Kento Misao
Kento Misao (三竿 健斗, Misao Kento, born April 16, 1996) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. His brother Yuto Misao in also a footballer.
 Misao playing for Kashima Antlers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kento Misao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 16, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Musashino, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Kashima Antlers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Tokyo Verdy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Tokyo Verdy | 39 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Kashima Antlers | 114 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan U-17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Japan | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Misao was born in Musashino on April 16, 1996. He joined J2 League club Tokyo Verdy from their youth team in 2015. He played many matches as defensive midfielder. In 2016, he moved to J1 League club Kashima Antlers. Although he did not play many matches, Kashima won the J1 champions in 2016. He played many matches from 2017. In 2018, Kashima won the champions in AFC Champions League first Asian title in the club history.
In October 2013, Misao was selected the Japan U-17 national team for 2013 U-17 World Cup. He played 2 matches. In November 2017, Misao was selected the Japan national team for 2017 E-1 Football Championship. At this tournament, he debuted against South Korea on December 16. He played 6 games for Japan until 2018.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Tokyo Verdy | J2 League | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 41 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Kashima Antlers | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 30 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 153 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 196 | 3 | |
| Total | 153 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 196 | 3 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
References
- Kento Misao at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kento Misao at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)
Other websites
- Kento Misao at FIFA
- Kento Misao at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Kento Misao at National Football Teams.com
- Kento Misao at Soccerway.com
- Kento Misao at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Kento Misao at WorldFootball.net
- Kento Misao at Transfermarkt (player)
- Kento Misao at ESPN FC
- Kento Misao at TheFinalBall.com