JFA Academy Fukushima U-18 Rinto Hanashiro to join VfB Stuttgart | JFA | Japan Football Association

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We would like to inform you that Rinto Hanashiro, a member of the 13th generation of JFA Academy Fukushima Men’s Team, will be joining VfB Stuttgart (Germany) from January 2024.

Rinto Hanashiro player profile

Name: Rinto Hanashiro (HANASHIRO Rinto)
Position: MF
Belongs to: JFA Academy Fukushima U-18
Affiliation history: Hiya Football Club → JFA Academy Fukushima U-15 → JFA Academy Fukushima U-18

Comment from Hanashiro

I am very happy to be able to start my career in Stuttgart.
I am grateful to the people involved in Stuttgart who have evaluated me.
My strong points are my dedicated defense and ability to create games.
I would like to cherish each day and grow so that I can contribute to Stuttgart as soon as possible.
Lastly, I would like to thank my parents who have supported me up until now, the staff at JFA Academy Fukushima who have coached me over the past six years, and my teammates.

[Reference]Players from JFA Academy Fukushima who joined the J Club team *Club name is at the time of joining

＜Men＞
March 2010 Yukino Shito (FC Tokyo)
2011 graduates: Taito Kure (Fagiano Okayama), Tatsuki Christopher Kinjo (Avispa Fukuoka), Hidetoshi Miyuki (Ventforet Kofu)
2012 graduates Takanori Hatano (Fagiano Okayama), Masaya Matsumoto (Oita Trinita)
Graduated in 2013: Shota Kaneko (Shimizu S-Pulse), Akira Ando (Shonan Bellmare), Masago Hiraoka (AC Nagano Parceiro), Ryuta Koike (Yokohama F. Marinos/joined from 2020 via another team)
Graduated in 2014 Kota Nitori (Fagiano Okayama), Justin Toshiki Kinjo (Thespa Kusatsu Gunma/Joined from 2018 via another team), Yuki Kusano (Yokohama FC/Joined from 2019 via another team)
2015 graduate Obi Powell Obinna (Yokohama F. Marinos/Joined from 2020 via another team)
2016 graduate Shiiba Shimoguchi (Fagiano Okayama)
2019 graduates Mutsuki Hirooka (Montedio Yamagata), Asahi Uenaka (V. Faren Nagasaki), Sei Kato (V. Faren Nagasaki)
2020 Graduate Shusuke Mito (Albirex Niigata)
2021 Graduate Hayakaze Matsuda (Mito Hollyhock)

JFA Academy Fukushima is supported by a sports promotion lottery grant.