is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese footballer currently under contract for Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n Liga I

Liga I

Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...

 team FC Astra Ploieşti

FC Astra Ploieşti

Fotbal Club Astra Ploieşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania. They were founded in 1934 and spent their vast majority in the lower leagues, but are currently playing in the country's top league, Liga I, after obtaining the promotion in 2009.The...

. He is the first ever Japanese footballer to play in Liga I

Liga I

Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...

. He trained with Brazilian club Corinthians

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...

 and Avaí

Avaí Futebol Clube

Avaí Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football team from Florianópolis in Santa Catarina, founded on September 1, 1923. Their best known supporter is tennis player Gustavo Kuerten.Their home stadium is the Ressacada stadium, with a capacity 17,800...

 during the 2005–06 season to improve his performances. Before the 2010 World Cup from South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, Seto was highly scouted in order the player to be possible selected to play for Japan

Japan national football team

The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...

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Club

Club	Season	League Romanian football league system The Romanian football league system refers to the system in Romanian club football that consists of several football leagues bound together hierarchically by promotion and relegation.-Liga I:...		Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Astra Ploieşti FC Astra Ploieşti Fotbal Club Astra Ploieşti is a Romanian professional football club from Ploieşti, Prahova County, Romania. They were founded in 1934 and spent their vast majority in the lower leagues, but are currently playing in the country's top league, Liga I, after obtaining the promotion in 2009.The...	2007–08 2007–08 Liga III The 2007-08 Liga III season was the 52nd season of Liga III, the third tier of the Romanian football league system. It was the second in this format .The winners of each division got promoted to the 2008-09 Liga II season...	33	7			33	7
	2008–09	27	1	3	1	30	2
	2009–10 2009–10 Liga I The 2009–10 Liga I season was the ninety-second since its establishment. Unirea Urziceni were the defending champions.- Teams :Farul Constanţa, Otopeni and Gloria Buzău were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season after finishing in 16th through 18th place...	34	3	3	0	37	3
	2010–11 2010–11 Liga I The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A winter break where no matches were played was held between December 11, 2010 and February 18, 2011...	33	3	1	0	34	3
	2011–12 2011–12 Liga I The 2011–12 Liga I is the ninety-fourth season of Liga I, the top-level football league of Romania. It began on 22 July 2011 and will end on 19 May 2012...	15	1	2	0	17	1
Career total		142	15	9	1	151	16

External links

• Official blog
• Takayuki Seto at Astra Ploieşti official site