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Ayumu Seko
瀬古 歩夢
Personal information
Full name Ayumu Seko[1]
Date of birth (2000-06-07) 7 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Taishō-ku, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Grasshopper Club Zürich
Number 15
Youth career
Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Cerezo Osaka U-23 35 (1)
2016–2022 Cerezo Osaka 67 (2)
2022– Grasshopper 107 (0)
International career
2015 Japan U15 4 (0)
2017 Japan U17 4 (0)
2018 Japan U19 4 (0)
2019 Japan U20 5 (0)
2019–2022 Japan U22 1 (0)
2023– Japan 5 (0)
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
Winner J.League Cup 2017
Winner Emperor's Cup 2017
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2025

Ayumu Seko (瀬古 歩夢, Seko Ayumu, born 7 June 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper and the Japan national team.[2]

Club career

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Seko joined Cerezo Osaka in 2016. On 13 November, he debuted for their U-23 squad in J3 League (v Kataller Toyama).[3][4] He gave his J1 League debut for the main squad on 7 December 2019, in 2–0 victory over Ōita.

He signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League team Grasshopper Club Zürich on 18 January 2022.[5]

International career

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Seko was called up to give his debut for the Japan national team in a friendly against Uzbekistan on 21 January 2022.[6] However, the match was cancelled by the JFA due to COVID restrictions.[7]

In March 2023, he was called up by Hajime Moriyasu for friendlies against Uruguay and Colombia. This time, he was able to make his debut, having played a full match against Uruguay on 24 March 2023, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 8 March 2025[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Cerezo Osaka U-23 2016 J3 League 1 0 1 0
2017 11 0 11 0
2018 16 1 16 1
2019 7 0 7 0
Total 35 1 35 1
Cerezo Osaka 2017 J1 League 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
2019 13 1 3 0 6 0 22 1
2020 27 1 0 0 4 0 31 1
2021 27 0 3 0 3 0 5[c] 0 38 0
Total 67 2 9 0 13 0 5 0 94 2
Grasshopper 2021–22 Swiss Super League 13 0 13 0
2022–23 31 0 3 2 34 2
2023–24 36 0 1 0 2[d] 0 39 0
2024–25 27 0 1 0 28 0
Total 107 0 5 2 2 0 114 2
Career total 209 3 14 2 13 0 5 0 2 0 243 5
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Swiss Cup
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in Swiss Super League relegation play-off

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 13 June 2019. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2020.
  2. ^ Ayumu Seko at Soccerway
  3. ^ J.League Data Site
  4. ^ Match report J.League Data Site
  5. ^ GC VERPFLICHTET INNENVERTEIDIGER AYUMU SEKO
  6. ^ "Soccer: Japan name J-League based 22-man squad for Jan. Uzbekistan friendly". Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  7. ^ Japan Football Association cancels friendly against Uzbekistan due to COVID restrictions
  8. ^ Michael Church (24 March 2023). "Substitute Nishimura strikes to earn Japan draw against Uruguay". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  9. ^ "A. Seko". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ^ Jリーグ 歴代のMVP・ベストイレブン・得点王 (in Japanese)
  11. ^ AYUMU SEKO|2020 J.League Levain Cup “New Hero Award”
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