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The prospect who broke the youngest record in a Japanese club has revealed his ambition.
Japan's Soccer Digest Web reported on the 7th that `Maki Kitahara has signed a professional contract.'
Soccer Digest Webb is targeting Kevin DeBrowner in his ability to pass or dribble 'Guitarah. He said he wanted to lead Tokyo to a league championship, move overseas and play in the World Cup as the Japanese national team. Kitahara also revealed why he chose Derbrowner as his goal, saying, `He is good at offense and defense, and above all, he shows surprising plays.'
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FC Tokyo announced the signing of a professional contract with Maki Kitahara on its official website on the 7th. Kitahara has already drawn great attention with his youngest debut in the J League in March this year. He made his debut as a substitute in the match between Tokyo and Kashima and appeared in Japan's J-League 1 at the age of 15. Japanese media admired Kitahara's debut, saying, `It is surprising that a junior high school student will play in the first division.'
Kitahara's debut was attributed to Japan's revitalization of the home-grown system. 'Homegrown' refers to a player whose total number of days registered in a particular club's Class 1 to Class 4 teams is more than 990 (3 seasons) during the period from the year of his 12th birthday to the year of his 21st birthday. The J-League requires more than a certain number of players to register 'home-grateful', and in the 2025 season, there are four players in the first division and two players in the second and third divisions.
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Kitahara, who was listed as a substitute through Homegrown, was put in the 38th minute of the second half of the fourth round match against Kashima and set the record for the youngest participation (15 years, 7 months and 22 days) in J-League history. The previous record was 15 years, 10 months, and 6 days set by Takayuki Morimoto in the past. He also broke the record of Kubo Takefusa (16 years, 5 months and 22 days), the youngest record holder for the club.
The signing of the contract also broke the record of Tokyo's youngest professional contract held by Kubo Kitahara. The previous record holder was Kubo (16 years, 4 months and 28 days). Kitahara signed a contract at the same time as his birthday, setting a record of 16 years and 0 days, surpassing Kubo.
Meanwhile, along with Kitahara's growth, attention is being paid to when he will contribute to the Japanese national team. Already in March, Moriyasu watched Kitahara play in person and "It's really cool that a 15-year-old player plays in J1. He said, "I will take responsibility for the future of Japan and the future of Tokyo, and I think he is a great player." Moriyasu previously selected Kubo for the national team at the age of 18. Like Kubo, you can fully expect to get on board the national team quickly.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
