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Masaki Watai
渡井 理己
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-18) 18 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Fujinomiya, Japan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Boavista
(on loan from Tokushima Vortis)
Number 13
Youth career
2015–2017 Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Tokushima Vortis 113 (14)
2022– → Boavista (loan) 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 December 2023

Masaki Watai (渡井 理己, Watai Masaki, born 18 July 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Primeira Liga club Boavista, on loan from Tokushima Vortis.

Career

Watai was born in Shizuoka Prefecture on 18 July 1999. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined J2 League club Tokushima Vortis in 2018. On 6 June, he debuted against Tochigi SC in Emperor's Cup.[1]

Watai was loaned to Portuguese club, Boavista for the 2022–23 season. On 8 July 2023, Watai was again sent on a season-long loan to Boavista, this time with a future option to buy.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2023[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tokushima Vortis 2018 J2 League 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
2019 J2 League 29 6 2 0 — 2[c] 0 33 6
2020 J2 League 38 6 2 0 — — 40 6
2021 J1 League 27 1 1 0 5 0 — 33 1
2022 J2 League 19 1 1 0 2 0 — 22 1
Total 113 14 7 0 7 0 2 0 129 14
Boavista (loan) 2022–23 Primeira Liga 15 1 1 0 2 0 — 18 1
2023–24 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 0 1 0 — 5 0
Total 18 1 2 0 3 0 — 23 1
Career total 131 15 9 0 10 0 2 0 152 15
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes J. League Cup, Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearances in J2 League promotion play-offs

Honours

Tokushima Vortis

References

  1. ^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Masaki Watai: "Agora estou mais preparado para fazer uma grande época"" [Masaki Watai: "Now I'm more ready to have a great season"] (in European Portuguese). Boavista. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 194 out of 289)
  4. ^ Masaki Watai at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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