Trafford. Eibar (loan) On 16 September 2020, Muto was loaned out to Spanish club Eibar for the 2020–21 season. Vissel Kobe On 7 August 2021, Vissel Kobe announced that they signed Muto. International career Muto made his debut for Japan on 5 September 2014 in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Uruguay at the Sapporo Dome, replacing Yusuke Minagawa after 58 minutes. Four days later at Yokohama's Nissan Stadium he scored his first international goal, coming on as a half-time substitute against Venezuela and scoring the first goal of a 2–2 draw six minutes later. As a substitute, Muto played all of Japan's matches at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia, ending with defeat to the United Arab Emirates in the quarter-finals. On 31 May 2018, he was named in Japan's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. On 20 December 2018 he has been called up for the 2019 Asian Cup replacing the injured Takuma Asano. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Muto goal. References External links 1992 births Living people Keio University alumni People from Setagaya Japanese footballers Association football people from Tokyo Association football forwards Japan international footballers 2015 AFC Asian Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players J1 League players Bundesliga players Premier League players La Liga players FC Tokyo players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Newcastle United F.C. players SD Eibar footballers Japanese expatriate footballers Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Japanese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain