Meru Kimura
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Meru Kimura | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 27 June 2001||
Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Sriwijaya (on loan from RANS Nusantara) | ||
Number | 72 | ||
Youth career | |||
2019–2020 | Bali United Youth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Persik Kediri | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | PSKC Cimahi | 2 | (0) |
2022– | RANS Nusantara | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → PSIS Semarang (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2023– | → Sriwijaya (loan) | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 |
Meru Kimura (Japanese: 木村メル; born 28 June 2001) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga 2 club Sriwijaya, on loan from RANS Nusantara.[3]
Club career
[edit]PSKC Cimahi
[edit]Ahead of the third match of Group B of the 2021–22 Liga 2 competition, PSKC Cimahi has officially signed a young player with Japanese blood, Meru Kimura. Before joining PSKC Cimahi, Meru Kimura played for Bali United Youth and had played for Persik Kediri. In addition, he also took part in the selection at Persebaya Surabaya.[4]
RANS Nusantara F.C.
[edit]He was signed for RANS Nusantara to play in 2022–23 Liga 1.[5]
PSIS Semarang (loan)
[edit]PSIS Semarang has again brought in players in the 2022–23 Liga 1 half-season transfer market. This time Laskar Mahesa Jenar brought in defender Meru Kimura on loan from RANS Nusantara. The 21-year-old player was brought in to add depth to the squad at the back.[6] Meru made his professional debut on 16 January 2023 in a match against RANS Nusantara at the Pakansari Stadium, Bogor.[7][8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 16 January 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Persik Kediri | 2020 | Liga 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
PSKC Cimahi | 2021–22 | Liga 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
RANS Nusantara | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
PSIS Semarang (loan) | 2022–23 | Liga 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Sriwijaya (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Meru Kimura". Eurosport. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Meru Kimura: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ stafadmin (4 January 2023). "PSIS Pinjam Meru Kimura dari Rans Nusantara". PSIS Semarang (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ INDOSPORT.com (9 October 2021). "PSKC Cimahi Resmi Datangkan Wonderkid Berdarah Jepang". INDOSPORT.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Pratomo, M. Dandyanto. "Rans Nusantara FC Punya Belasan Penggawa Baru, Ada 2 Pemain Asing". sepakbola (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ stafadmin (4 January 2023). "PSIS Pinjam Meru Kimura dari Rans Nusantara". PSIS Semarang (in Indonesian). Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "RANS Nusantara vs. PSIS Semarang - 16 January 2023 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Profil Meru Kimura, Pemain Keturunan Jepang yang Catatkan Debut Bersama PSIS Semarang". www.suara.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Indonesia - M. Kimura - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Meru Kimura at Soccerway
- Meru Kimura at Liga Indonesia
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Indonesian men's footballers
- Indonesian people of Japanese descent
- Men's association football central defenders
- Liga 2 (Indonesia) players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Persik Kediri players
- PSKC Cimahi players
- RANS Nusantara F.C. players
- PSIS Semarang players
- Sriwijaya F.C. players
- Association football people from Tokyo
- Sportspeople of Japanese descent
- 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen
- Indonesian football defender stubs