Jindo Morishita
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 August 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Japan | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Accra Great Olympics | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Maestro United Zambia F.C. | |||
2021–2022 | Ebusua Dwarfs | ||
2023– | Accra Great Olympics | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jindo Morishita (Japanese: 森下仁道; born 25 August 1995) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Accra Great Olympics. Besides Japan, he has played in the Netherlands, Zambia, and Ghana.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Career
[edit]Morishita started his career with Zambian side MUZA.[7][8][9][10][11]
Before the 2021 season, he signed for Ebusua Dwarfs in the Ghana Premier League (GPL).[12][13][14][15][16][17] On 9 April 2021, Morishita debuted for Ebusua Dwarfs during a 1–1 draw with Eleven Wonders, becoming the first-ever Japanese player in the GPL.[18] However, he suffered relegation to the Ghanaian second tier.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "森下仁道さんの今とこれから". note.com. 30 October 2020.
- ^ "アフリカ代表として、2025年のクラブワールドカップに出場する". tsukubaway.com.
- ^ "Interview with Jindo Morishita". mobile.ytsports.cn.
- ^ "ザンビアのプロクラブで活動、そして起業を志す若き日本人 森下仁道". all-about-africa.com. 23 January 2019.
- ^ "LIVE THE GOAL 森下仁道 ガーナ初の日本人プロプレイヤー". goalstudio.co.jp. 13 April 2021.
- ^ "Jindo, Ebusua Dwarfs and a connection built on impact". 3news.com.
- ^ "「サッカーは人を幸せにする…」ザンビアで筑波大生、プロ選手でデビュー". mainichi.jp.
- ^ "野望は「ケイスケ・ホンダ超え」 アフリカでプロ契約した倉敷市出身ストライカー". news.ksb.co.jp. 30 September 2019.
- ^ "JAPANESE STRIKER JINDO MORISHITA DREAMS BIG".
- ^ "倉敷出身FW森下 ガーナで奮闘 国内L初のアジア人サッカー選手". sanyonews.co.jp.
- ^ "や基本給月1万円に負けぬ 異色サッカー選手". asahi.com.
- ^ "Pioneering Morishita targets Japan call-up but considering researching Ghana opportunity for World Cup ambition". goal.com.
- ^ "I'm not new to juju in African football - Japanese striker Jindo Morishita". ghanaguardian.com.
- ^ "One game, one goal – Jindo Morishita". max.com.gh.
- ^ "Jindo Morishita: Ebusua Dwarfs' Japanese striker trains with Sulley Muntari". pulse.com.gh. 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Jindo Morishita will make an instant impact - Ebusua Dwarfs coach Ernest Thompson". modernghana.com.
- ^ "JINDO MORISHITA - Meet first Japanese to play in the Ghana Premier League". YouTube. 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Jindo Morishita: Japanese striker marks Ebusua Dwarfs debut in Ghana Premier League clash". ghanasoccernet.com.
- ^ "Did Jindo deserve enough playing time?". thechronicle.com.gh. 17 June 2022.
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- 1995 births
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Ghana Premier League players
- Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Zambia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Zambia
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Ghana
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ghana
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
- Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco
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