Hiroki Akino

Hiroki Akino
秋野 央樹
Personal information
Full name Hiroki Akino
Date of birth (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Inzai, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 V-Varen Nagasaki
Number 17
Youth career
2004–2012 Kashiwa Reysol Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Kashiwa Reysol 48 (1)
2014–2015 → J. League U-22 (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018 → Shonan Bellmare (loan) 58 (4)
2019 Shonan Bellmare 4 (0)
2019 → V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) 17 (0)
2020– V-Varen Nagasaki 68 (0)
International career‡
2009–2011 Japan U17 9 (2)
2014 Japan U23 3 (0)
Medal record
Kashiwa Reysol
Winner J.League Cup 2013
Shonan Bellmare
Winner J.League Cup 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:48, 25 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:48, 25 October 2023

Hiroki Akino (秋野 央樹, Akino Hiroki, born 8 October 1994 in Inzai, Chiba) is a Japanese footballer who plays midfielder for V-Varen Nagasaki in the J2 League.

Early life

Hiroki was born in Inzai. He played for the Kashiwa Reysol youth.

Career

Akino made his debut for Kashiwa Reysol in the J. League Division 1 on 16 March 2013 against Vegalta Sendai in which he came on as an 87th-minute substitute for Kenta Kano as Reysol lost the match 2–1.[1] He scored his first goal for Kashiwa against Júbilo Iwata on the 12th of March 2016, in the 55th minute.[2]

Hiroki scored his first goal for Shonan against Tokyo Verdy on the 16th of July 2017, in the 78th minute.[3]

Hiroki made his debut for V-Varen against Ehime FC on the 31st of July 2019.[4]

Ahead of the 2024 J2 League season, he was appointed captain.[5]

International

Akino was part of the Japanese u17 team that went to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[6] On 24 June 2011 in Japan's final group-stage match against Argentina U17's, Akino scored the final goal for Japan in the 74th minute as Japan's under-17's went on to win the match 3–1 and top the group with seven points before going out in the quarter-finals to Brazil's under-17's.[7]

Akino was also called up to the 2014 Asian Games with the Japan U23s, making his debut against Nepal U23s.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Updated to 18 February 2019.[9][10]

Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol 2013 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
2014 7 0 0 0 1 0 – 8 0
2015 16 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 21 0
2016 23 1 1 0 0 0 – 24 1
Shonan Bellmare 2017 38 4 1 0 – – 39 4
2018 20 0 1 0 4 0 – 25 0
Total 106 5 7 0 7 0 3 0 122 5

References

  1. ^ "VEGALTA SENDAI VS. KASHIWA REYSOL 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Kashiwa Resyol vs Júbilo Iwata - 12 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Shonan Bellamre vs Tokyo Verdy - 16 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Ehime FC - 31 July 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "【公式】V・ファーレン長崎". 【公式】V・ファーレン長崎 (in Japanese). 29 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Ｕ－17日本代表 【ＦＩＦＡ Ｕ－17ワールドカップ メキシコ2011（6/18～7/10）】メンバー". The Japanese Football Association. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Match Report: Japan U17 3-1 Argentina U17 (24 June 2011)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Nepal U23 vs Japan U23s - 21 September 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ 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 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 129 out of 289)
  10. ^ 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. 159 out of 289)

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