Takayuki Seto

Takayuki Seto (, Seto Takayuki; born 5 February 1986) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga III club ARO Câmpulung.

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.

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, respectively. In July 2024, aged 38, he joined Argeș Pitești.

Career statistics

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

RFS Latvian Cup: 2019

Petrolul Ploiești Liga II: 2021–22

Argeș Pitești Liga II: 2024–25

Records Foreign player with the most appearances in Liga I: 361