Shunsuke Mito (三戸 舜介, Mito Shunsuke, born 28 September 2002) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

Shunsuke Mito
Mito (2024)
Personal information
Full name Shunsuke Mito[1]
Date of birth (2002-09-28) 28 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Yamaguchi, Japan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sparta Rotterdam
Number 7
Youth career
2011–2014 Hara SSS
2015–2020 JFA Academy Fukushima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Albirex Niigata 80 (12)
2024– Sparta Rotterdam 28 (3)
International career
Japan U15
2018 Japan U16 13 (2)
2019 Japan U17 3 (0)
2019–2022 Japan U18 8 (0)
2023– Japan U22 2 (0)
2022– Japan U23 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024

Club career

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On 21 December 2023, Mito signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.[2] He scored on his debut on 13 January 2024, helping Sparta to a 2–0 away win over Fortuna Sittard.[3]

Career statistics

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As of match played 9 November 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Albirex Niigata 2021 J2 League 25 2 2 1 0 0 27 3
2022 J2 League 24 6 0 0 0 0 24 6
2023 J1 League 31 4 3 0 1 0 35 4
Total 80 12 5 1 1 0 86 13
Sparta Rotterdam 2023–24 Eredivisie 18 2 1[c] 0 19 2
2024–25 Eredivisie 10 1 1 0 11 1
Total 28 3 1 0 1 0 30 3
Career total 108 15 6 1 1 0 1 0 116 16
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Eredivisie play-offs

Honours

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Team

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Japan U16

Albirex Niigata

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 31 October 2019. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Sparta haalt Shunsuke Mito naar Het Kasteel". Sparta Rotterdam (Press release) (in Dutch). 21 December 2023. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ^ Reedijk, Tim (13 January 2024). "Debutant Shunsuke Mito helpt Sparta aan zakelijke overwinning op Fortuna Sittard". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ Shunsuke Mito at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Jリーグベストヤングプレーヤー新潟MF三戸舜介は代表活動で世界を知る…高まる海外挑戦への意欲「やっぱり海外に行きたい」". Gekisaka. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
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