Yuta Toyokawa
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| Full name | Yuta Toyokawa | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1994 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kumamoto, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | RB Omiya Ardija | |||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Kumamoto United SC | ||||||||||||||
| –2009 | FCK Marry Gold Kumamoto | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Ohzu High School | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2018 | Kashima Antlers | 23 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → J.League U-22 (loan) | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Fagiano Okayama (loan) | 73 | (18) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Eupen | 48 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Cerezo Osaka | 45 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Kyoto Sanga | 74 | (16) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | RB Omiya Ardija | 26 | (5) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| Japan U19 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan U21 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan U23 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:45, 19 August 2025 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
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Yuta Toyokawa (豊川 雄太, Toyokawa Yūta; born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.
Club career
Kashima Antlers
In 2013, Toyokawa started playing for Kashima Antlers in the J. League Division 1. He made his debut for the club in a 4–0 away win against Ventforet Kofu.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Sagan Tosu. He also had a loan spell at Fagiano Okayama where he scored 20 goals in 80 games in all competitions over a two-year loan spell.[3]
Eupen
On 5 January 2018, Belgian First Division A side Eupen managed by Claude Makélélé announced they had signed Toyokawa from English side Leeds United on loan.[4] However, after Leeds denied they had signed Toyokawa, on 21 January 2018, Eupen (who are owned by Aspire Academy who also have an official partnership with Leeds United),[5] confirmed they had in fact signed Toyokawa directly from Kashima Antlers on an 18-month deal but had held 'consultation' with Leeds United prior to signing the player.[6] He made his debut for Eupen as a substitute on 17 February against Zulte Waregem in a 3–2 defeat.
On 11 March 2018, Toyokawa became a cult hero at Eupen, on the final day of the Belgium Jupiler Pro League season, Eupen drawing 0–0 against Royal Excel Mouscron with 20 minutes to go, were in the relegation position with relegation rivals KV Mechelen 2–0 up and thus KV Mechelen were at that point staying up on 'goal difference', Eupen needing four goals brought on Toyokawa in the 57th minute. He scored a hat-trick and also gained an assist for Eupen in the final 17 minutes of the game against Mouscron to earn Eupen a 4–0 victory and to stay up by a one goal better goal difference.[7]
With the league splitting into qualification for European places in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A, Toyokawa scored a further 4 goals in 8 games, taking his tally for the 2017–18 season to 8 goals in 12 games for Eupen.[8]
RB Omiya Ardija
On 29 December 2024, Toyokawa announcement officially transfer to J2 promoted club, RB Omiya Ardija from 2025 season.[9]
International career
Toyokawa has represented Japan U23's and was part of the Japan U23's that won the AFC U-23 Championship on 31 January 2016, he played in the final for Japan U23's as a substitute in a 3–2 victory against South Korea U23.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 August 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kashima Antlers | 2013 | J.League Div 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | J.League Div 1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | J1 League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| Fagiano Okayama | 2016 | J2 League | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 43 | 12 | ||
| 2017 | J2 League | 35 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | |||
| Total | 73 | 18 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 79 | 20 | ||||
| Eupen | 2017–18 | First Division A | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | First Division A | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2019–20 | First Division A | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 6 | 67 | 17 | ||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2020 | J1 League | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 6 | ||
| 2021 | J1 League | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 7 | ||||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2022 | J2 League | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2023 | J1 League | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 10 | |||
| 2024 | J1 League | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |||
| Total | 74 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 90 | 20 | |||
| RB Omiya Ardija | 2025 | J2 League | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 289 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 342 | 72 | ||
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Belgian Cup
- ^ Includes J.League Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in J1 League promotion play-offs
Honours
Japan U-23
References
- ^ "Yuta Toyokawa" (in Japanese). Kyoto Sanga FC. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Kofu vs Antlers". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "Sagan Tosu vs Kashima Antlers". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ "KAS Eupen signs Yuta Toyokawa from Japan". 5 January 2018.
- ^ "LEEDS UNITED LAUNCH ASPIRE ACADEMY PARTNERSHIP - Leeds United". www.leedsunited.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Leeds news: Belgian club clear up bizarre Yuta Toyokawa transfer saga". Express. 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ "Yuta Toyokawa hat trick saves Eupen from drop". Japan Times. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Yuta Toyokawa". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ 豊川雄太 選手 京都サンガF.C.より完全移籍加入のお知らせ 大宮アルディージャ（2024年12月29日）2024年12月29日閲覧。
- ^ "U-23 Japan National Team score upset victory to claim Asian title!". Express. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ 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. 176 out of 289)
External links
- Yuta Toyokawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Yuta Toyokawa at Soccerway