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.

Takayuki Seto
Seto with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
Personal information
Full name Takayuki Seto
Date of birth (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38)
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)
2016–2017Astra 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 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Career

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Born 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

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Club

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As of match played 19 December 2024.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 13 0 3 0 16 0
Career total 477 36 38 3 7 1 33 2 1 0 556 42

Honours

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Astra Giurgiu[5]

RFS[5]

Petrolul Ploiești[5]

Records

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Notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. ^ "Profile". Takayuki Seto official blog. Retrieved October 6, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Bine ai venit, Takayuki Seto! Yokoso!" [Welcome, Takayuki Seto! Yokoso!]. argesfc.ro (in Romanian). 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Takayuki Seto at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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