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Yoshinori Muto

Yoshinori Muto

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Vissel Kobe
Age33
CitizenshipJapan
Height1.79 m
Footright
BornJuly 15, 1992
at Vissel Kobe 1,751 days · joined 2021-08-07
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €900k
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
15/16
debut season
0.28
goals / match
Vissel Kobe
top club · 141 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#3186
goals rank
#1772
assists rank
92
season goals
50
season assists

Among 3,489 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€10.00m
peak value · 2018
€10.70m
top transfer fee · 18/19
14
best season · 2014
29 / 3
int'l caps / goals
330Appearances
92Goals
50Assists
21Yellow cards
0Red cards
65Full matches (90′)
Full nameYoshinori Muto
Name in home country武藤 嘉紀
Date of birth1992-07-15 (33 yrs)
Place of birthSetagaya, Tokyo, Japan
CitizenshipJapan
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height179.00 m
Current clubVissel Kobe
Joined2021-08-07
Contract expires2026-01-31
AgentCAA Base Ltd
Jul 2025
2025 — Vissel Kobe
12 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Vissel Kobe
40 matches · 13 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — Vissel Kobe
5 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
2023 — Vissel Kobe
39 matches · 11 G · 12 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2022
2022 — Vissel Kobe
28 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: Newcastle → Vissel Kobe
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Vissel Kobe
14 matches · 5 G · 8 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2021
21/22 — Vissel Kobe
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2021
Transfer: SD Eibar → Newcastle
20/21 · Return from loan
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2020
Transfer: Newcastle → SD Eibar
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — SD Eibar
28 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Newcastle United
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → Newcastle
18/19 · Transfer · €10.70m
Jul 2018
18/19 — Newcastle United
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
30 matches · 10 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
11 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
21 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
21 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — FC Tokyo
21 matches · 12 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Tokyo → 1.FSV Mainz 05
15/16 · Transfer · €2.80m
Jul 2014
2014 — FC Tokyo
39 matches · 14 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2014
Transfer: Keio Univ. → FC Tokyo
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
2013 — FC Tokyo
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Apr 2011
Transfer: FC Tokyo U18 → Keio Univ.
10/11 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1196 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.31/90
31
Assists2 total · 0.62/90
88
G+A3 total · 0.93/90
59
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
93
5,891 min
Minutes played by club
Vissel Kobe 39.6%
FC Tokyo 14.6%
SD Eibar 20.4%
Newcastle United 10.3%
1.FSV Mainz 05 15.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Vissel Kobe 7 2021 24/25 141 38 32 2,333
FC Tokyo 3 2013 2015 61 26 5 862
SD Eibar 1 20/21 20/21 28 3 2 1,200
Newcastle United 2 18/19 19/20 28 2 0 607
1.FSV Mainz 05 3 15/16 17/18 72 23 11 889

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€2.5M12€5M17€7.5M23€10M15/16 — 7 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)15/16 — 4 assists1115/1616/17 — 6 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)16/17 — 2 assists816/1717/18 — 10 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)17/18 — 5 assists1517/1818/19 — 1 goals (Newcastle United)118/1919/20 — 1 goals (Newcastle United)119/2020/21 — 3 goals (SD Eibar)20/21 — 2 assists520/212014 — 14 goals (FC Tokyo)2014 — 3 assists1720142015 — 12 goals (FC Tokyo)2015 — 2 assists1420152021 — 5 goals (Vissel Kobe)2021 — 8 assists1320212022 — 6 goals (Vissel Kobe)2022 — 3 assists920222023 — 11 goals (Vissel Kobe)2023 — 12 assists2320232024 — 13 goals (Vissel Kobe)2024 — 7 assists2020242025 — 1 goals (Vissel Kobe)1202521/22 — 1 goals (Vissel Kobe)121/2224/25 — 1 goals (Vissel Kobe)24/25 — 2 assists324/2515/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €5.5M17/18 — €4.5M18/19 — €10M19/20 — €9M20/21 — €5.5M21/22 — €2.8M24/25 — €1.6MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

15/16: 7715/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 101017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 3320/212013: 0020132014: 141420142015: 121220152021: 5520212022: 6620222023: 111120232024: 131320242025: 11202521/22: 1121/2224/25: 1124/25

Assists by season

15/16: 4415/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/212013: 0020132014: 3320142015: 2220152021: 8820212022: 3320222023: 121220232024: 7720242025: 00202521/22: 0021/2224/25: 2224/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 AFC Champions League Vissel Kobe 5 1 2 0 0 290
21/22 AFC Champions League Vissel Kobe 3 1 0 0 0 102
2025 J. League Cup Vissel Kobe 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025 J1 League Vissel Kobe 10 1 0 0 0 658
2025 Jap. Super Cup Vissel Kobe 1 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 3 0 0 0 0 0
2024 J1 League Vissel Kobe 37 13 7 2 0 238
2023 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 4 1 2 0 0 168
2023 J. League Cup Vissel Kobe 1 0 0 0 0 0
2023 J1 League Vissel Kobe 34 10 10 2 0 292
2022 Emperor's Cup Vissel Kobe 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022 J1 League Vissel Kobe 26 6 3 1 0 348
2021 J1 League Vissel Kobe 14 5 8 2 0 237
2015 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 4 2 0 0 0 180
2015 J1 - 1st Stage FC Tokyo 17 10 2 1 0 149
2014 Emperor's Cup FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
2014 J. League Cup FC Tokyo 5 1 0 0 0 341
2014 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 33 13 3 3 0 192
2013 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Copa del Rey SD Eibar 2 2 0 1 0 82
20/21 LaLiga SD Eibar 26 1 2 1 0 1,118
19/20 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 1 0 0 0 90
19/20 FA Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Newcastle United 8 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Newcastle United 17 1 0 1 0 517
17/18 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 27 8 4 2 0 238
17/18 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 3 2 1 0 0 80
16/17 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 19 5 2 3 0 204
16/17 Europa League 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 1 0 0 0 153
15/16 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 20 7 4 2 0 214
15/16 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
10/11 2011-04-01 FC Tokyo U18 Keio Univ. Transfer 0
13/14 2014-02-01 Keio Univ. FC Tokyo Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 FC Tokyo 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 2500000 €2.80m
18/19 2018-08-02 1.FSV Mainz 05 Newcastle Transfer 6000000 €10.70m
20/21 2020-09-16 Newcastle SD Eibar Loan 5500000
20/21 2021-06-30 SD Eibar Newcastle Return from loan 2500000
21/22 2021-08-07 Newcastle Vissel Kobe Transfer 2500000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Outer ligament tear 2016-03-31 2016-06-20 82 9
16/17 Inner knee ligament tear 2016-09-29 2016-11-10 43 11
16/17 Fitness 2016-11-10 2016-12-08 29 7
16/17 Rest 2017-02-27 2017-03-02 4 0
16/17 Thigh problems 2017-05-08 2017-05-11 4 0
17/18 Back problems 2017-11-23 2017-12-14 22 6
17/18 Back problems 2018-02-05 2018-02-08 4 1
17/18 muscular problems 2018-04-01 2018-04-18 18 3
18/19 Knock 2018-10-07 2018-10-19 13 2
18/19 Calf injury 2018-11-04 2018-12-02 29 5
19/20 Hip injury 2020-01-04 2020-02-19 47 9
20/21 Hamstring injury 2020-12-21 2020-12-28 8 1
21/22 Inner ligament injury 2022-03-03 2022-04-26 55 10
22/23 Ankle injury 2022-07-17 2022-08-11 26 4
24/25 Lumbar vertebra problems 2025-05-23 2025-08-23 93 15
Current€900k
Peak€10.00m
Low€150k
Δ since start+€750k
€150k€2.61m€5.08m€7.54m€10.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.60m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.40m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3435 #10 29 3 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Hotaru Yamaguchi 2 7 0
Ryo Hatsuse 2 4 0
Masato Morishige 2 1 0
Stefan Bell 1 2 0
Daniel Brosinski 1 5 0
Ryuho Kikuchi 2 0 0
Pablo de Blasis 1 9 0
Leo Osaki 2 0 0
Hideto Takahashi 2 1 0
Danny Latza 1 0 0
Takuji Yonemoto 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2014 J.League Div.1 FC Tokyo 13 33
2024 J1 League Vissel Kobe 13 37
2023 J1 League Vissel Kobe 10 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2023 J1 League Vissel Kobe 10 34
2021 J1 League Vissel Kobe 8 14
2024 J1 League Vissel Kobe 7 37

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-06-30 SD Eibar Newcastle Return from loan €2.50m
20/21 2020-09-16 Newcastle SD Eibar Loan €5.50m

Last 50 matches for Vissel Kobe while Yoshinori Muto was at the club (joined 2021-08-07). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2026-05-03 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Fagiano Okayama Available
2026-04-20 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 1–0 FC Machida Zelvia Available
2026-04-16 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Kawasaki Frontale Available
2026-04-12 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 0–1 Vissel Kobe Available
2026-04-06 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Albirex Niigata Available
2026-04-02 JAP1 Yokohama FC 0–1 Vissel Kobe Available
2026-03-29 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe Available
2026-03-16 JAP1 Shonan Bellmare 1–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2026-03-01 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2026-02-26 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 1–1 Kyoto Sanga FC Available
2026-02-22 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 2–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2026-02-15 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Available
2025-06-30 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 3–1 Kashima Antlers INJURED Lumbar vertebra problems
2025-06-26 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–0 FC Machida Zelvia INJURED Lumbar vertebra problems
2025-06-22 JAP1 Gamba Osaka 2–1 Vissel Kobe INJURED Lumbar vertebra problems
2025-06-16 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Kawasaki Frontale INJURED Lumbar vertebra problems
2025-06-01 JAP1 Urawa Red Diamonds 1–1 Vissel Kobe INJURED Lumbar vertebra problems
2025-05-26 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Tokyo Verdy INJURED Lumbar vertebra problems
2025-05-19 JAP1 Kashima Antlers 1–0 Vissel Kobe Available
2025-05-15 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Avispa Fukuoka Available
2025-05-11 JAP1 Cerezo Osaka 1–4 Vissel Kobe Available
2025-05-06 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 3–2 Albirex Niigata Available
2025-05-03 JAP1 Nagoya Grampus 0–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2025-04-27 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kyoto Sanga FC Available
2025-04-20 JAP1 Shonan Bellmare 0–1 Vissel Kobe Available
2025-04-13 JAP1 FC Machida Zelvia 1–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2025-04-07 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 1–2 Yokohama F. Marinos Available
2025-04-03 JAP1 Sagan Tosu 0–0 Vissel Kobe Available
2025-03-30 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 6–1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Available
2025-03-16 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–0 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Available
2025-03-09 JAP1 FC Tokyo 1–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2025-03-02 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–1 Kashiwa Reysol Available
2025-02-24 JAP1 Júbilo Iwata 0–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-12-08 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 3–0 Shonan Bellmare Available
2024-11-30 JAP1 Kashiwa Reysol 1–1 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-11-10 JAP1 Tokyo Verdy 1–1 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-11-01 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Júbilo Iwata Available
2024-10-18 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 0–2 FC Tokyo Available
2024-10-06 JAP1 Kyoto Sanga FC 2–3 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-09-28 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Urawa Red Diamonds Available
2024-09-22 JAP1 Albirex Niigata 2–3 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-09-13 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 2–1 Cerezo Osaka Available
2024-09-01 JAP1 Avispa Fukuoka 0–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-08-25 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 2–0 Sagan Tosu Available
2024-08-17 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 2–2 Gamba Osaka Available
2024-08-11 JAP1 Yokohama F. Marinos 1–2 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-08-07 JAP1 Kawasaki Frontale 3–0 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-07-20 JAP1 Vissel Kobe 3–3 Nagoya Grampus Available
2024-07-13 JAP1 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 1–1 Vissel Kobe Available
2024-07-05 JAP1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1–3 Vissel Kobe Available

Teams faced most often by Yoshinori Muto's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 16 5 5 6 22 26 -4 31%
Gamba Osaka 16 6 5 5 19 17 +2 38%
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 16 10 3 3 34 19 +15 63%
Nagoya Grampus 16 7 4 5 24 21 +3 44%
Kashima Antlers 16 5 3 8 21 24 -3 31%
Shonan Bellmare 16 10 3 3 26 15 +11 63%
Sagan Tosu 16 8 3 5 25 17 +8 50%
Urawa Red Diamonds 16 8 4 4 23 13 +10 50%
Cerezo Osaka 16 7 6 3 25 14 +11 44%
Yokohama F. Marinos 16 5 2 9 21 41 -20 31%
Kawasaki Frontale 16 2 3 11 13 35 -22 13%
Sevilla FC 12 3 3 6 14 19 -5 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
15/16 Senior debut season
15/16 First senior goal
2015 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2024 40 238 2 0 0 0.76
2023 39 460 2 0 0 0.39
2022 28 348 1 0 0 0.26
2021 14 237 2 0 0 0.76
2015 21 329 1 0 0 0.27
2014 39 533 3 0 0 0.51
20/21 28 1,200 2 0 0 0.15
18/19 18 517 1 0 0 0.17
17/18 30 318 2 0 0 0.57
16/17 21 357 3 0 0 0.76
15/16 21 214 2 0 0 0.84

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

J1 League
155 apps
48 G
31 A
Bundesliga
66 apps
20 G
10 A
J1 - 1st Stage
17 apps
10 G
2 A
J. League Cup
11 apps
3 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
4 apps
2 G
1 A
Copa del Rey
2 apps
2 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
5 apps
1 G
2 A
Emperor's Cup
10 apps
1 G
2 A
LaLiga
26 apps
1 G
2 A
AFC Champions League
3 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Yoshinori Muto

Who is Yoshinori Muto?

Yoshinori Muto is a Japan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Vissel Kobe.

How old is Yoshinori Muto?

Yoshinori Muto is 33 years old. He was born on July 15, 1992 in Setagaya, Tokyo.

What position does Yoshinori Muto play?

Yoshinori Muto plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Yoshinori Muto play for?

Yoshinori Muto currently plays for Vissel Kobe.

How many career goals has Yoshinori Muto scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yoshinori Muto has scored 92 goals in 330 appearances.

What is Yoshinori Muto's market value?

Yoshinori Muto's most recent reported market value is €900k.