Tatsuki Seko

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Tatsuki Seko
瀬古 樹
Seko with Stoke City in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Tatsuki Seko
Date of birth (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Adachi, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 12
Youth career
2008–2015 Mitsubishi Yowa
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Yokohama FC 66 (3)
2022–2024 Kawasaki Frontale 66 (1)
2024– Stoke City 46 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:04, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

Tatsuki Seko (瀬古 樹, Seko Tatsuki; born 22 December 1997) is a Japanese footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City.

Career

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Early career

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Seko was born in Adachi, Tokyo and began playing football with the youth teams at Mitsubishi Yowa and in 2015 he was selected to play for the Japan national under-18 team and participated in a training camp.[2] He entered Meiji University in 2016 and was a regular with the football team from his fourth year.[3] In 2019 he rejected an offer from J2 League side Montedio Yamagata and later agreed to turn professional with Yokohama FC in 2020.[4] In August of the same year Seko was approved as a J.League designated special player.[5]

Yokohama FC

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Seko officially joined Yokohama FC on 13 January 2020.[6] He made his J1 League debut on the opening day against Vissel Kobe, scoring in a 1–1 draw, which was Yokohama's first top-flight goal for 13 years.[7] Seko played 36 times in the 2020 J1 League season as relegation was scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Yokohama finished in 15th place.[1][8] In the 2021 season Seko played 38 times as Yokohama were relegated finishing in 20th.[1][9]

Kawasaki Frontale

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Seko playing for Kawasaki Frontale in 2023.

Following Yokohama's relegation Seko was reported to be wanted by J1 League clubs Nagoya Grampus and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[10] Eventually league champions Kawasaki Frontale signed Seko on 23 December 2021.[11] He made 19 appearances in the 2022 season as Kawasaki missed out on the league title by two points to Yokohama F. Marinos.[12] In the 2023 season, Seko played 39 times as Frontale finished in 8th position and won the 2023 Emperor's Cup after beating Kashiwa Reysol in the final on penalties.[13] Seko was captain as Kawasaki Frontale defeated Vissel Kobe 1–0 in the 2024 Japanese Super Cup.[14] It was announced by Frontale in August 2024 that Seko had left the team to complete a move abroad.[15]

Stoke City

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Seko signed a three-year contract with EFL Championship club Stoke City on 30 August 2024.[16][17] Seko made 28 appearances in the 2024–25 season, as Stoke avoided relegation on the final day, finishing in 18th position.[18][19][20]

Career statistics

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As of match played 20 December 2025.[1]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Contentinal Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Meiji University 2019[1] — 2 0 — — — 2 0
Yokohama FC 2020[1] J1 League 33 2 0 0 3 0 — 0 0 36 2
2021[1] J1 League 33 1 0 0 5 0 — 0 0 38 1
Total 66 3 0 0 8 0 — 0 0 74 3
Kawasaki Frontale 2022[21] J1 League 13 0 2 1 1 0 2[c] 0 1[d] 0 19 1
2023[22] J1 League 28 1 6 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 39 5
2024[23] J1 League 25 0 2 0 0 0 7[c] 1 1[d] 0 35 1
Total 66 1 10 3 6 2 9 1 2 0 93 7
Stoke City 2024–25[23] EFL Championship 25 0 2 0 1 0 — — 28 0
2025–26[24] EFL Championship 21 0 0 0 2 0 — — 23 0
Total 46 0 2 0 3 0 — — 51 0
Career total 178 4 14 3 17 2 9 1 2 0 218 10
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup and FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup and J. League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in Japanese Super Cup

Honours

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Kawasaki Frontale

References

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