Seiya Maikuma

Seiya Maikuma
毎熊 晟矢

Maikuma with Japan in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Seiya Maikuma
Date of birth	(1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Nagasaki, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	AZ
Number	16
Youth career
	Kurokami FC
	JFC Rainbow Nagasaki
	FC Bristol
2013–2015	Higashi Fukuoka High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Momoyama Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	V-Varen Nagasaki	74	(6)
2022–2024	Cerezo Osaka	74	(4)
2024–	AZ	17	(0)
International career^‡
2023–	Japan	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 18 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024

Seiya Maikuma (毎熊 晟矢, Maikuma Seiya, born 16 October 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for Eredivisie club AZ and the Japan national team.

Club career

V-Varen Nagasaki

On 16 October 2019, Maikuma was promoted to the first team for the 2020 season.[1] He made his league debut against Tochigi on 23 February 2020.[2] Maikuma scored his first league goal against Ryukyu on 15 July 2020, scoring in the 40th minute.[3]

Cerezo Osaka

On 23 December 2021, Maikuma was announced at Cerezo Osaka.[4] On 9 December 2022, Maikuma, along with Satoki Uejo and Tokuma Suzuki, had their contracts renewed.[5] On 23 April 2023, Maikuma scored against Kashiwa Reysol in the 23rd minute.[6]

In 2023, Maikuma was part of the 2023 J1 League Best XI.[7]

AZ

On 21 June 2024, Maikuma joined Eredivisie side AZ on a four-year deal.[8]

International career

In August 2023, Maikuma received his first call-up to the Japan senior national team by head coach Hajime Moriyasu, for two friendly matches against Germany and Turkey.[9][10] On 12 September 2023, Maikuma made his international debut in a friendly match against Turkey.[11]

On 1 January 2024, Maikuma was named in the Japan squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 January 2025.[13][14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
V-Varen Nagasaki	2020	J2 League	36	3	0	0	–		–		36	3
	2021		38	3	1	1	–		–		39	4
	Total		74	6	1	1	–		–		75	7
Cerezo Osaka	2022	J1 League	28	3	3	0	11	1	–		42	4
	2023	J1 League	31	1	2	0	3	0	–		36	1
	2024	J1 League	15	0	0	0	2	0	–		17	0
	Total		74	4	5	0	16	1	–		95	5
AZ	2024–25	Eredivisie	17	0	2	0	–		7[a]	1	27	1
Career total			165	10	8	1	19	1	7	1	198	13

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of matches played 9 February 2024.

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	2023	3	0
	2024	5	0
Total		8	0

Honours

Individual

• J.League Best XI: 2023[15]

References

1. "毎熊 晟矢選手 新加入内定のお知らせ". www.v=varen.com (in Japanese).
2. ""大学3冠"明治大出身者がさすがの存在感! J1・J2開幕節、新卒ルーキーの結果は?". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). 25 February 2020.
3. "長崎ドローも単独首位!大卒ルーキー毎熊、琉球もルーキー池田が初ゴール". web.gekisaka.kjp (in Japanese). 15 July 2020.
4. "毎熊 晟矢選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese). 23 December 2021.
5. "複数年契約更新選手について". www.cerezo.jp (in Japanese). 9 December 2022.
6. "Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol - 23 April 2023". www.cerezo.jp.
7. "初ベストイレブン受賞のC大阪DF毎熊晟矢、攻守に収穫と課題見出す「ますますがんばらないと」". web.gekisaka.jp (in Japanese). 5 December 2023.
8. "MAIKUMA EERSTE ZOMERAANWINST AZ" (in Dutch). AZ Alkmaar. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
9. "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad & schedule - International Friendly Match vs Germany (9/9＠Germany) KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Turkey (9/12＠Belgium)". Japan Football Association. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
10. "Football: Wataru Endo, Kaoru Mitoma in Japan squad for Germany, Turkey friendlies". Mainichi Daily News. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
11. "トルコ戦に臨む日本代表スタメン発表！ 毎熊、町田がA代表デビューへ". www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese). 12 September 2023.
12. "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023". jfa.jp.
13. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2021 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑: NSKムック (日本語) (NSK MOOK)”, 18 February 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411772 (p. 169 out of 298)
14. Seiya Maikuma at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
15. "2023年Jリーグベスト11は神戸と浦和が最多タイ4名！ 大迫勇也や西川周作ら". GOAL. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

External links

• Seiya Maikuma at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)