Seiji Kimura (木村 誠二, Kimura Seiji; born 24 August 2001) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo.[1]
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| Date of birth | 24 August 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Westerlo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | FC Hirata | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Ichikawa FC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | FC Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | FC Tokyo U-23 | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | FC Tokyo | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → SC Sagamihara (loan) | 17 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Montedio Yamagata (loan) | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Sagan Tosu (loan) | 26 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Westerlo | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Japan U16 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan U17 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Japan U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Japan U20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:22, 19 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editInternational career
editOn 4 April 2024, Kimura was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
| FC Tokyo U-23 | 2018 | J3 League | 18 | 0 | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | J3 League | 19 | 1 | – | – | – | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| FC Tokyo | 2020 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga (loan) | 2021 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| SC Sagamihara (loan) | 2021 | J2 League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| Montedio Yamagata (loan) | 2022 | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Sagan Tosu (loan) | 2024 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 77 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 2 | ||
Honours
editJapan U23
References
edit- ↑ "木村 誠二：ＦＣ東京：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ↑ "Seiji Kimura joins the Kemphanen". K.V.C. Westerlo. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ↑ "U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール（4.6-5.4 カタール／ドーハ）AFC U23アジアカップ カタール2024" [U-23 Japan National Team Squad List (4.6-5.4 Qatar/Doha) AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024] (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 4 April 2024.
- ↑ Seiji Kimura at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ↑ "Soccer D.B. : 2022 Seiji Kimura Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
External links
edit- Seiji Kimura at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Seiji Kimura at Olympics.com
- Seiji Kimura at Olympedia
- Seiji Kimura at Team Japan (in Japanese) (in English)
- Seiji Kimura on Instagram
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