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Central midfielder · age 33 · Japan · 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) · right foot · contract to Jun 2027
Career 199 apps · 16 goals · 11 assists · league games since 2018/19
Attributes appear once he has ten full games over this season and last.
Central midfielder 53% · Defensive midfielder 40% · Centre-back 5% · Right-back 1% · of his last 100 starts
Rating is his average match rating. League matches only.
Runner-up: 2. Bundesliga 2019/20
0 minutes · 0 starts
League matches in the competitions we cover. Per 90 shown from five full games. Cups, Europe and internationals aren’t included.
| Season | Club | Apps | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | LiverpoolPremier League | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2025/26 | LiverpoolPremier League | 8 (1) | 170 | 0 | 1 | 6.63 |
| 2024/25 | LiverpoolPremier League | 20 (1) | 268 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 |
| 2023/24 | LiverpoolPremier League | 29 (20) | 1,742 | 1 | 0 | 6.80 |
| 2022/23 | VfB StuttgartBundesliga | 35 (35) | 3,105 | 5 | 4 | 7.13 |
| 2021/22 | VfB StuttgartBundesliga | 33 (33) | 2,902 | 4 | 2 | 7.12 |
| 2020/21 | VfB StuttgartBundesliga | 33 (33) | 2,957 | 3 | 3 | 7.14 |
| 2019/20 | VfB Stuttgart2. Bundesliga | 21 (20) | 1,801 | 1 | 1 | 7.28 |
| 2019/20 | Sint-TruidenPro League | 3 (1) | 149 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2018/19 | Sint-TruidenPro League | 17 (12) | 1,106 | 2 | 0 | – |
| All 9 seasons | 199 (156) | 14,200 | 16 | 11 | 7.09 | |
Apps (starts). Ratings are match ratings, averaged over the season. League matches in the competitions we cover.
From the historical record: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s transfer lists (CC BY-SA 4.0), each fee credited to the outlet or club that reported it. Dates are only as exact as the record; “Move” means the type wasn’t recorded. Retrospective record, not Swoop intelligence.
Latest matchday: unused substitute at Crystal Palace, Sun 8 Nov
No league appearances in his recent matchday squads.
Games he started or came on in; league games only (cups and European games aren’t in our data).