Jun Amano
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jun Amano | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1991 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Miura, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Yokohama F. Marinos | |||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Hasse FC | ||||||||||||||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | ||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Juntendo University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2014– | Yokohama F. Marinos | 214 | (22) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Lokeren (loan) | 24 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2022 | → Ulsan Hyundai (loan) | 30 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2023 | → Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Japan | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Jun Amano (天野 純, born 19 July 1991) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for J.League 1 club Yokohama F. Marinos.[1]
Club career
Amano was born in Miura, Kanagawa, and spent his youth career in Yokohama F. Marinos' youth system. However, he was unable to join Yokohama's first team in 2010, and so instead joined Juntendo University to play university soccer.[2]
On 24 December 2016, Yokohama FC advanced to the semi-finals of the 2016 Emperor's Cup after Amano scored a last minute winner against Gamba Osaka.[3] He scored his first league goal for the club against FC Tokyo on 18 June 2017, scoring in the 88th minute.[4]
In 2019, Amano was given the number 10 jersey, which was previously worn by Shunsuke Nakamura.[5]
On 5 July 2019, Amano joined Belgian side Sporting Lokeren on a one year loan deal.[6] However, the league was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and Lokeren declared bankruptcy in April 2020. Amano played in 24 league games and scored three goals.[7]
On 8 January 2022, Amano joined South Korean side Ulsan HD FC on a season long loan.[8] In July 2022, he was selected in the K League All-Star Team to play a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur, where he scored a direct free kick in the 71st minute.[9]
On 5 January 2023, Amano joined fellow South Korean side Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a season long loan.[10] On 28 December 2023, he returned from his loan spell.[11]
International career
Amano made his debut for the Japan national football team in 2018, coming on in a friendly match against Costa Rica.[12]
Style of play
Amano takes inspiration from David Silva, studying his game-planning and positioning. Amano has also been described as a powerful left-footed kicker.[13]
Career statistics
Club
Updated to 13 December 2023.[14][15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2014 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2018 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 42 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | 22 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 42 | 5 | |||
| Total | 158 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 209 | 27 | ||
| Lokeren (loan) | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division B | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Ulsan Hyundai (loan) | 2022 | K League 1 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 38 | 12 | |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (loan) | 2023 | K League 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| Career Total | 237 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 304 | 46 | ||
National team
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Yokohama F. Marinos
- Japanese Super Cup: 2014 Runners-Up
Ulsan Hyundai
References
- ^ "天野 純：横浜Ｆ・マリノス：Ｊリーグ.jp". jleague.jp. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "常に変化「求められる選手に」 横浜M・天野純（下）" [Always changing "to become the player that people want" - Yokohama M's Jun Amano (below)]. www.nikkei.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "横浜劇的４強！天野が終了間際に決勝ゴール 天皇杯" [Yokohama makes it to the semi-finals! Amano scores the winning goal in the dying seconds of the Emperor's Cup]. www.nikkansports.com.
- ^ "FC Tokyo 0 Yokohama F. Marinos 1". www.worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Yokohama F.Marinos' Jun Amano will be the new number 10. He will take over from Nakamura and Saito. Nakazawa's number 22 is vacant". footballchannel.jp.
- ^ "天野純選手 Sporting Lokeren(ベルギー)へ期限付き移籍のお知らせ" [Jun Amano transfers to Sporting Lokeren (Belgium) on a temporary basis]. www.f-marinos.com.
- ^ "移籍先ロケレン破産、ＭＦ天野純は横浜復帰が濃厚に" [Midfielder Jun Amano likely to return to Yokohama after transfer destination Lokeren goes bankrupt]. www.nikkansports.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "天野純選手 蔚山現代FC（韓国）へ期限付き移籍のお知らせ" [Jun Amano to join Ulsan Hyundai FC (Korea) on loan]. www.f-marinos.com.
- ^ "Excluse Interview Jun Amano: I seriously thought my life was over. His shocking free kick against Tottenham was "just what I intended". What is the "harsh world" like in Korea?". www.footballchannel.jp.
- ^ "天野 純選手 全北現代モータースへ期限付き移籍のお知らせ" [Jun Amano transfers to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a temporary basis]. www.f-marinos.com.
- ^ "天野 純選手 期限付き移籍より復帰のお知らせ" [Announcement of Jun Amano's return from loan transfer]. www.f-marinos.com.
- ^ "Japan vs Costa Rica - 11 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "【注目選手】初招集の天野純、存在感を増す技巧派MFはつかみどころがない!?" [[Player to watch] Jun Amano is called up for the first time, but the skillful midfielder is becoming more and more elusive!]. www.soccer-king.jp.
- ^ 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. 63 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2014 (NSK MOOK)", 14 February 2014, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411109 (p. 24 out of 290)
- ^ Jun Amano at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Jun Amano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jun Amano at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos Archived 7 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Retrieved 2015-06-06
- Jun Amano at Soccerway