Yuta Baba (馬場 憂太, Baba Yūta, born January 22, 1984) is a former Japanese football player.[1] His younger brother, Tōru, is an actor.

Yuta Baba
Personal information
Full name Yuta Baba
Date of birth (1984-01-22) January 22, 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2001 FC Tokyo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 FC Tokyo 107 (11)
2008 JEF United Chiba 6 (0)
2008 Montedio Yamagata 10 (0)
2009 Tokyo Verdy 3 (0)
2011–2013 Daejeon Citizen 43 (5)
Total 169 (16)
Medal record
FC Tokyo
Winner J.League Cup 2004
Representing  Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2002 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Baba was born in Itabashi, Tokyo on January 22, 1984. He joined J1 League club FC Tokyo from youth team in 2002. He got an opportunity to play during the first season and played many matches as offensive midfielder in 2003. In 2004, FC Tokyo won the J.League Cup, the first title in the club's history. In 2008, he moved to JEF United Chiba. Although he initially played many matches as a substitute midfielder, the club results were sluggish and che did not play much in May.[2] In August 2008, he moved to the J2 League club Montedio Yamagata. He played many matches as a regular player and Montedio won second place in the 2008 season. Montedio was promoted to J1 for the first time in the club's history at the end of 2009, and he left the club at the end of the 2008 season. In August 2009, he joined the J2 club Tokyo Verdy. However he did not play much and left the club at the end of the 2009 season. After a year and a half without playing, he moved to South Korea and joined Daejeon Citizen. He retired at the end of the 2013 season.

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2002 FC Tokyo J1 League 8 0 1 0 3 0 12 0
2003 15 1 0 0 5 1 20 2
2004 26 3 2 1 8 0 36 4
2005 20 4 1 0 3 0 24 4
2006 22 2 2 2 1 0 25 4
2007 16 1 0 0 5 0 21 1
2008 JEF United Chiba J1 League 6 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
2008 Montedio Yamagata J2 League 10 0 2 0 - 12 0
2009 Tokyo Verdy J2 League 3 0 0 0 - 3 0
Korea Republic League FA Cup League Cup Total
2011 Daejeon Citizen K-League 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
2011 30 4 2 1 0 0 32 5
2011 K League Classic 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Country Japan 126 11 8 3 26 1 160 15
Korea Republic 43 5 2 1 0 0 45 6
Total 169 16 10 4 26 1 205 21

References

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  1. ^ Yuta Baba at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)  
  2. ^ J.League
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