is a Japanese footballer who is the captain of J1 League side Gamba Osaka. He is also a Japanese international and his regular playing position is centre back.
Club career
Born in Toyohashi in Aichi, central Japan, Miura moved to Osaka during his high school years. After graduating from Osaka Toin High School, he was signed by J1 side Shimizu S-Pulse on 2013.
Miura played in 16 league matches across his first 3 seasons in Shizuoka before establishing himself as a regular in 2016 following the club's relegation to Japan's second tier. He played 29 J2 matches to help S-Pulse to 2nd place in the final standings and promotion back to Japan's top flight.
His performances for Shimizu brought him to the attention of Gamba Osaka who signed him ahead of the 2017 season. Miura played in all 34 league games as well as 11 in the cup in his first season in Osaka. Gamba changed head coaches ahead of the 2018 campaign with Brazilian Levir Culpi taking over from the long-serving Kenta Hasegawa and he named Miura as his captain, taking over the role from veteran Yasuhito Endō.
Miura once again played every league game in 2018 which would prove to be a disappointing year for Gamba who struggled badly in the first half of the year under Culpi's leadership but improved markedly towards the end of the campaign under new head-coach Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, eventually ending up in 9th place in the final standings.
National Team career
Miura earned his first call up to Japan's national team, then managed by Vahid Halilhodžić, ahead of the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship and debuted in the 2-1 win over China on 12 December. He also played in the 4-1 defeat to South Korea 4 days later which saw Japan finish as runners-up in the tournament.
His next international involvement came in September 2018 under new national team coach Hajime Moriyasu. Miura played the full 90 minutes of a 3-0 home friendly win over Costa Rica and subsequently featured in the 4-3 victory over Uruguay in October and the 4-0 rout of Kyrgyzstan in November.Japan National Football Team Database
Miura was named in Japan's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. He played one game at the tournament, the 2-1 victory over Uzbekistan on 17 January 2019.
Career statistics 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, (p. 164 out of 289)
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Other TotalShimizu S-Pulse2013J. League Division 1200010——302014701000——802015J1 League700030——1002016J2 League29020———310 Total4503040——520Gamba Osaka2017J1 League342202071—45320183401160——41120193111092——41320202022020——24220212601020501035020223302041——39120232511140——3022024910000——302202580201060—1702026J1 (100)161——61—222Total23681223032421030315 Career total28181523432421035515
Reserves performance Club performance League Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Japan League Total2014J.League U-22 SelectionJ3818120153030 Career total111111
National team statistics Last Update: 18 December 2019 Japan national teamYearAppsGoals201720201830201951Total101
International goals Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 10 December 2019 Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea 2–0 2–1 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
Honours
Gamba Osaka AFC Champions League Two: 2025–26
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