed that Murata joined the Danish Superliga club on a deal until June 2027.[4] On 9 August 2025, Murata returned to Sumgayit after leaving Vejle.[5][6]

Honours

Valmiera

References

  1. ↑ "Masaki Murata". PFL. 26 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Vorfreude auf Junioren-Nationalspieler und Verbandsliga-Knipser". Frankfurter Neue Presse (in German). 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ↑ ""Sumqayıt" FK Masaki Murata ilə müqavilə imzalayıb". facebook.com/sumqayitfc (in Azerbaijani). Sumgayit FK Facebook. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Vejle Boldklub henter Masaki Murata, vejle-boldklub.dk, 6 July 2024
  5. ↑ Masaki Murata forlader Vejle Boldklub, vejle-boldklub.dk, 9 August 2025
  6. ↑ 📰 Sumqayıt Post №2, facebook.com, 9 August 2025
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