Wataru Kamijo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Nagoya, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sydney FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2023 | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
| 2023–2024 | Sydney FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Sydney FC NPL | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sydney FC | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Australia U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Australia U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025 | |||
| Wataru Kamijō | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korean name | |||||
| Hangul | 카미조 와타루 | ||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kanji | 上條 航 | ||||
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Wataru Kamijō (/wəˈtɑːruː kəˈmiːdʒoʊ/ wə-TAR-oo kə-MEE-joh;[1][a] born 17 April 2006) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League Men club Sydney FC.[2] Born in Japan, he has represented Australia at under-17 and under-20 level.
Early life
Kamijo was born on 17 April 2006 in Nagoya, Japan,[3] to a Korean mother and a Japanese father.[4] Growing up, he attended elementary school in South Korea for one year.[5]
Club career
Sydney FC
Kamijo was promoted to Sydney FC's first team in the 2023–24 A-League Men season.[2] He made his debut for the club in a 4–1 win over Philippine side Kaya–Iloilo in Manila in the group stage of the AFC Champions League Two on 3 October 2024.[6] At the end of the 2024–25 season Kamijo was named as the clubs U20 player of the year.[7]
On 11 June 2025, Kamijo signed a four-year contract extension, keeping him with the Sky Blues until the end of the 2028–29 season.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 April 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sydney FC | 2024–25 | A-League Men | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Honours
Individual
Notes
References
- ↑ A-Leagues [@aleagues]; (30 September 2025). "Come for @sydneyfootballclub's name pronunciations, stay for Joe Lolley absolutely losing it 🤣👆". Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via Instagram.
- 1 2 "Wataru Kamijo".
- ↑ "Meet our Squad - Asian Edition". Sydney FC. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ↑ "AFC Champions League 2 Quarterfinal: All eyes on Wataru Kamijo of Sydney FC tonight". Special Broadcasting Service. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ↑ "'한국에서 초등학교 다닌' 시드니 가미조, "어머니가 한국인"" [Sydney's Kamijo, who 'went to elementary school in Korea', says, "My mother is Korean"] (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ↑ "Young Sydney FC Defeat Kaya In Champions League". 5 December 2024.
- ↑ davidw (4 June 2025). "Stars Tobin And Segecic Take Out Top Awards". Sydney FC. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ↑ "Sydney FC re-sign young star Wataru Kamijo on long term deal". Sydney FC. 11 June 2025.
- ↑ "Wataru Kamijo". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Australian men's soccer players
- Soccer players from Sydney
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sydney FC players
- A-League Men players
- National Premier Leagues Men's players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Japanese emigrants to Australia
- South Korean emigrants to Australia
- Japanese people of South Korean descent
- South Korean people of Japanese descent
- Australian people of South Korean descent
- Australian people of Japanese descent