Kenyu Sugimoto

Kenyu Sugimoto
杉本健勇
	Sugimoto in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Kenyu Sugimoto
Date of birth	18 November 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Striker
Team information
Current team	RB Omiya Ardija
Number	23
Youth career
2001–2005	FC Ruy Ramos Vejitto
2005–2010	Cerezo Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2014	Cerezo Osaka
2012	→ Tokyo Verdy (loan)
2015	Kawasaki Frontale
2016–2018	Cerezo Osaka
2019–2022	Urawa Red Diamonds
2021	→ Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)
2022	→ Júbilo Iwata (loan)
2023–2024	Júbilo Iwata
2023	→ Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)
2024	→ Omiya Ardija (loan)
2025–	RB Omiya Ardija
International career
2007–2009	Japan U17
2011–2012	Japan U23
2017–2018	Japan
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:05, 10 June 2026 (UTC)

Kenyu Sugimoto (杉本健勇, Sugimoto Kenyū; born 18 November 1992) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for J2 League club RB Omiya Ardija.

Career

On 9 January 2024, Sugimoto joined J3 League club Omiya Ardija on loan for the 2024 season.^[1]

On 25 December 2024, Sugimoto joined RB Omiya on a permanent basis.^[2]

International career

In October 2009, Sugimoto was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2009 U-17 World Cup. He played all 3 matches and scored a goal against Brazil in the first match. In October 2102, he was elected Japan U-23 national team for 2012 Summer Olympics. He played 4 matches and Japan won the 4th place.

In September 2017, Sugimoto was elected Japan national team for 2018 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on 5 September, he debuted against Saudi Arabia.^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2026^[4]^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cerezo Osaka	2011	J.League Div 1	15	2	4	1	—		1^[a]	0	—		20	3
	2012	J.League Div 1	12	1	4	4	—		—		—		16	5
	2013	J.League Div 1	30	3	3	4	6	0	—		—		39	7
	2014	J.League Div 1	32	5	4	1	2	0	7^[a]	0	—		45	6
	Total		89	11	15	10	8	0	8	0	0	0	120	21
Tokyo Verdy (loan)	2012	J.League Div 2	18	5	0	0	—		—		—		18	5
Kawasaki Frontale	2015	J1 League	24	6	2	1	6	1	—		—		32	8
Cerezo Osaka	2016	J2 League	43	14	3	6	—		—		—		46	20
	2017	J1 League	34	22	1	0	1	1	—		—		36	23
	2018	J1 League	30	5	2	0	0	0	4^[a]	1	1^[b]	0	37	6
	Total		107	41	6	6	1	1	4	1	1	0	119	49
Urawa Red Diamonds	2019	J1 League	21	2	3	0	2	0	7^[a]	1	1^[b]	0	34	3
	2020	J1 League	33	2	—		2	0	—		—		35	2
	2021	J1 League	16	2	1	0	7	2	—		—		24	2
	Total		70	4	4	0	11	2	7	1	1	0	93	7
Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)	2021	J1 League	11	3	0	0	0	0	—		—		11	3
Júbilo Iwata (loan)	2022	J1 League	30	1	1	0	4	0	—		—		35	1
Júbilo Iwata	2023	J2 League	4	0	0	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Júbilo Iwata	Total		34	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	40	1
Yokohama F. Marinos (loan)	2023	J1 League	8	1	2	0	0	0	3^[a]	1	—		13	2
Omiya Ardija (loan)	2024	J3 League	34	10	1	0	0	0	—		—		35	10
RB Omiya Ardija	2025	J2 League	36	6	1	0	1	1	—		1^[c]	0	39	7
	2026	J2/J3	17	2	—		—		—		—		17	2
	Total		87	18	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	91	19
Career total			446	92	33	18	31	7	22	3	3	0	535	120

1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
1 2 Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
↑ Appearance in J2 League promotion play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan
	2017	5	1
	2018	3	0
Total		8	1

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sugimoto goal.^[6]

List of international goals scored by Kenyu Sugimoto
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 2017	International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan	Haiti	2–0	3–3	2017 Kirin Challenge Cup

Honours

Cerezo Osaka

J.League Cup: 2017

RB Omiya Ardija

J3 League: 2024^[7]

Individual

References

↑ "杉本健勇選手ジュビロ磐田より期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 大宮アルディージャ. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
↑ "杉本健勇選手ジュビロ磐田より完全移籍加入のお知らせ". 大宮アルディージャ. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
↑ "杉本健勇 (Kenyu Sugimoto)" (in Japanese). Japan National Football Team Database. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 28 out of 289)
↑ Kenyu Sugimoto at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
1 2 "Sugimoto, Kenyu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
↑ "Standings". jleague.co. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
↑ "Ｊ３受賞選手：明治安田Ｊ３リーグアウォーズ：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 December 2025.

External links

Kenyu Sugimoto – FIFA competition record (archived)
Kenyu Sugimoto at National-Football-Teams.com
Kenyu Sugimoto at Soccerway
Kenyu Sugimoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Kenyu Sugimoto at Cerezo Osaka official site (in Japanese)
Profile at Cerezo Osaka
Kenyu Sugimoto Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine at Yahoo! Japan sports (in Japanese)

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[AFC-6] 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

[JSC-7] 1 2 Appearance in Japanese Super Cup

[J2PO-8] Appearance in J2 League promotion play-offs

[1] "杉本健勇選手ジュビロ磐田より期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". 大宮アルディージャ. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.

[2] "杉本健勇選手ジュビロ磐田より完全移籍加入のお知らせ". 大宮アルディージャ. 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[JNFTD-3] "杉本健勇 (Kenyu Sugimoto)" (in Japanese). Japan National Football Team Database. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[4] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 28 out of 289)

[5] Kenyu Sugimoto at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2024.

[NFT-9] 1 2 "Sugimoto, Kenyu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[10] "Standings". jleague.co. Retrieved 8 December 2025.

[11] "Ｊ３受賞選手：明治安田Ｊ３リーグアウォーズ：Ｊリーグ.jp". Ｊリーグ.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 December 2025.

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