Vissel Kobe

Yoshinori Muto

Forward#11

Photo: Fuguito, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bio

Born in Setagaya in 1992, Yoshinori Muto debuted for FC Tokyo in 2013 and now plays for Vissel Kobe. He has also played for 1. FSV Mainz 05, Newcastle United F.C. and SD Eibar. He plays as a forward. His honours include J. League Best XI.

Key facts

Age: 34
Height: 1.78 m
Weight: 72 kg
Number: #11
Born: 15/7/1992
Birthplace: Setagaya
Debut: 2013
Position: Forward
Nationality: Japan

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Follow

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Official accounts listed on Wikidata.

Career

2013–now

2013–2015FC Tokyo
2014–2019Japan men's national football teamNational team
2015–20181. FSV Mainz 05
2018–2021Newcastle United F.C.
2020–2021SD Eibar
2021–Vissel Kobe

Career stats

Season

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 J1 League	14	7	19	1	0	4	2	28	12	4
2026-27 AFC Champions League Elite	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	5	2	0

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 AFC Champions League EliteVissel Kobe	4	1	1	5	2	160	0	0	0	4	3	0	3	0	2	0
2026 J1 LeagueVissel Kobe	25	6	4	41	17	2,152	2	0	6	25	2	10	43	0	26	0
2025-26 AFC Champions League EliteVissel Kobe	8	4	1	15	8	607	0	0	1	8	2	7	5	0	8	0
2025 J1 LeagueVissel Kobe	19	1	1	22	9	1,238	0	0	0	19	7	10	25	0	12	0
2024-25 AFC Champions League EliteVissel Kobe	4	1	2	9	3	257	0	0	0	4	2	3	4	0	2	0
2024 J1 LeagueVissel Kobe	37	13	3	50	22	3,091	2	0	0	36	2	18	32	0	26	0
2023 J1 LeagueVissel Kobe	34	10	–	–	–	2,917	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022 J1 LeagueVissel Kobe	26	6	–	–	–	2,089	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022 AFC Champions League EliteVissel Kobe	3	1	0	1	1	102	0	0	2	3	3	4	1	0	4	0
2020-21 LaLigaEibar	26	1	1	22	5	1,119	1	0	6	26	13	28	15	0	18	0
2019-20 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	8	0	0	1	0	208	0	0	3	8	6	2	3	0	7	0
2018-19 Premier LeagueNewcastle United	17	1	0	6	3	518	1	0	2	17	12	12	10	0	10	0
2019 AFC Asian CupJapan	4	1	0	7	1	236	2	0	0	4	2	14	4	0	2	0
2018 FIFA World CupJapan	1	0	0	2	1	82	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
2017-18 BundesligaMainz	27	8	2	37	19	1,906	2	0	16	27	7	36	43	0	31	0
2016-17 BundesligaMainz	19	5	0	18	9	1,020	3	0	14	19	9	26	19	0	13	0
2016-17 UEFA Europa LeagueMainz	2	1	0	3	1	153	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	0	2	0
2016 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCJapan	1	–	–	–	–	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015-16 BundesligaMainz	20	7	2	34	17	1,497	2	0	23	20	2	46	22	0	21	0
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFCJapan	4	–	–	–	–	153	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2015 AFC Asian CupJapan	2	–	–	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career21 seasons	291	67	17	273	118	19,524	15	0	75	223	72	217	234	0	185	0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Game
3 Nov v Ratchaburi FCW 3-2 3 Nov	0	0	1	0	21	1	1	1	1
27 Oct @ Daejeon Hana Citizen FCW 1-0 27 Oct	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0
14 Oct v Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsW 2-0 14 Oct	0	1	1	0	90	1	0	1	0
16 Sept @ Port FCW 2-1 16 Sept	1	0	3	2	45	1	1	1	1

Splits, AFC Champions League Elite

Split
HomeHome or away, 7W	10	0.4	0.3	1.4	0.8	61.7	0.3	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.9
AwayHome or away, 6W	9	0.3	0.1	1.8	0.7	56.6	0.0	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.7	0.8
WinsResult, 13W	13	0.3	0.3	1.5	0.6	58.8	0.2	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.5
DrawsResult, 0W	3	0.7	0.0	2.3	1.7	53.7	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	1.0	1.0
LossesResult, 0W	3	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.3	66.7	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.3	0.3	2.0
Regular seasonStage, 13W	19	0.4	0.2	1.6	0.7	59.3	0.2	1.0	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.8
FC SeoulOpponent, 3W	3	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.7	87.7	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.3	0.3
Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsOpponent, 1W	2	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	68.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0
Shanghai Port FCOpponent, 2W	2	0.5	0.5	1.5	0.5	41.5	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.0
Ulsan HDOpponent, 2W	2	0.0	0.5	2.0	1.0	54.5	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0
Al AhliOpponent, 0W	1	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0
Al SaddOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	120	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
Buriram UnitedOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
Chengdu RongchengOpponent, 0W	1	1.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Daejeon Hana Citizen FCOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gwangju FCOpponent, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	64.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
Kitchee SCOpponent, 0W	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	26.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0
Port FCOpponent, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Ratchaburi FCOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	21.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Yokohama F. MarinosOpponent, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
Kobe Wing StadiumGround, 5W	6	0.3	0.3	1.7	1.0	65.5	0.2	1.0	0.3	0.2	0.8	0.7
Chang Arena, BuriramGround, 0W	2	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.0	35.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.5
Saitama Stadium 2002Ground, 1W	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	38.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.5
Daejeon World Cup StadiumGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gwangju World Cup StadiumGround, 0W	1	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	64.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0
King Abdullah Sports City, JeddahGround, 0W	1	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0
Noevir Stadium KobeGround, 1W	1	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	58.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, JeddahGround, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	120	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0
SAIC Motor Pudong Arena, ShanghaiGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	25.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Seoul World Cup StadiumGround, 1W	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0
Thammasat Stadium, Khlong NuengGround, 1W	1	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	45.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
Ulsan Complex StadiumGround, 1W	1	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0

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