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Shuto Machino

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Shuto Machino
町野 修斗
Machino in 2022
Personal information
Full name Shuto Machino[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-30) 30 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Iga, Mie, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Holstein Kiel
Number 18
Youth career
FC Nakase SS
FC Avenida Sol
Riseisha High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Yokohama F. Marinos 0 (0)
2019Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) 30 (8)
2020 Giravanz Kitakyushu 32 (7)
2021–2023 Shonan Bellmare 79 (24)
2023– Holstein Kiel 32 (6)
International career
2022– Japan 5 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan
EAFF Championship
Winner 2022 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023, 18:22 (UTC)

Shuto Machino (町野 修斗, Machino Shūto, born 30 September 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club, Holstein Kiel and the Japan national team. He was called-up for the national team to represent Japan at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, as a replacement for the injured Yuta Nakayama.[2]

Club career

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Before turning professional

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Influenced by his older brother, he started playing soccer at the age of 3. During Junior High School, he played at FC Avenida Sol. Machino entered Riseisha High School in Osaka and became a regular player in there since the first grade.[3] In his second year, he was selected for the high school selection, which caught the attention of Yokohama F. Marinos, who invited the young player in his third year to participate in trainings with the club. After successfully concluding his trainings, he was evaluated, and officially joined Yokohama F. Marinos from the 2018 season, after his High School graduation.[4]

Giravanz Kitakyushu

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On 1 February 2019, Machino earned a loan transfer to Giravanz Kitakyushu from Yokohama F. Marinos. On Matchweek 11, he scored his first professional goal in his first time starting a match for the club in five games. On Matchweek 12, he scored another goal, scoring then, two goals in two consecutive games. Following decent performances for his club, he became a starting member after the 21st round, when the J3 League resumed, right after the first wave COVID-19 global threat. He became the team's top scorer at the end of the season.

Permanent move

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On 6 January 2020, he permanently transferred to Giravanz Kitakyushu.[5] After participating in the opening game of the same season, he started 5 consecutive games on the bench. After another league break due to another COVID-19 wave, from the 7th round, he participated in 29 consecutive games. Although he recorded 7 goals and 7 assists in the first half of the season, he was not able to replicate his performances for the remaining of it, having directly contributed to just 2 goals.

Shonan Bellmare

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On 26 December 2020, he was signed to Shonan Bellmare in a permanent transfer.[6] On 21 and 25 May 2022, he scored two braces in two matches, scoring it on Shonan's 2–1 win over Vissel Kobe, and on a 4–0 win against Kawasaki Frontale, becoming the second player in club history since Wagner Lopes in 1998 to score braces in consecutive matches.[7][8] At the end of the 2022 season, he finished second in the J1 League goalscoring rankings, scoring 13 goals, just one goal behind Brazilian Thiago Santana. Machino ended the season as the Japanese player with most goals scored during the season.

Holstein Kiel

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On 29 June 2023, Machino was announcement officially permanent transfer to 2. Bundesliga club, Holstein Kiel from 2023–24 season.[9][10]

International career

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On 13 July 2022, Machino was selected for the first time as a member of the Japan national team, which is composed only of domestic groups participating in the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[11] On 19 July 2022, he scored two goals, including his first goal for the national team, against Hong Kong in the first match of the EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2022.[12] On 27 July of the same year, he scored the game-deciding third goal in a match against South Korea. He was selected to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup by Hajime Moriyasu, the then Japan national team's manager, after an injury saw left-back Yuta Nakayama being ruled out of it. He did not make an appearance in the tournament.

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 October 2024[13]

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yokohama F. Marinos 2018 J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Giravanz Kitakyushu (loan) 2019 J3 League 30 8 1 2 0 0 31 10
Giravanz Kitakyushu 2020 J2 League 32 7 0 0 32 7
Shonan Bellmare 2021 J1 League 31 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 35 4
2022 30 13 1 0 8 2 0 0 39 15
2023 19 9 0 0 3 0 0 0 22 9
Total 142 41 3 2 14 2 0 0 0 0 159 45
Holstein Kiel 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 31 5 2 0 33 5
2024-25 Bundesliga 9 4 2 1 11 5
Total 40 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 10
Career total 182 50 7 3 14 2 0 0 0 0 203 55
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ^ Includes AFC Champions League

International

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As of 8 November 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 2022 4 3
Total 4 3
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Machino goal.
List of international goals scored by Shuto Machino
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 July 2022 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki, Japan  Hong Kong 2–0 6–0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2 6–0
3 27 July 2022 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan  South Korea 3–0 3–0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Honours

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Japan

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Japan (JPN)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 16. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "SAMURAI BLUE 選手変更のお知らせ FIFAワールドカップカタール2022". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. ^ 町野修斗(履正社高校2年/FW)イブラ系の要注目ストライカー自身の活躍でチームを選手権に導けるか footies!(2017年2月13日)2018年1月17日閲覧。
  4. ^ "サッカーJ1横浜入団 「感謝忘れず成長」 伊賀市出身・町野修斗君". 伊賀タウン情報ユー. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ^ "町野 修斗 選手 横浜F・マリノスより完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). ギラヴァンツ北九州. 6 January 2020. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. ^ "ギラヴァンツ北九州 町野修斗選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ" (Press release). 湘南ベルマーレ. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  7. ^ 【データ】湘南FW町野修斗が呂比須以来の2試合連続2得点 クラブ24年ぶり2人目 日刊スポーツ(2022年5月25日)2022年6月25日閲覧。
  8. ^ 阿部浩之スーパーミドルに町野は初の2桁弾!!残留争いの中で湘南が5試合ぶりの貴重な白星 ゲキサカ(2022年10月8日)2022年10月9日閲覧。
  9. ^ "町野修斗選手 ホルシュタイン・キール(ドイツ2部)へ完全移籍のお知らせ". 湘南ベルマーレ. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Japanischer Nationalspieler Shuto Machino kommt zu Holstein in die 2. Bundesliga". Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e. V. (in German). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  11. ^ "【日本代表】初選出の湘南FW町野修斗「積み上げてきたものを、すべて発揮してこようと」". 日刊スポーツ. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  12. ^ "【日本代表】FW町野修斗と西村拓真が代表デビュー戦ともに2ゴール E-1香港戦で結果". 日刊スポーツ. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. ^ "S. Machino". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  14. ^ Shuto Machino at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
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