My Take
Kota Mizunuma is exactly the kind of player who makes you feel like you almost missed him — a winger who spent his whole career doing the unglamorous work of winning wide duels and delivering crosses, quietly racking up enough quality to earn a J1 Best XI nod in 2022 when Yokohama F. Marinos lifted the title. But the moment that sticks with me is that Emperor's Cup final in January 2018 — Cerezo Osaka, extra time, and Mizunuma pops up with the goal that wins it. A Yokohama kid writing his name on a national trophy. Then at 34, after a full career touring J1 clubs, he packed his bags for Newcastle Jets in Australia. That's a bold call at that stage, and honestly I respect it. Not everyone has the guts to start over when the comfortable option exists.
Overview
Kota Mizunuma is a Japanese professional soccer player born on February 22, 1990, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is active on social media, maintaining a presence on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kota Mizunuma
- Name (Japanese)
- 水沼宏太
- Reading
- みずぬま こうた
- Born
- February 22, 1990 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse (午)
- Origin
- Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Soccer Player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.