Yokohama F. Marinos’ Shin Miidera (16) scored a left-footed first-time volley in the 9th minute of the first half against Kobe, in what was his home debut. It was his second goal of the season, following his opener against Kashima on matchday one. On 5ch, praise poured in — “the second coming of Amuro,” “this kid’s the real deal” — alongside surprise that a player still in high school is thriving as a pro, plus discussion of the rule barring overseas transfers for players under 18.
◆Meiji Yasuda J1 League, Matchday 3: Yokohama F. Marinos vs. Kobe (Aug. 22, Nissan Stadium)
Yokohama F. Marinos’ Shin Miidera (16) scored on his home debut at Nissan Stadium. It was his second goal of the season, following the opener against Kashima Antlers (at MUFG/National Stadium), where he’d scored at 16 years, 4 months, and 5 days old — the second-youngest scorer in J1 history. In the 9th minute of the first half, he met a looping ball with a left-footed volley.
Miidera has started three straight matches at left wing since the season opener. Scoring against Kobe — reigning champions of Japan’s top flight, built on the J.League’s founding “hundred-year vision” — he left a powerful impression on the home crowd.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
Wish we had one of these on our team.
Our team? lol
Acting like you're part of the club, lol
He's safe through high school — there's a rule against clubs scouting and signing players that young.
He's stuck in Japan until he's 18.
You mean he'll have transferred out of Yokohama by then?
Come on, he's going straight to one of the big five leagues.
Pro soccer players from Aomori Prefecture
Shin Miidera (Yokohama F. Marinos) — Hirosaki
Gaku Shibasaki (Kashima Antlers and others) — Noheji
Koji Kumagai (Kashima Antlers and others) — Towada
Makoto Teguramori (former Olympic team manager and others) — Gonohe
Takahiro Shimohira (Kashiwa Reysol and others) — Gonohe
He probably attends on weekdays like normal.
Though it might be a correspondence (distance-learning) school.
High school baseball practice is probably harsher than this — and unpaid, too.
Always? Ever heard of Kitahara? (a Japanese manager also known for fielding young players)
You mean Miikura-san, the erotic-ghost-story teller? (a joke playing on the similar-sounding name)
In 1 year, 7 months, and 9 days.
Once he turns 18.
Unfortunately, he can't go overseas until he's past 18.
Don't care about foreign players.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geisports Sokuho+) thread “[J.League] 16-Year-Old Shock, Again — Yokohama F. Marinos’ Miidera Scores Season’s 2nd Goal on Home Debut with a First-Time Volley, Following Kashima Opener with Another Against Kobe.”
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