Hiroto Morooka

Personal information
Full name	Hiroto Morooka
Date of birth	(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth	Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Blaublitz Akita
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2011	FC Toripletta
2012–2014	Shochi Fukaya High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Fukushima United FC	87	(2)
2023–	Blaublitz Akita	90	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026

Hiroto Morooka (諸岡 裕人, Morooka Hiroto; born 4 January 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blaublitz Akita.^[1]

Career

Morooka learned to play soccer in the school team at Shochi Fukaya High School and the college team of Kokushikan University.^[2] He signed his first contract with Fukushima United FC in 2019.^[3] The club in Fukushima City plays in the third Japanese division, the J3 League. He made his professional debut as a starter on 9 March^[4] and in his first season he crossed a ball to Origbaajo Ismaila.^[5][6] But he suffered from knee injuries and missed six months.^[7] He gave another grounded assist to Ismaila in 2020.^[8] Appointed Fukushima captain in his fourth season, he netted his first professional goal on Matchweek 18.^[9] Morooka hit another volley goal in a 3–1 loss to Fujieda on Matchweek 33.^[10] For Fukushima he played 87 games. In January 2023 he signed a contract with the second tier club Blaublitz Akita.^[11] On Matchweek 10 he bagged a goal in a 2–1 win against Omiya Ardija.^[12][13][14] However he was injured in a tackle by Shu Yoshizawa on Matchweek 15.^[15]

Career statistics

References

External links

• Hiroto Morooka at Soccerway
• Hiroto Morooka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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