Takayuki Seto

The native form of this personal name is Seto Takayuki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Takayuki Seto (Japanese: 瀬戸 貴幸, Seto Takayuki; born 5 February 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga II club Argeș Pitești.

Takayuki Seto

Seto with Petrolul Ploiești in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Takayuki Seto
Date of birth	(1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Nagoya, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Argeș Pitești
Number	25
Youth career
1997–2001	Nagoya
2001–2003	Atsuta High School
2004	Avaí
2005	Corinthians
2005	Portuguesa-RJ
2006	Aichi New Waves
2006–2007	OSFC[1]
2007	T.T.Choppar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2015	Astra Giurgiu	254	(30)
2015–2017	Osmanlıspor	7	(0)
2016–2017	→ Astra Giurgiu (loan)	43	(1)
2017–2018	Astra Giurgiu	26	(2)
2018	Ventforet Kofu	1	(0)
2019–2020	RFS	24	(1)
2020–2021	Astra Giurgiu	11	(1)
2021–2024	Petrolul Ploiești	98	(1)
2024–	Argeș Pitești	27	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2025

Career

Born in Japan, Seto trained between 2004 and 2005 with Brazilian teams Avaí, Corinthians, and Portuguesa-RJ in order to improve his footballing skills. He also played indoor football in his country of birth.^[2]

Seto started out as a senior in 2007 with Romanian third division club Astra Ploiești; he spent most of his career at that side, which later relocated to Giurgiu. Seto totalled 26 goals from 274 games in the top flight and won four major honours with Astra, including the 2015–16 Liga I. He also had brief stints with clubs in Turkey, Japan, and Latvia, as well as with rivals Petrolul Ploiești,^[3] respectively. In July 2024, aged 38, he joined Argeș Pitești.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2025.^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Astra Giurgiu	2007–08	Liga III	33	7	0	0	—		—		—		33	7
	2008–09	Liga II	27	1	3	1	—		—		—		30	2
	2009–10	Liga I	34	3	3	0	—		—		—		37	3
	2010–11	Liga I	33	3	1	0	—		—		—		34	3
	2011–12	Liga I	33	1	2	0	—		—		—		35	1
	2012–13	Liga I	33	7	5	1	—		—		—		38	8
	2013–14	Liga I	24	2	5	0	—		7	0	—		36	2
	2014–15	Liga I	32	6	0	0	4	1	8	1	1	0	45	8
	2015–16	Liga I	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	—		9	0
	Total		254	30	19	2	4	1	19	1	1	0	297	34
Osmanlıspor	2015–16	Süper Lig	7	0	2	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2016–17	Süper Lig	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		7	0	2	0	—		—		—		9	0
Astra Giurgiu (loan)	2015–16	Liga I	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2016–17	Liga I	33	1	5	1	1	0	12	1	0	0	51	2
	Total		43	1	5	1	1	0	12	1	0	0	61	2
Astra Giurgiu	2017–18	Liga I	26	2	3	0	—		—		—		29	2
Ventforet Kofu	2018	J2 League	1	0	0	0	2	0	—		—		3	0
RFS	2019	Virslīga	24	1	2	0	—		2	0	—		28	1
Astra Giurgiu	2019–20	Liga I	7	1	—		—		—		—		7	1
	2020–21	Liga I	4	0	0	0	—		—		—		4	0
	Total		11	1	0	0	—		—		—		11	1
Petrolul Ploiești	2021–22	Liga II	27	1	1	0	—		—		—		28	1
	2022–23	Liga I	35	0	1	0	—		—		—		36	0
	2023–24	Liga I	35	0	2	0	–		—		—		37	0
	2024–25	Liga I	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		98	1	4	0	—		—		—		102	1
Argeș Pitești	2024–25	Liga II	27	1	3	0	—		—		—		30	1
Career total			491	37	38	3	7	1	33	2	1	0	570	43

Honours

Astra Giurgiu^[5]

• Liga I: 2015-16
• Cupa României: 2013–14
• Supercupa României: 2014, 2016
• Liga III: 2007–08

RFS^[5]

• Latvian Cup: 2019

Petrolul Ploiești^[5]

• Liga II: 2021–22

Argeș Pitești

• Liga II: 2024–25

Records

• Foreign player with the most appearances in Liga I: 345^{[note 1]}