Tomoyuki Doi

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tomoyuki Doi
土井智之

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|09|24|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hyōgo, Japan

| height = 1.79 m

| currentclub = Geylang International

| clubnumber = 9

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Otsumo SC

| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2013

| youthclubs2 = Estrela Himeji

| youthyears3 = 2013–2015

| youthclubs3 = Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School

| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019

| college1 = Tokoha University

| years1 = 2020–2021

| clubs1 = Albirex Niigata (S)

| caps1 = 14

| goals1 = 11

| years2 = 2021–2022

| clubs2 = Hougang United

| caps2 = 21

| goals2 = 19

| years3 = 2022–2023

| clubs3 = Fujieda MYFC

| caps3 = 17

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2023

| clubs4 = Bylis

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2024–

| clubs5 = Geylang International

| caps5 = 27

| goals5 = 42

| club-update = 11 April 2025, 14:42 (UTC)

}}

{{nihongo|Tomoyuki Doi|土井智之|Doi Tomoyuki|born 24 September 1997}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays primarily as a striker for Singapore Premier League club, Geylang International. Doi is known for his finishing, long range efforts and technical abilities.

Doi won the Singapore Premier League 'Player Of The Year' award in 2021.

Club career

= Albriex Niigata (Singapore) =

Doi's supreme form was a key factor for Albirex Niigata (S)’s triumph in the 2020 Singapore Premier League season as he smashed in 11 goals and made three assists in 14 appearances. He also registered both the most shots (83) and shots on target (43) of any player in the league.{{Cite web|title=Japanese ace Tomoyuki Doi joins Hougang United - Football Association of Singapore|url=http://spl.sg/japanese-ace-tomoyuki-doi-joins-hougang-united|access-date=2021-03-17|website=spl.sg|language=en}} Doi's performance in the league earned him a nomination for the 2020 Singapore Premier League 'Player of the Year' award.{{Cite web|last=hermesauto|date=2020-12-06|title=Football: Quak, Plazibat and Doi in race to be crowned Singapore Premier League Player of the Year|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-quak-plazibat-and-doi-in-race-to-be-crowned-singapore-premier-league-player|access-date=2021-03-17|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}

= Hougang United =

Following his exploits with the White Swans last season, Doi was snapped up by Hougang United for the 2021 Singapore Premier League season.{{Cite web|last=hgfcadmin|title=New Signing: Tomoyuki Doi – Hougang United Football Club|url=https://www.hgfc.com.sg/new-signing-tomoyuki-doi/|access-date=2021-03-17|language=en-GB}} Doi started his career with the Cheetahs at a blistering pace, hitting 4 goals in his first 3 matches for the club.{{Cite web|last=hermes|date=2021-03-21|title=Hungry Cheetahs stun Sailors|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/hungry-cheetahs-stun-sailors|access-date=2021-03-21|website=The Straits Times|language=en}} His form saw him win the 'Player of the Month' award in March 2021.{{Cite web |last=hermes |date=2021-04-10 |title=Doi is first Player of the Month |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/doi-is-first-player-of-the-month |access-date=2021-04-12 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}} Doi notched his 10th league goal of the season in just 6 games as his sole strike against Balestier Khalsa sent his team to the top of the table.{{Cite web |last=hermes |date=2021-04-11 |title=Sports World: Doi's winner sends Hougang top of SPL |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sports-world-dois-winner-sends-hougang-top-of-spl |access-date=2021-04-12 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}} On 3 April, Doi hit a hat-trick in a 5–1 win against Tampines Rovers, bringing his tally for the Cheetahs up to 7 goals in 4 games, sending his team up to the top of the table.{{Cite web|last=hermesauto|date=2021-04-03|title=Football: Doi hat-trick sends Hougang United top of Singapore Premier League|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/football-doi-hat-trick-sends-hougang-united-top-of-singapore-premier-league|access-date=2021-04-04|website=The Straits Times|language=en}} On 11 September, he scored another hat-trick against the same opponent bringing his total to two hat-tricks in a season.

Doi capped off a brilliant individual season in 2021 by snagging both the Singapore Premier League 'Player Of The Year' and the Singapore Premier League 'Top Goalscorer' awards with 19 goals.{{Cite web|title=Tomoyuki Doi named AIA Player of the Year at FAS Awards Night 2021 - Football Association of Singapore|url=https://spl.sg/tomoyuki-doi-aia-player-of-the-year-fas-awards-night-2021|access-date=2021-10-18|website=spl.sg|language=en}}

= Fujieda MYFC =

Doi returned back to his native country to join J3 league team, Fujieda MYFC on 13 January 2022. He went on to make a remarkable debut scoring a goal in a league match against Gainare Tottori on 12 March. In the next game against AC Nagano Parceiro on 19 March, Doi scored again in a 1–1 draw.

Doi then helped them to finish 2nd in the 2022 season, thus promoting the team to the J2 league.

= Bylis =

In January 2023, Doi went to Europe to join the club Bylis in the 2nd division Albanian league, Kategoria e Parë. On 29 January 2023, 17 minutes into his debut for the club, he scored a league goal against KS Kastrioti in a 1–0 win. On 1 July 2023, Doi was released from the club.

= Geylang International =

On 18 January 2024, Doi returned to Singapore to sign with Geylang International ahead of the 2024–25 season. He scored his first goal for the club in his debut match against Balestier Khalsa in a 2–2 draw on 10 May. Doi scored a hat-trick in a 7–1 thrashing victory over Young Lions on 25 May. In his next match on 14 June, he scored a back-to-back hat-trick in a 6–2 win over his former club, Hougang United. Doi scored his third hat-trick of the season on 6 July in a 6–0 thrashing win over Albirex Niigata (S). Doi would then go on to score his fourth hat-trick of the season against the same opponent in a 5–1 thrashing win on 15 September. In his next match against Balestier Khalsa on 28 September, he would go on to score a back-to-back hat-trick making it his fifth hat-trick of the season in a 7–2 thrashing, bringing his goal tally to 28 in 16 appearances for the club. On 3 November, Doi would go on to score his sixth hat-trick of the season in a 4–0 win over Young Lions.

In January 2025, Doi gained worldwide fame for being the only player in the world's top divisions to outscore Viktor Gyökeres with 34 goals and 9 assists in just 21 matches, scoring 8 goals more than Gyökeres.{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DFNx8KAiP01/?hl=en |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=www.instagram.com}} During the club’s first fixtures of the 2024–25 Singapore Cup on 2 February, he scored his seventh hat-trick of the season in a 4–5 loss to Balestier Khalsa. On 27 February 2025, he scored his eighth hat-trick of the season in a 5–0 win to Tanjong Pagar United. On 7 March 2025, Doi went on to scored his 39 league goal surpassing the all-time league records goalscorer of 38 goals set by Mirko Grabovac in 2001.{{Cite news |date=2025-03-08 |title=Geylang International’s Tomoyuki Doi sets SPL scoring record in loss to Balestier Khalsa |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/football/geylangs-tomoyuki-doi-sets-spl-scoring-record-in-loss-to-balestier |access-date=2025-04-14 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}} On 11 April 2025, he scored his ninth hat-trick of the season in a 4–3 win to Hougang United.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 11 April 2025}}.{{Soccerway|tomoyuki-doi/653400|access-date=12 April 2025}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|AFC Cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="2" \| Albirex Niigata Singapore \|2020 \|Singapore Premier League \|14	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11
colspan=2 \|Total !14	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11
rowspan="2" \| Hougang United \|2021 \| Singapore Premier League \|21	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	19
colspan=2 \|Total !21	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	19
rowspan="2" \| Fujieda MYFC \|2022 \|J3 League \|17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	4
colspan=2 \|Total !17	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	4
rowspan="2" \| KF Bylis \|2022–23 \|Kategoria Superiore \|7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
colspan=2 \|Total !7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
rowspan="2" \|Geylang International \|2024–25 \| rowspan="1"\|Singapore Premier League \|27	42	4	6	0	0	0	0	31	48
colspan=2 \|Total !27	42	4	6	0	0	0	0	31	48
colspan=3 \| Career total !86	77	5	6	0	0	0	0	91	83

Notes

Honours

= Club =

Albriex Niigata (S)

Singapore Premier League: 2020

= Individual =

Singapore Premier League Player Of The Year: 2021{{Cite web|title=Tomoyuki Doi named AIA Player of the Year at FAS Awards Night 2021 - Football Association of Singapore|url=https://spl.sg/tomoyuki-doi-aia-player-of-the-year-fas-awards-night-2021|access-date=2021-10-18|website=spl.sg|language=en}}
Singapore Premier League Team of the Year: 2021
Singapore Premier League Top Scorer: 2021{{Cite web|title=Tomoyuki Doi named AIA Player of the Year at FAS Awards Night 2021 - Football Association of Singapore|url=https://spl.sg/tomoyuki-doi-aia-player-of-the-year-fas-awards-night-2021|access-date=2021-10-18|website=spl.sg|language=en}}
Singapore Premier League Player of the Month: March 2021