Yuta Baba

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|name=Yuta Baba

|image=Yuta Baba 2007.jpg

|image_size=150

|caption=

|fullname=Yuta Baba

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1984|1|22}}

|birth_place=Itabashi, Japan

|height={{Height|m=1.76}}

|position=Midfielder

|currentclub=

|youthyears1=1999–2001|youthclubs1=FC Tokyo

|years1=2002–2007|clubs1=FC Tokyo|caps1=107|goals1=11

|years2=2008|clubs2=JEF United Chiba|caps2=6|goals2=0

|years3=2008|clubs3=Montedio Yamagata|caps3=10|goals3=0

|years4=2009|clubs4=Tokyo Verdy|caps4=3|goals4=0

|years5=2011–2013|clubs5=Daejeon Citizen|caps5=43|goals5=5

|totalcaps=169|totalgoals=16

|medaltemplates=

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{{Nihongo|Yuta Baba|馬場憂太|Baba Yūta|born January 22, 1984}} is a former Japanese football player.{{J.League player}} His younger brother, Tōru, is an actor.

Playing career

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.[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SS/jpn/team/2008010001_000002_W0707_J.html J.League] 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

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 \| J.League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2002	rowspan="6"\|FC Tokyo	rowspan="6"\|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	colspan="2"
\|12	0
2009	Tokyo Verdy	J2 League	3	0	0	0	colspan="2"
\|3	0
colspan=3 \|Korea Republic ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| FA Cup ! colspan=2 \| League Cup ! colspan=2 \| Total
2011	rowspan="3"\|Daejeon Citizen	rowspan="2"\|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
rowspan=2\| Country	colspan=2\| Japan !126\|\|11\|\|8\|\|3\|\|26\|\|1\|\|160\|\|15
colspan=2\|Korea Republic !43\|\|5\|\|2\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|45\|\|6
colspan=3\|Total !169\|\|16\|\|10\|\|4\|\|26\|\|1\|\|205\|\|21