Yuta Toyokawa

Yuta Toyokawa
Personal information
Full name Yuta Toyokawa
Date of birth (1994-09-09) 9 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Kumamoto, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kyoto Sanga
Number 23
Youth career
Kumamoto United SC
0000–2009 FCK Marry Gold Kumamoto
2010–2012 Ohzu High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Kashima Antlers 23 (2)
2014–2015 → J.League U-22 (loan) 5 (1)
2016–2017 → Fagiano Okayama (loan) 73 (18)
2018–2019 Eupen 48 (11)
2020–2021 Cerezo Osaka 45 (6)
2022– Kyoto Sanga 60 (14)
International career
Japan U19
Japan U21
Japan U23
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
Winner J.League Cup 2015
Representing  Japan
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Yuta Toyokawa (豊川 雄太, Toyokawa Yūta, born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Kyoto Sanga FC.

Club career

Kashima Antlers

In 2013, Toyokawa started playing for Kashima Antlers in the J. League Division 1. He made his debut for the club in a 4–0 away win against Ventforet Kofu.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Sagan Tosu. He also had a loan spell at Fagiano Okayama where he scored 20 goals in 80 games in all competitions over a two-year loan spell.[3]

Eupen

On 5 January 2018, Belgian First Division A side Eupen managed by Claude Makélélé announced they had signed Toyokawa from English side Leeds United on loan.[4] However, after Leeds denied they had signed Toyokawa, on 21 January 2018, Eupen (who are owned by Aspire Academy who also have an official partnership with Leeds United),[5] confirmed they had in fact signed Toyokawa directly from Kashima Antlers on an 18-month deal but had held 'consultation' with Leeds United prior to signing the player.[6] He made his debut for Eupen as a substitute on 17 February against Zulte Waregem in a 3–2 defeat.

On 11 March 2018, Toyokawa became a cult hero at Eupen, on the final day of the Belgium Jupiler Pro League season, Eupen drawing 0–0 against Royal Excel Mouscron with 20 minutes to go, were in the relegation position with relegation rivals KV Mechelen 2–0 up and thus KV Mechelen were at that point staying up on 'goal difference', Eupen needing four goals brought on Toyokawa in the 57th minute. He scored a hat-trick and also gained an assist for Eupen in the final 17 minutes of the game against Mouscron to earn Eupen a 4–0 victory and to stay up by a one goal better goal difference.[7]

With the league splitting into qualification for European places in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A, Toyokawa scored a further 4 goals in 8 games, taking his tally for the 2017–18 season to 8 goals in 12 games for Eupen.[8]

International career

Toyokawa has represented Japan U23's and was part of the Japan U23's that won the AFC U-23 Championship on 31 January 2016, he played in the final for Japan U23's as a substitute in a 3–2 victory against South Korea U23.[9]

Honours

International

Japan U-23

Career statistics

As of 11 March 2018[10]
Club Season League League Cup League Cup Continental Other1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashima Antlers 2013 J1 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2014 17 2 0 0 3 0 – – 20 2
2015 6 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 – 9 1
Fagiano Okayama 2016 J2 40 10 3 2 – – 2 0 45 12
2017 35 8 0 0 – – 0 0 35 8
Eupen 2017–18 First Division A 4 3 0 0 – – 8 4 12 7
2018–19 6 2 - - – – - - 6 2
Career total 108 25 5 3 4 0 0 0 10 4 127 32

1Includes J2 Playoffs and Belgian First Division A Playoff

References

  1. ^ "Yuta Toyokawa" (in Japanese). Kyoto Sanga FC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Kofu vs Antlers". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Sagan Tosu vs Kashima Antlers". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ^ "KAS Eupen signs Yuta Toyokawa from Japan". 5 January 2018.
  5. ^ "LEEDS UNITED LAUNCH ASPIRE ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP - Leeds United". www.leedsunited.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Leeds news: Belgian club clear up bizarre Yuta Toyokawa transfer saga". Express. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Yuta Toyokawa hat trick saves Eupen from drop". Japan Times. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Yuta Toyokawa". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ^ "U-23 Japan National Team score upset victory to claim Asian title!". Express. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  10. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 176 out of 289)