Yuta Toyokawa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuta Toyokawa | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumamoto, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eupen | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 |
Kumamoto Kenritsu Ozu High School | ||
| 2012–2013 | Kashima Antlers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → J.League U-22 Selection (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 72 | (18) |
| 2018– | Eupen | 18 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| Japan U23 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2018 | |||
Yuta Toyokawa (豊川 雄太, Toyokawa Yūta, born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Eupen and Japan U23's.
Club career
Kashima Antlers
In 2013, Toyokawa started playing for Kashima Antlers in the J. League Division 1. He made his debut for the club in a 4–0 away win against Ventforet Kofu.[1] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Sagan Tosu. He also had a loan spell at Fagiano Okayama where he scored 20 goals in 80 games in all competitions over a two year loan spell.[2]
Eupen
On 5 January 2018, Belgian First Division A side Eupen managed by Claude Makélélé announced they had signed Toyokawa from English side Leeds United on loan.[3] However after Leeds denied they had signed Toyokawa, on 21 January 2018, Eupen (who are owned by Aspire Academy who also have an official partnership with Leeds United),[4] confirmed they had in fact signed Toyokawa directly from Kashima Antlers on a 18 month deal but had held 'consultation' with Leeds United prior to signing the player.[5] He made his debut for Eupen as a substitute on 17 February against Zulte Waregem in a 3–2 defeat.
On 11 March 2018, Toyokawa become a cult hero at Eupen, on the final day of the Belgium Jupiler Pro League season, Eupen drawing 0–0 against Royal Excel Mouscron with 20 minutes to go, were in the relegation position with relegation rivals KV Mechelen 2–0 up and thus KV Mechelen were at that point staying up on 'goal difference', Eupen needing 4 goals brought on Toyokawa in the 57 minute. He scored a remarkable Hat-trick and also gained an assist for Eupen in the final 17 minutes of the game against Royal Excel Mouscron to earn Eupen a 4–0 victory and to stay up by 1 goal better goal difference.[6]
With the league splitting into qualification for European places in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A, Toyokawa scored a further 4 goals in 8 games, taking his tally for the 2017-18 season to 8 goals in 12 games for Eupen.[7]
International career
Toyokawa has represented Japan U23's and was part of the Japan U23's that won the AFC U-23 Championship on 31 January 2016, he played in the final for Japan U23's as a substitute in a 3–2 victory against South Korea U23.[8]
Honours
International
- Japan U-23
Career statistics
Updated to 11 March 2018.[9]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kashima Antlers | 2013 | J1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| Fagiano Okayama | 2016 | J2 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 45 | 12 | ||
| 2017 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | ||||
| K.A.S. Eupen | 2017-18 | First Division A | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 2018-19 | 6 | 2 | - | - | – | – | - | - | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 108 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 127 | 32 | ||
1Includes J2 Playoffs and Belgian First Division A Playoff
References
- ^ "Kofu vs Antlers". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Sagan Tosu vs Kashima Antlers". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ http://as-eupen.be/en/kas-eupen-signs-yuta-toyokawa-from-japan/
- ^ https://www.leedsunited.com/news/club-news/22815/leeds-united-launch-aspire-academy-partnership
- ^ "Leeds news: Belgian club clear up bizarre Yuta Toyokawa transfer saga". Express. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Yuta Toyokawa hat trick saves Eupen from drop". Japan Times. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Yuta Toyokawa". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "U-23 Japan National Team score upset victory to claim Asian title!". Express. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 176 out of 289)
External links
- Yuta Toyokawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Template:TheFinalBall
- Yuta Toyokawa at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Kumamoto Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Japanese expatriates in Belgium
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- Kashima Antlers players
- Fagiano Okayama players
- J.League U-22 Selection players
- K.A.S. Eupen players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Association footballers not categorized by position