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Yoshinori Muto was born on July 15, 1992 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan and is credited as an association football player. That puts Yoshinori Muto at 34 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Keio University. Listed accolades include J. League Best XI (2014).
My Take
Yoshinori Muto did something almost nobody manages: he played professional football while enrolled at Keio University, one of Japan's most demanding institutions, and he was good enough to make the J. League Best XI in 2014. Born in Setagaya, Tokyo in 1992, he broke through at FC Tokyo, moved to Mainz in Germany in 2015, scored twenty-three goals in seventy-two appearances there, and then joined Newcastle United in the Premier League in 2018. He now plays for Vissel Kobe. That Newcastle chapter is the part people skip over, and it is the part I keep thinking about. He was rarely a first choice, and the goals dried up. Most careers do not survive that stretch intact. His did, and he came home and started scoring again rather than fading into a comfortable retirement. The Keio detail follows him everywhere, but it is the least remarkable thing here. Surviving three years of not playing much, in a foreign league, and still wanting the ball afterward is the harder feat.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yoshinori Muto
- Name (Japanese)
- 武藤嘉紀
- Reading
- むとう よしのり
- Born
- July 15, 1992 (age 34)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Monkey
- Origin
- Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- University
- Keio University
Awards & achievements
- 2014 J. League Best XI
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yoshinori_muto_09/
- Xhttps://x.com/yoshimuto18
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshinori%20Muto
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AD%A6%E8%97%A4%E5%98%89%E7%B4%80
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15401668
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yoshinori Muto born?
Born July 15, 1992 (age 34).
Where is Yoshinori Muto from?
Yoshinori Muto is from Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Yoshinori Muto do?
Yoshinori Muto works as association football player.
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