Seiji Kimura

{{Short description|Japanese footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Seiji Kimura <br> {{nobold|木村誠二}} |image = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|08|24|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], Japan |height = 1.86 m |currentclub = [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] |clubnumber = 5 |position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre back]] |youthyears1 = 2012 |youthclubs1 = FC Hirata |youthyears2 = 2013 |youthclubs2 = Ichikawa FC |youthyears3 = 2014–2019 |youthclubs3 = [[FC Tokyo]] |years1 = 2018–2019 |clubs1 = [[FC Tokyo U-23]] |caps1 = 37 |goals1 = 1 |years2 = 2020–2025 |clubs2 = [[FC Tokyo]] |caps2 = 23 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2021 |clubs3 = → [[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Sanga]] (loan) |caps3 = 1 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2021 |clubs4 = → [[SC Sagamihara]] (loan) |caps4 = 17 |goals4 = 1 |years5 = 2022 |clubs5 = → [[Montedio Yamagata]] (loan) |caps5 = 6 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2024 |clubs6 = → [[Sagan Tosu]] (loan) |caps6 = 26 |goals6 = 1 |years7 = 2025– |clubs7 = [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] |caps7 = 21 |goals7 = 1 |nationalyears1 = 2017 |nationalteam1 = [[Japan national under-16 football team|Japan U16]] |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2018 |nationalteam2 = [[Japan national under-17 football team|Japan U17]] |nationalcaps2 = |nationalgoals2 = |nationalyears3 = 2019 |nationalteam3 = [[Japan national under-18 football team|Japan U18]] |nationalcaps3 = 1 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2021 |nationalteam4 = [[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U20]] |nationalcaps4 = |nationalgoals4 = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[AFC U-23 Asian Cup]]}} {{Medal|B|[[2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup|2022 Uzbekistan]]|[[2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squads#Japan|Team]]}} {{Medal|G|[[2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup|2024 Qatar]]|[[2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squads#Japan|Team]]}} |club-update = 1 June 2026 |nationalteam-update = 18:22, 19 July 2021 }}

{{nihongo|'''Seiji Kimura'''|木村誠二|Kimura Seiji|born 24 August 2001}} is a Japanese [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre back]] for [[Belgian Pro League]] club [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=木村誠二：ＦＣ東京：Ｊリーグ.jp |url=https://www.jleague.jp/player/1618672/#attack |website=Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） |access-date=23 February 2023 |language=ja}}</ref>

==Club career== On 8 August 2025, Kimura signed a four-year contract with [[K.V.C. Westerlo|Westerlo]] in Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=K.V.C. Westerlo|url=https://kvcwesterlo.be/2025/08/08/seiji-kimura-joins-the-kemphanen/|title=Seiji Kimura joins the Kemphanen|date=8 August 2025|access-date=25 August 2025}}</ref>

==International career==

On 4 April 2024, Kimura was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the [[2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jfa.jp/news/00033820/|title=U-23日本代表メンバー・スケジュール（4.6-5.4 カタール／ドーハ）AFC U23アジアカップカタール2024|trans-title=U-23 Japan National Team Squad List (4.6-5.4 Qatar/Doha) AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024|publisher=Japan Football Association|language=ja|date=4 April 2024}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club=== {{updated|5 May 2024}}<ref>{{Soccerway|seiji-kimura/541815|accessdate=23 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2022 Seiji Kimura Result by Season |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=71294&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=23 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ 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"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !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 | Other ! colspan=2 | Total |- |rowspan="3"|[[FC Tokyo U-23]] |[[2018 J3 League|2018]] |[[J3 League]] |18||0||colspan="2" |–||colspan="2" |–||colspan="2" |–||18||0 |- |[[2019 J3 League|2019]] |J3 League |19||1||colspan="2" |–||colspan="2" |–||colspan="2" |–||19||1 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !37!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!37!!1 |- |rowspan="4"|[[FC Tokyo]] |[[2020 J1 League|2020]] |[[J1 League]] |3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2" |–||3||0 |- |[[2022 J1 League|2022]] |J1 League |6||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||6||0 |- |[[2023 J1 League|2023]] |J1 League |5||0||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||9||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !14!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!18!!0 |- |[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Sanga]] (loan) |[[2021 J2 League|2021]] |[[J2 League]] |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |[[SC Sagamihara]] (loan) |[[2021 J2 League|2021]] |J2 League |17||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||1 |- |[[Montedio Yamagata]] (loan) |[[2022 J2 League|2022]] |J2 League |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||0 |- |[[Sagan Tosu]] (loan) |[[2024 J1 League|2024]] |J1 League |2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !77!!2!!1!!0!!3!!0!!0!!0!!81!!2 |}

==Honours== '''Japan U23''' *[[AFC U-23 Asian Cup]]: [[2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup|2024]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{J.League player}} * {{Olympics.com|seiji-kimura}} * {{Olympedia}} * {{Team Japan athletes|seijikimura}} * {{Instagram}}

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