Mizuki Ichimaru (市丸 瑞希, Ichimaru Mizuki) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC SONHO Kawanishi. [1][2][3][4]

Mizuki Ichimaru
市丸 瑞希
Personal information
Full name Mizuki Ichimaru
Date of birth (1997-05-08) 8 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC SONHO Kawanishi
Number 17
Youth career
2010−2015 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Gamba Osaka U-23 58 (1)
2016−2020 Gamba Osaka 5 (0)
2019FC Gifu (loan) 14 (0)
2020FC Ryukyu (loan) 27 (0)
2021 FC Ryukyu 10 (0)
2022 Vonds Ichihara 4 (0)
2023– FC SONHO Kawanishi 0 (0)
International career
2017 Japan U-20 3 (0)
Medal record
Gamba Osaka
Runner-up J.League Cup 2016
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Bahrain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:37, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Born and raised in Osaka, Ichimaru came through the youth ranks at Gamba Osaka and earned his first professional contract ahead of the 2016 season. He didn't see any game time for Gamba's first team in J1 League, however he made 21 appearances for Gamba Osaka in J3 League to help them to a 9th place finish in the final table.

2017 saw him make his J1 debut in a 2-0 home defeat to Júbilo Iwata on 13 August 2017. He started the match in central midfield and was subbed by Shun Nagasawa after 76 minutes.[5] That was to be his only league appearance that year and coupled with 3 matches in the cups, he played a total of 4 games in 2017.[2][4]

In 2018 he started the first four matches of the season under new head coach Levir Culpi before injury forced him to take a spell on the sidelines and he was unable to regain his place under new manager Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, who replaced Culpi halfway through the year. He found himself spending most of the rest of 2018 playing once again for Gamba U-23 in J3 where he made 20 appearances to help them to 6th in the final standings.[2][4]

At the end of the 2022 season after making only four appearances for Kantō Soccer League club Vonds Ichihara, Ichimaru announced his retirement aged 25.[6] However, his retirement was short-lived as only two weeks later it was announced that he would be joining FC SONHO Kawanishi.[7]

National team career

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In May 2017, Ichimaru was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 3 matches as defensive midfielder.

Club statistics

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Last update: 1 May 2019[4]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Super Cup Total
2016 Gamba Osaka J1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 0
2018 4 0 0 0 5 0 - - 9 0
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Career total 5 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 13 0

Reserves performance

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Club performance League Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Total
2016 Gamba Osaka U-23 J3 21 0 21 0
2018 20 0 20 0
2019 7 0 7 0
Career total 48 0 48 0

References

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  1. ^ "Mizuki Ichimaru J. League Player Statistics". J. League. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Mizuki Ichimaru Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ^ FIFA.com
  4. ^ a b c d "Mizuki Ichimaru Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Jubilo Iwata 13 August 2017". J.League English Site. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ^ "堂安律の同期、天才とも呼ばれたVONDS市原のMF市丸瑞希が25歳で現役引退…G大阪、岐阜、琉球でもプレー". 超ワールドサッカー! (in Japanese). 2 February 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ^ "市丸 瑞希 選手 加入のお知らせ! - FC SONHO". FC SONHO - 川西市のサッカークラブ (in Japanese). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
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