Seiya Maikuma
{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Seiya Maikuma
{{nobold|毎熊 晟矢}}
| image = Seiya Maikuma 2024 (cropped).jpg
| upright = 0.7
| caption = Maikuma with Japan in 2024
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|10|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nagasaki, Japan
| height = 1.79 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = AZ
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Kurokami FC
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = JFC Rainbow Nagasaki
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = FC Bristol
| youthyears4 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs4 = Higashi Fukuoka High School
| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019
| college1 = Momoyama Gakuin University
| years1 = 2020–2021
| clubs1 = V-Varen Nagasaki
| caps1 = 74
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2022–2024
| clubs2 = Cerezo Osaka
| caps2 = 74
| goals2 = 4
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = AZ
| caps3 = 21
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Japan
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 14:11, 2 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 3 February 2024
}}
{{nihongo|Seiya Maikuma|毎熊 晟矢|Maikuma Seiya|born 16 October 1997}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Eredivisie club AZ and the Japan national team.
Club career
=V-Varen Nagasaki=
On 16 October 2019, Maikuma was promoted to the first team for the 2020 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.v-varen.com/news/102929.html|title=毎熊 晟矢選手 新加入内定のお知らせ|language=Japanese|website=www.v=varen.com}} He made his league debut against Tochigi on 23 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?298771-298771-fl|title="大学3冠"明治大出身者がさすがの存在感! J1・J2開幕節、新卒ルーキーの結果は?|language=Japanese|website=web.gekisaka.jp|date=25 February 2020 }} Maikuma scored his first league goal against Ryukyu on 15 July 2020, scoring in the 40th minute.{{cite web|url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?305884-305884-fl|title=長崎ドローも単独首位!大卒ルーキー毎熊、琉球もルーキー池田が初ゴール|language=Japanese|website=web.gekisaka.kjp|date=15 July 2020 }}
=Cerezo Osaka=
On 23 December 2021, Maikuma was announced at Cerezo Osaka.{{cite web|url=https://www.cerezo.jp/news/2021-12-23-15-00/|title=毎熊 晟矢選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ|language=Japanese|website=www.cerezo.jp|date=23 December 2021 }} On 9 December 2022, Maikuma, along with Satoki Uejo and Tokuma Suzuki, had their contracts renewed.{{cite web|url=https://www.cerezo.jp/news/2022-1209-1400/|title=複数年契約更新選手について|language=Japanese|website=www.cerezo.jp|date=9 December 2022 }} On 23 April 2023, Maikuma scored against Kashiwa Reysol in the 23rd minute.{{cite web|url=https://www.cerezo.jp/matches/result/2023042304/|title=Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol - 23 April 2023|website=www.cerezo.jp}}
In 2023, Maikuma was part of the 2023 J1 League Best XI.{{cite web|url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/jleague/detail/?397380-397380-fl|title=初ベストイレブン受賞のC大阪DF毎熊晟矢、攻守に収穫と課題見出す「ますますがんばらないと」|language=Japanese|website=web.gekisaka.jp|date=5 December 2023 }}
=AZ=
International career
In August 2023, Maikuma received his first call-up to the Japan senior national team by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, for two friendly matches against Germany and Turkey.{{cite web |date=31 August 2023 |title=SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - International Friendly Match vs Germany (9/9＠Germany) KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Turkey (9/12＠Belgium) |url=http://jfa.jp/eng/news/00032705/ |access-date=2 September 2023 |publisher=Japan Football Association}}{{Cite news |date=31 August 2023 |title=Football: Wataru Endo, Kaoru Mitoma in Japan squad for Germany, Turkey friendlies |language=en |work=Mainichi Daily News |url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230831/p2g/00m/0sp/078000c |access-date=2 September 2023}} On 12 September 2023, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Turkey.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/national/20230912/1808849.html|title=トルコ戦に臨む日本代表スタメン発表！ 毎熊、町田がA代表デビューへ|language=Japanese|website=www.soccer-king.jp|date=12 September 2023 }}
On 1 January 2024, Maikuma was named in the Japan squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.{{cite web|url=https://jfa.jp/eng/news/00033539/|title=SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023|website=jfa.jp}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 13 March 2025}}Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2021-J1-J2-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK%E3%83%A0%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF/dp/4905411777 "2021 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑: NSKムック (日本語) (NSK MOOK)”], 18 February 2021, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411772}} (p. 169 out of 298){{Soccerway|seiya-maikuma/651537|accessdate=23 February 2020}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="3" |V-Varen Nagasaki
|2020 |rowspan="2"|J2 League |36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2021
|38 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 39 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!74 !6 !1 !1 ! colspan="2" |– ! colspan="2" |– !75 !7 | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Cerezo Osaka
|2022 |28 |3 |3 |0 |11 |1 | colspan="2" |– |42 |4 | |||||||||
| 2023
|J1 League |31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 36 | 1 | |
| 2024
|J1 League |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 17 | 0 | |
| colspan="2" | Total
!74 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 95 | 5 | |
| AZ
|21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 12{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | 36 | 2 | |
| colspan="3" | Career total
!169 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 207 | 14 |
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=International=
{{updated|matches played 9 February 2024.}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2"|Japan
|2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 8 | 0 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{J.League player}}
{{AZ Alkmaar squad}}
{{Japan squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{2023 J.League Team of the Year}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maikuma, Seiya}}
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Japan men's international footballers
Category:2023 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:V-Varen Nagasaki players
Category:Japanese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Association football people from Nagasaki Prefecture