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Hiroki Akino

Hiroki Akino
秋野 央樹
Personal information
Full name Hiroki Akino
Date of birth (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Inzai, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Avispa Fukuoka
Number 15
Youth career
2004–2012 Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Kashiwa Reysol 48 (1)
2014–2015J. League U-22 (loan) 11 (0)
2017–2018Shonan Bellmare (loan) 58 (4)
2019 Shonan Bellmare 4 (0)
2019V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2024 V-Varen Nagasaki 104 (0)
2025– Avispa Fukuoka 0 (0)
International career
2009–2011 Japan U17 9 (2)
2014 Japan U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2025, 10:22 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:48, 25 October 2023

Hiroki Akino (秋野 央樹, Akino Hiroki, born October 8, 1994 in Inzai, Chiba) is a Japanese footballer who plays midfielder and currently play for J1 League club, Avispa Fukuoka.

Career

Kashiwa Reysol

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 12 March 2016, in the 55th minute.[2]

Loan to Shonan Bellmare

During his loan spell, Hiroki made his league debut for the club against Mito HollyHock on 26 February 2017.[3] He scored his first goal for Shonan against Tokyo Verdy on 16 July 2017, in the 78th minute.[4]

Shonan Bellmare

Hiroki made his league debut for Shonan against Vegalta Sendai on 17 March 2019.[5]

Loan to V-Varen Nagasaki

During his loan spell with the club, Hiroki made his debut for V-Varen against Ehime FC on 31 July 2019.[6]

V-Varen Nagasaki

Hiroki made his league debut for V-Varen against Tochigi SC on 23 February 2020.[7]

Ahead of the 2024 J2 League season, he was appointed captain.[8]

Avispa Fukuoka

On 23 December 2024, Hiroaki was announce official transfer to J1 club, Avispa Fukuoka from 2025 season.[9]

International career

Akino was part of the Japanese u17 team that went to the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[10] 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.[11]

Akino was also called up to the 2014 Asian Games with the Japan U23s, making his debut against Nepal U23s.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of the start for 2025 season.[13][14]
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kashiwa Reysol 2013 J.League Div 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
2014 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
2015 J1 League 16 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 21 0
2016 23 1 1 0 0 0 24 1
Shonan Bellmare (loan) 2017 J2 League 38 4 1 0 39 4
2018 J1 League 20 0 1 0 4 0 25 0
Shonan Bellmare 2019 4 0 1 0 6 0 11 0
V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) J2 League 17 0 17 0
V-Varen Nagasaki 2020 40 0 40 0
2021 13 0 0 0 13 0
2022 1 0 2 0 3 0
2023 14 0 0 0 14 0
2024 36 0 0 0 2 0 38 0
Avispa Fukuoka 2025 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total 131 5 10 0 14 0 3 0 158 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. ^ "Mito Hollyhock vs Shonan Bellmare - 26 February 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Shonan Bellamre vs Tokyo Verdy - 16 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Shonan Bellmare vs Vegalta Sendai - 17 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Ehime FC - 31 July 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "V-Varen Nagasaki vs Tochigi - 23 February 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "【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.
  9. ^ "秋野 央樹 選手 V・ファーレン長崎より完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). アビスパ福岡. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Match Report: Japan U17 3-1 Argentina U17 (24 June 2011)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 August 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  12. ^ "Nepal U23 vs Japan U23s - 21 September 2014". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ 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)