Leon Morimoto

{{Short description|Guamanian soccer player}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Leon Morimoto

|fullname = Leon Marcus Morimoto

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|12|18|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

|height = 1.72m

|position = Left-back

|currentclub = Loyola

|clubnumber = 3

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Strykers

|youthyears2 = 2016–2017

|youthclubs2 = Independiente

|youthyears3 = 2017–2020

|youthclubs3 = Temperley

|years1 = 2020–2022

|clubs1 = Temperley II

|caps1 =

|goals1 =

|years2 = 2024

|clubs2 = Central Valley Fuego

|caps2 =

|goals2 =

|years3 = 2024–

|clubs3 = Loyola

|caps3 =

|goals3 =

|nationalyears1 = 2021–

|nationalteam1 = Guam

|nationalcaps1 = 5

|nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = November 21, 2024

| nationalteam-update = November 8, 2023

}}

Leon Marcus Morimoto (born 18 December 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Philippines Football League club Loyola. Born in the United States to Japanese parents, he represents the Guam national team. Besides the United States, he has played in Argentina.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/deportes/2020/10/20/dejo-las-paradisiacas-playas-de-hawaii-y-se-mudo-a-la-argentina-para-triunfar-como-jugador-de-temperley-aca-el-futbol-es-cultura-y-los-asados-me-hacen-feliz/|title=Dejó las paradisíacas playas de Hawaii y se mudó a la Argentina para triunfar como jugador de Temperley: "Acá el fútbol es cultura y los asados me hacen feliz"|date=20 October 2020 |publisher=infobae.com|access-date=2022-07-05|archive-date=2022-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191333/https://www.infobae.com/deportes/2020/10/20/dejo-las-paradisiacas-playas-de-hawaii-y-se-mudo-a-la-argentina-para-triunfar-como-jugador-de-temperley-aca-el-futbol-es-cultura-y-los-asados-me-hacen-feliz/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://tn.com.ar/deportes/futbol/2021/04/11/nacio-en-hawaii-juega-en-temperley-y-fue-convocado-a-la-seleccion-de-guam-la-vida-de-pelicula-de-leon-morimoto/|title=Nació en Hawaii, juega en Temperley y fue convocado a la Selección de Guam: la vida de película de León Morimoto|date=11 April 2021 |publisher=tn.com.ar|access-date=2022-07-05|archive-date=2022-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705192048/https://tn.com.ar/deportes/futbol/2021/04/11/nacio-en-hawaii-juega-en-temperley-y-fue-convocado-a-la-seleccion-de-guam-la-vida-de-pelicula-de-leon-morimoto/|url-status=live}}

Career

Morimoto started his career with Temperley.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tycsports.com/primera-nacional/leon-morimoto-el-adolescente-que-dejo-hawaii-para-jugar-al-futbol-en-argentina-20190815.html|title=León Morimoto, el adolescente que dejó Hawaii para jugar al fútbol en Argentina|date=15 August 2019 |publisher=tycsports.com|access-date=2022-07-05|archive-date=2022-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191005/https://www.tycsports.com/primera-nacional/leon-morimoto-el-adolescente-que-dejo-hawaii-para-jugar-al-futbol-en-argentina-20190815.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/eeuu/leon-morimoto-juvenil-en-argentina-se-postula-para-jugar-con-team-usa|title=León Morimoto, juvenil en Argentina, se postula para jugar con Team USA|publisher=tudn.com|access-date=2022-07-05|archive-date=2022-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705191646/https://www.tudn.com/futbol/eeuu/leon-morimoto-juvenil-en-argentina-se-postula-para-jugar-con-team-usa|url-status=live}} He joined USL League One side Central Valley Fuego in February 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fuegofc.com/news/2024/02/20/central-valley-fuego-fc-sign-defender-leon-morimoto/|title=Central Valley Fuego FC Sign Defender Leon Morimoto}}

= International goals =

class="wikitable"

!No.

!Date

!Venue

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

!Competition

1.

|14 December 2024

|Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, Hong Kong

|{{fb|Macau}}

| align="center" |0–1

| align="center" |1–2

|2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualifying

References

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