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Machida Zelvia

Zelvia

Machida, Tokyo, JapanJ1 League · tier 1Founded 30 November 1988Colours

www.zelvia.co.jp ↗Miwamidoriyama 1-1, 〒195-0055 Machida, Tokyo, Japan+81(0)42-735-6050

Squad

28 players

avg age 28.5

Foreigners

32% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

3 / 20

28 pts · 13 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Machida GION Stadium

15,320 seats

Manager

Go Kuroda

Transfer balance

−€400k

season 2026/27

Squad

28 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Kosei TaniGoalkeeper	25	Japan	190 cm	right	Jan 2025from Gamba Osaka	—
Aki KochGoalkeeper	22	Germany · Japan	187 cm	right	Jan 2026from Karlsruher SC	—
Tatsuya MoritaGoalkeeper	36	Japan	191 cm	right	Jan 2025from Kashiwa Reysol	—
Nicholas GuimarãesGoalkeeper	20	Philippines	184 cm	right	Feb 2026from Ichikawa SC	—
Defenders · 10
Takahiro AkimotoLeft-Back	28	Japan	170 cm	left	Sept 2026from Oud-Heverlee Leuven	—
Ibrahim DresevicCentre-Back	29	Kosovo · Sweden	186 cm	right	Jan 2024from Fatih Karagümrük	Dec 2026
Daihachi OkamuraCentre-Back	29	Japan	183 cm	right	Jan 2025from Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo	Jun 2027
Henry Heroki MochizukiRight-Back	25	Japan	192 cm	right	Jan 2024from Kokushikan University	Jan 2028
Thomas OuwejanCentre-Back	30	Netherlands	183 cm	left	Jan 2026from NEC Nijmegen	—
Min-tae KimCentre-Back	32	Korea, South	187 cm	right	May 2026from Shonan Bellmare	—
Gen ShojiCentre-BackTeam captain	33	Japan	182 cm	right	Aug 2024from Kashima Antlers	—
Hotaka NakamuraRight-Back	28	Japan	177 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Tokyo	Jun 2028
Ryuho KikuchiCentre-Back	30	Japan	188 cm	right	Jan 2025from Vissel Kobe	—
Futo NishikawaCentre-Back	22	Japan	185 cm	right	—	—
Midfielders · 9
Hiroyuki MaeDefensive Midfield	31	Japan	173 cm	right	Jan 2025from Avispa Fukuoka	—
Neta LaviDefensive Midfield	30	Israel · Portugal	177 cm	right	Dec 2025from Gamba Osaka	—
Yusuke MatsuoLeft Midfield	29	Japan	170 cm	right	Mar 2026from Urawa Red Diamonds	—
Keiya SentoCentral Midfield	31	Japan	171 cm	right	Nov 2024from Kashiwa Reysol	—
Futa TokumuraAttacking Midfield	18	Japan	168 cm	right	Jan 2026from Kamimura Gakuen High School	Jun 2029
Ryohei ShirasakiAttacking Midfield	33	Japan	181 cm	right	Jan 2025from Shimizu S-Pulse	—
Hokuto ShimodaDefensive Midfield	35	Japan	171 cm	left	Sept 2023from Oita Trinita	—
Chui Hiromu MayakaLeft Midfield	19	Japan	167 cm	left	Jan 2025from Machida Zelvia U18	Jun 2028
Je-hoon ChaDefensive Midfield	20	Korea, South	185 cm	right	Jan 2025from Jungkyung High School	Jun 2028
Forwards · 5
Yuki SomaLeft Winger	29	Japan	166 cm	right	Jul 2024from Nagoya Grampus	—
Koki OgawaCentre-Forward	29	Japan	186 cm	right	Aug 2026from NEC Nijmegen	—
Takuma NishimuraSecond Striker	30	Japan	178 cm	right	Jan 2025from Yokohama F. Marinos	—
Tete YengiCentre-Forward	25	Australia · England	197 cm	right	Jul 2026from Livingston FC	—
Mitchell DukeCentre-Forward	35	Australia	186 cm	right	Mar 2026from Macarthur FC	—

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€1.5m

14 arrivals

Received

€1.1m

16 departures

Net balance

−€400k

received − spent

Arrivals · 14

Koki Ogawa
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from NEC Nijmegen
€1.5m
Aki Koch
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from Karlsruher SC
Free
Anton Burns
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from Gainare Tottori
End of loan
Byron Vásquez
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Tochigi City
End of loan
Chui Hiromu Mayaka
Left Midfield · 20 y/o
from Shibuya City
End of loan
Futo Nishikawa
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Ryutsu Keizai University
Free
Mitchell Duke
Centre-Forward · 35 y/o
from Macarthur FC
Free
Nicholas Guimarães
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
from Ichikawa SC
Free

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Se-hun Oh
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
from Shimizu S-Pulse
End of loan
Takahiro Akimoto
Left-Back · 28 y/o
from Oud-Heverlee Leuven
?
Tenshiro Takasaki
Right Midfield · 20 y/o
from Grêmio FBPA U20
End of loan
Tete Yengi
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from Livingston FC
?
Thomas Ouwejan
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
from NEC Nijmegen
?
Yusuke Matsuo
Left Midfield · 28 y/o
from Urawa Red Diamonds
?

Departures · 16

Yuta Nakayama
Centre-Back · 29 y/o
to Red Star Belgrade
€1.1m
Asahi Masuyama
Right Midfield · 29 y/o
to V-Varen Nagasaki
Loan
Byron Vásquez
Right Winger · 26 y/o
to Tochigi City
Loan
Chui Hiromu Mayaka
Left Midfield · 19 y/o
to Shibuya City
Loan
Erik
Right Winger · 32 y/o
to Vissel Kobe
?
Kanji Kuwayama
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Albirex Niigata
Loan
Kaung Zan Mara
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
to Vanraure Hachinohe
Loan
Kotaro Hayashi
Left-Back · 25 y/o
to Urawa Red Diamonds
?

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Sang-ho Na
Left Winger · 29 y/o
to Fagiano Okayama
?
Se-hun Oh
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to Shimizu S-Pulse
?
Shota Fujio
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
to Kashiwa Reysol
?
Takaya Numata
Left Winger · 27 y/o
to Fujieda MYFC
?
Tenshiro Takasaki
Right Midfield · 20 y/o
to Grêmio FBPA U20
Loan
Tete Yengi
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
to Livingston FC
End of loan
Tomoki Imai
Centre-Back · 35 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Yoshiaki Arai
Goalkeeper · 30 y/o
to Urawa Red Diamonds
?

Manager & staff

6 people

Manager

Go Kuroda

Japan · 56 y/o

Appointed 1 February 2023

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 5

Kenji ArimaAssistant ManagerJapan
Kohei KiyamaAssistant ManagerJapan
Yoshiro AkanoCo-trainer analysisJapan
Yukiya HamanoGoalkeeping CoachJapan

Board of Directors · 1

Hiroyuki ShimokawaPresidentJapan

Honours

5 titles

2×Kanto Soccer League Champion2008 · 2007
1×Japanese second league Champion2023
1×Japanese Cup Winner2025
1×Japanese Regional Champion2008

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