Takayuki Seto (Japanese: 瀬戸 貴幸, Seto Takayuki; born 5 February 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga II club Argeș Pitești.
 Seto with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takayuki Seto | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Nagoya, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Nagoya | ||
| 2001–2003 | Atsuta High School | ||
| 2004 | Avaí | ||
| 2005 | Corinthians | ||
| 2005 | Portuguesa-RJ | ||
| 2006 | Aichi New Waves | ||
| 2006–2007 | OSFC[1] | ||
| 2007 | T.T.Choppar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2015 | Astra Giurgiu | 254 | (30) |
| 2015–2017 | Osmanlıspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 43 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Astra Giurgiu | 26 | (2) |
| 2018 | Ventforet Kofu | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | RFS | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Astra Giurgiu | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Petrolul Ploiești | 98 | (1) |
| 2024– | Argeș Pitești | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in Japan, Seto trained between 2004 and 2005 with Brazilian teams Avaí, Corinthians, and Portuguesa-RJ in order to improve his footballing skills. He also played indoor football in his country of birth.[2]
Seto started out as a senior in 2007 with Romanian third division club Astra Ploiești; he spent most of his career at that side, which later relocated to Giurgiu. Seto totalled 26 goals from 274 games in the top flight and won four major honours with Astra, including the 2015–16 Liga I. He also had brief stints with clubs in Turkey, Japan, and Latvia, as well as with rivals Petrolul Ploiești,[3] respectively. In July 2024, aged 38, he joined Argeș Pitești.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 9 November 2024.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2007–08 | Liga III | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2008–09 | Liga II | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Liga I | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Liga I | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Liga I | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Liga I | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Liga I | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8 | |
| 2015–16 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 254 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 297 | 34 | ||
| Osmanlıspor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |
| Total | 43 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2017–18 | Liga I | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Ventforet Kofu | 2018 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| RFS | 2019 | Virslīga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| Astra Giurgiu | 2019–20 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2021–22 | Liga II | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 98 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 102 | 1 | |||||
| Argeș Pitești | 2024–25 | Liga II | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 474 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 551 | 42 | ||
Honours
editAstra Giurgiu[5]
RFS[5]
Petrolul Ploiești[5]
Records
- Foreign player with the most appearances in Liga I: 345[note 1]
References
editNotes
- ^ Camora is the player born outside Romania with the most Liga I appearances, but in 2020 he obtained Romanian citizenship and earned his first caps for the nation.
Citations
- ^ "Profile". Takayuki Seto official blog. Retrieved October 6, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ 瀬戸貴幸選手「日本代表としてブラジルに戻りたい」 (in Japanese). Soccer Navi.
- ^ "Nae Constantin s-ar fi mulțumit și cu un ușec cu Farul, dacă Petrolul arăta bine: "O înfrângere e chiar mai bună, ne aduce cu picioarele pe pământ". Takayuki Seto a început pregătirile cu echipa, dar antrenorul anunță și alte transferuri" (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Bine ai venit, Takayuki Seto! Yokoso!" [Welcome, Takayuki Seto! Yokoso!]. argesfc.ro (in Romanian). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Takayuki Seto at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
External links
edit- Personal blog (in Japanese)
- Takayuki Seto at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Takayuki Seto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
