Wataru Kamijo

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Wataru Kamijo
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-04-17) 17 April 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Nagoya, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sydney FC
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Sydney FC NPL 6 (0)
2023– Sydney FC 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 December 2024

Wataru Kamijo (/wəˈtɑːruː kəˈmiːdʒoʊ/ wə-TAR-oo kə-MEE-joh;[1][a] born 17 April 2006) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for A-League Men club Sydney FC. He has represented Australia as a youth international.[2]

Early life

Kamijo was born on 17 April 2006 in Nagoya, Japan,[3] to a Korean mother and a Japanese father.[4] Growing up, he attended elementary school in South Korea for one year.[5]

Club career

Sydney FC

Kamijo was promoted to Sydney FC's first team in the 2023–24 A-League Men season.[2] He made his debut for the club in a 4–1 win over Philippine side Kaya F.C.–Iloilo in Manila in the group stage of the AFC Champions League Two on 3 October 2024.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ Japanese: 上條 航, romanized: Kamijō Wataru, pronounced [kamidʑoː ɰataɾɯ]; Korean: 카미조 와타루, romanized: Kamijo Wataru, pronounced [kʰamidʑo watʰaɾu].

References

  1. ↑ A-Leagues [@aleagues]; (30 September 2025). "Come for @sydneyfootballclub's name pronunciations, stay for Joe Lolley absolutely losing it 🤣👆". Retrieved 30 October 2025 – via Instagram.
  2. 1 2 FC, Sydney. "Wataru Kamijo".
  3. ↑ "Meet our Squad - Asian Edition". Sydney FC. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "AFC Champions League 2 Quarterfinal: All eyes on Wataru Kamijo of Sydney FC tonight". Special Broadcasting Service. 13 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "'한국에서 초등학교 다닌' 시드니 가미조, "어머니가 한국인"" [Sydney's Kamijo, who 'went to elementary school in Korea', says, "My mother is Korean"] (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Young Sydney FC Defeat Kaya In Champions League". 5 December 2024.