Sei Muroya

Sei Muroya
室屋成
	Muroya (right, 2019)
Personal information
Date of birth	5 April 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kumatori, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	FC Tokyo
Number	2
Youth career
	Sessel Kumatori
2010–2012	Aomori Yamada High School
College career
Years	Team
2013–2015	Meiji University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2020	FC Tokyo
2016–2017	FC Tokyo U-23
2020–2025	Hannover 96
2025–	FC Tokyo
International career‡
2011	Japan U17
2012–2014	Japan U19
2015–2016	Japan U23
2017–	Japan
Medal record
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
AFC U-23 Championship
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 September 2021

Sei Muroya (室屋成, Muroya Sei; born 5 April 1994) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for FC Tokyo in the J1 League and for the Japan national team.^[1]

Club career

Muroya was born in Osaka. He joined FC Tokyo in 2016^{[citation needed]} and made his league debut against Ventforet Kofu on 9 July 2016.^[2]

In August 2020, Muroya joined German club Hannover 96.^[1] He returned to FC Tokyo in 2025.^[3]

In June 2011, Muroya was elected Japan U-17 national team for 2011 U-17 World Cup and he played four matches. He has been a member of the Japan national U-23 team since 2015. Muroya was member of Japan U23 team for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in Qatar and he won the championship. On 1 July 2016, Muroya was called up for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

As of 1 July 2025^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Tokyo U-23	2016	J3 League	4	0	–		–		–		4	0
	2017	J3 League	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
FC Tokyo	2016	J1 League	12	0	2	1	4	0	7	0	25	1
	2017		26	0	0	0	6	1	–		32	1
	2018		30	1	3	0	1	0	–		34	1
	2019		30	0	–		6	0	–		36	0
	2020		10	1	–		–		3	1	13	2
	Total		108	2	5	1	17	1	10	1	140	5
Hannover 96	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	32	0	2	0	–		–		34	0
	2021–22		27	0	3	0	–		–		30	0
	2022–23		31	3	2	0	–		–		33	3
	2023–24		25	2	1	0	–		–		26	2
	2024–25		27	0	1	0	–		–		28	0
	Total		142	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	151	5
FC Tokyo	2025	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			255	7	14	1	17	1	10	1	296	10

As of 7 September 2021^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Japan	2017	1
	2018	3
	2019	6
	2020	2
	2021	4
Total		16

Japan

Japan U23

Individual

^ ^a ^b ""Mehrwert" für die Außenbahn: Hannover holt Muroya". Kicker (in German). kicker. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
^ "Japan - S. Muroya - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ "FC Tokyo holt Muroya zurück". Kicker (in German). 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
^ "Japan - S. Muroya - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Sei Muroya (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

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