Seiya Baba

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Seiya Baba
{{nobold|馬場晴也}}

| image = Seiya Baba 2019.jpg

| upright =0.6

| caption = Baba playing for Japan U19 in 2019

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chiba, Japan

| height = 1.80 m

| currentclub = Kashiwa Reysol

| clubnumber = 88

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Refino

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2019

| youthclubs2 = Tokyo Verdy

| years1 = 2020–2022

| clubs1 = Tokyo Verdy

| caps1 = 47

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2023–2025

| clubs2 = Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo

| caps2 = 67

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2025–

| clubs3 = Kashiwa Reysol

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2018

| nationalteam1 = Japan U17

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam2 = Japan U18

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2019–

| nationalteam3 = Japan U20

| nationalcaps3 =

| nationalgoals3 =

| club-update = 14:06, 20 February 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 17:04, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

}}

{{nihongo|Seiya Baba|馬場晴也|Baba Seiya|born 24 October 2001}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.

Career

Baba began his professional career with Tokyo Verdy in 2020 after being promoted to the first team.

On 22 December 2022, Baba transferred to J1 club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo for the upcoming 2023 season.{{Cite press release |title=馬場晴也選手完全移籍加入のお知らせ|url=https://www.consadole-sapporo.jp/news/2022/12/8207/|publisher=北海道コンサドーレ札幌|date=2022-12-22|accessdate=2022-12-22}}

International career

Baba was part of the Japan squad for the 2022 Asian Games.{{cite web |title=Football Men's - Team Roster - (JPN) Japan |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/FBL/AG2022-_FBL_C33_FBLMTEAM11------------------------FBLMTEAM11-----JPN1.pdf |publisher=Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee |access-date=24 September 2023|date=24 September 2023}}

Career statistics

{{updated|the end 2022 season}}.{{Soccerway|seiya-baba/502023}}

= Club =

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3" \|Tokyo Verdy \|2020 \| rowspan="3" \|J2 League \|3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2021 \|13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
2022 \|30	0	2{{efn\|name=EC\|Appearances at the Emperor's Cup}}	0	0	0	0	0	32	0
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo \|2023 \|J1 League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="3" \|Career total !46	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	48	0