Koji Miyoshi

Koji Miyoshi
三好康児
Personal information
Full name	Koji Miyoshi
Date of birth	26 March 1997
Place of birth	Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Royal Antwerp
Number	19
Youth career
2007–2014	Kawasaki Frontale Youth
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2020	Kawasaki Frontale
2015	→ J. League U22 (loan)
2018	→ Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (loan)
2019	→ Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)
2019–2020	→ Royal Antwerp (loan)
2020–	Royal Antwerp
International career‡
2013	Japan U17
2013–2015	Japan U18
2016	Japan U19
2017	Japan U20
2018	Japan U21
2018–2021	Japan U23
2019–	Japan
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
Representing Japan
Asian Games
AFC U-19 Championship
AFC U-16 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:10, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

Koji Miyoshi (三好康児, Miyoshi Kōji, born 26 March 1997 in Kawasaki, Kanagawa) is a Japanese football player who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Royal Antwerp and the Japanese national team.

Career

On 20 August 2019, Miyoshi joined Belgian First Division A side Royal Antwerp on loan for a year from Kawasaki Frontale with an option to make the deal permanent.[1]

National team career

In October 2013, Miyoshi was elected to Japan U-17 national team for 2013 U-17 World Cup. He played 3 matches and Japan quarter final run only to lose to Sweden 2–1.[2][3][4] In May 2017, he was elected Japan U-20 national team for 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played 3 matches.

On May 24, 2019, Miyoshi has been called by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América played in Brazil.[5] He made his debut on 17 June 2019 in the game against Chile, as a 66th-minute substitute for Daizen Maeda.[6]

Club statistics

Updated to 28 February 2023.[7][8]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Club			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		AFC		Other¹		Total
2015	Kawasaki Frontale	J1 League	3	0	0	0	2	0	–		–		5	0
2016			15	4	5	0	6	0	–		1	0	27	4
2017			13	1	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	20	3
2018	Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo		26	3	2	1	0	0	–		–		28	4
2019	Yokohama F. Marinos		19	3	4	0	0	0	–		–		23	3
Club			League		Belgian Cup		League Cup		UEFA		Other¹		Total
2019-2020	Royal Antwerp F.C.	Belgian First Division A	14	1	1	2	0	0	–		–		15	3
2020-2021			23	3	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	32	3
2021-2022			25	1	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	30	3
2022-2023			10	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	1
Total			148	16	14	3	10	2	22	2	1	0	195	24

¹Includes Japanese Super Cup and J. League Championship.

National team statistics

Club performance			Tournament
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Tournament
2013	Japan	2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup	3	0
Total			3	0

National team statistics

[9]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	3	2
Total	3	2

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.[10]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 June 2019	Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil	Uruguay	1–0	2–2	2019 Copa América
2.	20 June 2019	Arena do Grêmio, Porto Alegre, Brazil	Uruguay	2–1	2–2	2019 Copa América

Club

Antwerp

Belgian Cup: 2019–20,[11] 2022–23[12]

International

Japan U-19

AFC U-19 Championship: 2016

References

"NIEUWE AANWINST RAFC AAN HET WOORD" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
FIFA
"三好康児：川崎フロンターレ：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
"Koji Miyoshi". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
"SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - CONMEBOL Copa America Brazil 2019 (6/14–7/7)". JFA. 24 May 2019.
"Japan v Chile game report". CONMEBOL. 17 June 2019.
Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 93 out of 289)
Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 54 out of 289)
Koji Miyoshi at National-Football-Teams.com
"M. Layún". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
"Club Brugge v Antwerp". goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
"Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 30 April 2023.

External links

Koji Miyoshi – FIFA competition record (archived)
Koji Miyoshi at National-Football-Teams.com
Koji Miyoshi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Profile at Kawasaki Frontale
Koji Miyoshi at Soccerway
Koji Miyoshi at ESPN FC
Profile at Eurosport

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[1] "NIEUWE AANWINST RAFC AAN HET WOORD" (in Dutch). Royal Antwerp F.C. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

[2] FIFA

[jleague-3] "三好康児：川崎フロンターレ：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.

[4] "Koji Miyoshi". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[5] "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - CONMEBOL Copa America Brazil 2019 (6/14–7/7)". JFA. 24 May 2019.

[6] "Japan v Chile game report". CONMEBOL. 17 June 2019.

[7] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 93 out of 289)

[8] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 54 out of 289)

[9] Koji Miyoshi at National-Football-Teams.com

[10] "M. Layún". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2016.

[11] "Club Brugge v Antwerp". goal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.

[eurosport322-12] "Geen schoonheidsprijs, wel een vierde beker: Antwerp maakt favorietenrol waar tegen KV Mechelen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 30 April 2023.