Sei Muroya

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Sei Muroya
室屋 成
Muroya (right, 2019)
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-05) 5 April 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Kumatori, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Tokyo
Number 2
Youth career
Sessel Kumatori
2010–2012 Aomori Yamada High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 FC Tokyo 108 (2)
2016–2017 FC Tokyo U-23 5 (0)
2020–2025 Hannover 96 142 (5)
2025– FC Tokyo 7 (0)
International career‡
2011 Japan U17 4 (0)
2012–2014 Japan U19 2 (0)
2015–2016 Japan U23 2 (0)
2017– Japan 16 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2019 United Arab Emirates
AFC U-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place2016 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2021

Sei Muroya (室屋 成, Muroya Sei; born 5 April 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Tokyo in the J1 League and for the Japan national team.[1]

Club career

Muroya was born in Osaka. He joined FC Tokyo in 2016[citation needed] and made his league debut against Ventforet Kofu on 9 July 2016.[2]

In August 2020, Muroya joined German club Hannover 96.[1] He returned to FC Tokyo in 2025.[3]

International career

In June 2011, Muroya was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2011 U-17 World Cup and he played four matches. He has been a member of the Japan national U-23 team since 2015. Muroya was member of Japan U23 team for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar and he won the championship. On 1 July 2016, Muroya was called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 July 2025[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Tokyo U-232016J3 League40–––40
201710–––10
Total 5000000050
FC Tokyo2016J1 League120214070251
20172600061–321
20183013010–341
2019300–60–360
2020101––31132
Total 1082511711011405
Hannover 962020–212. Bundesliga32020––340
2021–2227030––300
2022–2331320––333
2023–2425210––262
2024–2527010––280
Total 14259000001515
FC Tokyo2025J1 League000000–00
Career total 255714117110129610

International

As of 7 September 2021[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201710
201830
201960
202020
202140
Total160

Honours

Japan

Japan U23

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 ""Mehrwert" für die Außenbahn: Hannover holt Muroya". Kicker (in German). kicker. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Japan - S. Muroya - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "FC Tokyo holt Muroya zurück". Kicker (in German). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Japan - S. Muroya - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sei Muroya (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.