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Name: Koki Mizuno
Born: 06/09/1985
Birthplace: Shimizu-ku
Signed: Jan 2008
Internationals: Japan
International Caps 4 [TBC]
International Goals 0

KDS Honours
MOTM Winners 2008-09
21-Dec-08	Falkirk 0-3 Celtic	SPL

Biog

Japanese international winger Koki Mizuno was a surprise signing for Celtic in the January transfer window of 2008, possibly chose with the input of Nakamura who was at the club at the time.

The right-sided midfielder was brought to Glasgow on January 29th 2008 from J League side JEFUnited where he had played 88 games and scored 13 goals. Quick and skillful Mizuno had been a member of the Japanese side in the 2005 FIFA Youth World Championship and won his first senior cap as a sub in March 2007 when he came on in a friendly against Peru.

Thanks to a string of impressive performances in the reserves and a long list of players on the sidelines, Mizuno finally made his debut in the first-team against Motherwell on 8 October 2008, substituting Scott McDonald three minutes from time. He then made this first start for Celtic against Falkirk on 21 December 2008, capping a more than promising performance with a goal in injury time (and was highly rated in his initial performances being named the man of the match), followed by his first game v Rangers a week later.

Playing Career

JEF United Ichihara Chiba (J League) 2004-2007
Celtic (SPL) 2008-

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