Ataru Esaka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ataru Esaka | ||
| Date of birth | May 31, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Sanda, Hyōgo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ulsan Hyundai | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School | ||
| 2011–2014 | Ryutsu Keizai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 42 | (13) |
| 2016–2017 | Omiya Ardija | 65 | (15) |
| 2018–2021 | Kashiwa Reysol | 119 | (31) |
| 2021–2022 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 46 | (7) |
| 2023– | Ulsan Hyundai | 30 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Japan | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:24, 14 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2021 | |||
Ataru Esaka (江坂 任) (born May 31, 1992) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Ulsan Hyundai in the K League 1.[1]
Early life
[edit]Ataru was born in Sanda. He went to the Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School and the Ryutsu Keizai University.
Career
[edit]Ataru made his debut for Thespakusatsu Gunma against Yokohama FC on the 8 March 2015.[2] He scored his first goal for the club against Roasso Kumamoto on the 15 March 2015, scoring in the 5th minute.[3]
Ataru made his debut for Omiya against Gamba Osaka on the 11 March 2016.[4] He scored his first goal for the club against Sagan Tosu on the 21 May 2016, scoring in the 74th minute.[5]
Ataru made his debut for Kashiwa against Vegalta Sendai on the 25 February 2018.[6] He scored his first goals, a brace, against Gamba Osaka on the 18 March 2018, scoring in the 8th and 18th minute.[7]
Ataru made his debut for Urawa against Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo on the 9 August 2021.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on the 14 August 2021 against Sagan Tosu, scoring a penalty in the 84th minute.[9]
Ataru made his debut for Ulsan against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on the 25 February 2023.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on the 10 June 2023 against Jeju United, scoring in the 52nd minute.[11]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Japan national football team on 25 March 2021 in a friendly against South Korea.[12]
Club statistics
[edit]Updated 12 December 2023[13][14][15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | 2015 | J2 League | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 42 | 13 | |||
| Omiya Ardija | 2016 | J1 League | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | – | – | 42 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 9 | ||||
| Total | 65 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 19 | ||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2018 | J1 League | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 45 | 12 | |
| 2019 | J2 League | 38 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 43 | 12 | |||
| 2020 | J1 League | 32 | 9 | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 36 | 11 | ||||
| 2021 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 119 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 37 | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2021 | J1 League | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 7 | ||
| 2022 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Total | 46 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 13 | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai | 2023 | K League 1 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 293 | 69 | 15 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 361 | 86 | ||
Honours
[edit]Kashiwa Reysol
Urawa Red Diamonds
Ulsan Hyundai
References
[edit]- ^ "江坂 任選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ | トップチームトピックス".
- ^ "ThespaKusatsu Gunma vs Yokohama - 8 March 2015". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Roasso Kumamoto vs ThespaKusatsu Gunma - 15 March 2015". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Omiya Ardija - 11 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sagan Tosu vs Omiya Ardija - 21 May 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Vegalta Sendai vs Kashiwa Reysol - 25 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Gamba Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol - 18 March 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Consadole Sapporo vs Urawa Reds - 9 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Urawa Reds vs Sagan Tosu - 14 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ulsan vs Jeonbuk Motors - 25 February 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ulsan vs Jeju United - 10 June 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Japan v South Korea game report". ESPN. 25 March 2021.
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 41 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 130 out of 289)
- ^ Ataru Esaka at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- Profile at Omiya Ardija
- Ataru Esaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ataru Esaka at National-Football-Teams.com
- Twitter account
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Ryutsu Keizai University alumni
- Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Thespa Gunma players
- Omiya Ardija players
- Kashiwa Reysol players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Men's association football midfielders
- People from Sanda, Hyōgo