Yuta Toyokawa

Yuta Toyokawa

Personal information
Full name	Yuta Toyokawa
Date of birth	(1994-09-09) 9 September 1994
Place of birth	Kumamoto, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kyoto Sanga
Number	23
Youth career
	Kumamoto United SC
0000–2009	FCK Marry Gold Kumamoto
2010–2012	Ohzu High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2018	Kashima Antlers	23	(2)
2014–2015	→ J.League U-22 (loan)	5	(1)
2016–2017	→ Fagiano Okayama (loan)	73	(18)
2018–2019	Eupen	48	(11)
2020–2021	Cerezo Osaka	45	(6)
2022–	Kyoto Sanga	60	(14)
International career
	Japan U19
	Japan U21
	Japan U23
Medal record Kashima Antlers Winner J.League Cup 2015 Representing Japan AFC U-23 Championship 2016 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:43, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Yuta Toyokawa (豊川 雄太, Toyokawa Yūta, born 9 September 1994) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a forward for Kyoto Sanga FC.

Club career

Kashima Antlers

In 2013, Toyokawa started playing for Kashima Antlers in the J. League Division 1. He made his debut for the club in a 4–0 away win against Ventforet Kofu. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Sagan Tosu. He also had a loan spell at Fagiano Okayama where he scored 20 goals in 80 games in all competitions over a two-year loan spell.

Eupen

On 5 January 2018, Belgian First Division A side Eupen managed by Claude Makélélé announced they had signed Toyokawa from English side Leeds United on loan. However, after Leeds denied they had signed Toyokawa, on 21 January 2018, Eupen (who are owned by Aspire Academy who also have an official partnership with Leeds United), confirmed they had in fact signed Toyokawa directly from Kashima Antlers on an 18-month deal but had held 'consultation' with Leeds United prior to signing the player. He made his debut for Eupen as a substitute on 17 February against Zulte Waregem in a 3–2 defeat.

On 11 March 2018, Toyokawa became a cult hero at Eupen, on the final day of the Belgium Jupiler Pro League season, Eupen drawing 0–0 against Royal Excel Mouscron with 20 minutes to go, were in the relegation position with relegation rivals KV Mechelen 2–0 up and thus KV Mechelen were at that point staying up on 'goal difference', Eupen needing four goals brought on Toyokawa in the 57th minute. He scored a hat-trick and also gained an assist for Eupen in the final 17 minutes of the game against Mouscron to earn Eupen a 4–0 victory and to stay up by a one goal better goal difference.

With the league splitting into qualification for European places in the 2017–18 Belgian First Division A, Toyokawa scored a further 4 goals in 8 games, taking his tally for the 2017–18 season to 8 goals in 12 games for Eupen.

International career

Toyokawa has represented Japan U23's and was part of the Japan U23's that won the AFC U-23 Championship on 31 January 2016, he played in the final for Japan U23's as a substitute in a 3–2 victory against South Korea U23.

Honours

International

Japan U-23

• AFC U-23 Championship: 2016

Career statistics

As of 11 March 2018

Club	Season	League	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other1		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashima Antlers	2013	J1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2014		17	2	0	0	3	0	–		–		20	2
	2015		6	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	–		9	1
Fagiano Okayama	2016	J2	40	10	3	2	–		–		2	0	45	12
	2017		35	8	0	0	–		–		0	0	35	8
Eupen	2017–18	First Division A	4	3	0	0	–		–		8	4	12	7
	2018–19		6	2	-	-	–		–		-	-	6	2
Career total			108	25	5	3	4	0	0	0	10	4	127	32

¹Includes J2 Playoffs and Belgian First Division A Playoff

External links

• Yuta Toyokawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Yuta Toyokawa at Soccerway