Arata Izumi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arata Izumi | ||
| Date of birth | July 31, 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Pune | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shimonoseki Chuo Technical High School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Albirex Niigata Singapore | 0 | (0) | |
| 2006 | Mizushima | 25 | (1) |
| 2006-2007 | East Bengal | 15 | (7) |
| 2007-2009 | Mahindra United | 32 | (12) |
| 2009- | Pune | 55 | (18) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Arata Izumi (和泉 新 Izumi Arata, born July 31, 1982 in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan) is an Indian-Japanese football player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for Pune in the I-League.
[edit] Career
After graduating from high school, he joined Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) of Singapore's S.League. He has played in India since he played in Japan Football League for one season.
Arata wears the number 8 jersey for Pune FC. He scored the first goal of Pune FC's season in their 1-2 loss to Air India FC in the IFA Shield.
[edit] Pune FC
On December 3, 2010 Izumi scored in Pune FC first game of the season, a tie 1-1 against Mohun Bagan.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) official blog
Categories:
- Japanese footballers
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Japanese people of Indian descent
- Japanese expatriates in India
- S.League players
- Albirex Niigata FC (Singapore) players
- Expatriate footballers in Singapore
- Association football midfielders
- People from Shimonoseki
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Kingfisher East Bengal FC players
- Pune FC players
- I-League players
- Mahindra United FC players
