| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuto Kusaba | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019 | St.Andrews FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019-2020 | Momoyama Gakuin University | ||
| 2020-22 | Basara Hyogo | ||
| 2023 | FC Zenshin | 10 | (8) |
| 2023 | Nairobi City Stars | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 14 Apr 2024 (UTC) | |||
Yuto Kusaba is a Japanese forward currently turning out for Kenyan Premier League [1] side Nairobi City Stars. [2]
Yuto featured for lower-tier sides in Japan including St. Andrews FC, Momoyama Gakuin University, and FC Basara Hyogo in the Kansai Soccer League between 2019 and 2023. [3]
He then traveled to Kenya as a volunteer for an NGO in Embu, and it was while there that he joined fourth-tier side FC Zenshin. Yuto then moved to Nairobi City Stars in August 2023 [4] from the Embu-based club but was locked out [5] of participating in the top Kenyan topflight league after it emerged that International Transfer guidelines were never met when he first arrived in Kenya.
However, [6] he completed his registration in the mid-transfer window in January 2024 and went on to debut for City Stars [7] on Sunday 4 Feb with a substitute appearance against Shabana FC at the Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos.
He registered his maiden Kenyan Premier League goal [8] after scoring an 85th minute penalty against Muranga SEAL at the Police Sacco Stadium on Saturday 13 Apr 2024.
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