Ayumu Seko
Japan
Age
26
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Ayumu Seko
Ayumu Seko is a centre-back in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26-man Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup, going to the finals at 26. He came up through Japan's youth ranks and has been a near ever-present in Le Havre's Ligue 1 back line this season.
The draw places Japan in Group F alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia, and they qualified for the finals by winning their AFC third-round group in March 2025. Seko is among Moriyasu's centre-back options for the group stage.
The draw places Japan in Group F alongside the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia, and they qualified for the finals by winning their AFC third-round group in March 2025. Seko is among Moriyasu's centre-back options for the group stage.
World Cup 2026 Stats
Appearances
0
Minutes played
0
Tackles won
0
Interceptions
0
Clearances
0
Blocks
0
Playing Style
A ball-playing centre-back, Seko defends the middle and can also operate as a defensive midfielder, an interceptor who reads the game and steps out with the ball. He is right-footed and stands 1.86 m.
This season he has logged 2,625 club minutes for Le Havre, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 26.
This season he has logged 2,625 club minutes for Le Havre, going into the group stage in Hajime Moriyasu's squad at 26.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Ayumu Seko's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His senior international career to date runs to 14 caps for Japan. Hajime Moriyasu has named him in the confirmed 26, and he goes into the tournament as part of the group-stage squad. He stays among Japan's centre-back options on the final list for the group stage.
National Team
Japan
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Seko's work for Japan is at the back, a ball-playing centre-back who intercepts and brings the ball out from defence, with a near ever-present Ligue 1 season behind him for Le Havre. On the Goal Rush card Japan are a Tier 3 side at £17m.
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Seko at the 2026 World Cup
Seko is a confirmed centre-back in Hajime Moriyasu's 26-man Japan squad for the 2026 World Cup, in the side opening their Group F campaign in mid-June.
Picking Japan in Goal Rush
Japan carry a £17m Tier 3 rating on the Goal Rush card, opening Group F against the Netherlands in mid-June, with Seko among the centre-backs in the confirmed 26.
Ayumu Seko World Cup 2026 FAQs
Japan sit in the mid-priced Tier 3 band at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Seko is in Hajime Moriyasu's confirmed 26 as a centre-back, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Seko is a centre-back for Japan, a ball-playing defender who can also fill in at defensive midfield. He plays his club football for Le Havre in France's Ligue 1 and is named in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Hajime Moriyasu's 26-man Japan squad after Japan won their AFC third-round qualifying group.
Seko plays his club football for Le Havre in France's Ligue 1. He is named among Japan's centre-backs in Hajime Moriyasu's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, going to the finals in the group stage.
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