Zento Uno

Zento Uno
宇野 禅斗

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Machida Zelvia
Number	16
Youth career
	Forte Fukushima FC
2016–2018	Aomori Yamada Junior High School
2019–2021	Aomori Yamada High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Machida Zelvia	27	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:23, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Zento Uno (宇野 禅斗, Uno Zento, born 20 November 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Machida Zelvia.^[2]

Youth career

Uno played football at the Aomori Yamada Junior High School, citing teammate Kuryu Matsuki as a rival, but also an inspiration to push himself harder.^[3]

Club career

In November 2021, it was announced that Uno would join J2 League side Machida Zelvia for the 2022 season.^[4]

In April 2022, Uno made his professional debut in a 1–1 league draw with JEF United Chiba, appearing as a second-half substitute for Takuya Yasui.^[5] After a number of appearances from the bench, Uno started to make his way into the starting XI, but fractured his metatarsal in June which sidelined him for twelve weeks. He didn't make another appearance in the season, and ended making nine appearances in his debut season.^[6] At the end of the 2022 season, he renewed his contract with Machida Zelvia.^[7]

For the 2023 season, he made substitute appearances in the first three games of the season, before falling to another metatarsal injury which kept him out of action until July.^[8] His comeback game was a 4–1 win in the Emperor's Cup second round against Yokohama F. Marinos. In October, he scored his first goal for the club, scoring twice in a 3–3 draw with Ventforet Kofu, which included a 97th-minute equalizer.^[9] His goalscoring, alongside his tough tackling and distribution, earned him the J2 Monthly MVP award for October.^[10] Uno ended up making 20 appearances across all competitions, helping Machida Zelvia become J2 League champions and promoted to the J1 League.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 November 2023.^[11][12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Other		Total
Machida Zelvia	2022	J2 League	9	0	0	0	–		–		9	0
	2023	J2 League	18	3	2	0	–		–		20	3
	Total		27	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	3
Career total			27	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	3

Honours

Machida Zelvia

• J2 League: 2023

References

1. Zento Uno at WorldFootball.net
2. "宇野 禅斗：ＦＣ町田ゼルビア：Ｊリーグ公式サイト（J.LEAGUE.jp）". Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
3. "宇野禅斗「６年間で満足した日ない」常に先を行く同期松木玖生追い成長" [Zento Uno "There is no day when I'm satisfied in 6 years" Kuryu Matsuki, who is always ahead of the game]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 11 November 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
4. "町田、青森山田高MF宇野禅斗の来季加入内定を発表「全力でプレーしていきます」" [Machida, Aomori Yamada High MF Uno Zento announces next season's offer to join "I will play with all my strength"]. soccer-king.jp (in Japanese). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
5. "Soccer D.B. : 2022 J2 League 22/04/03 FC Machida Zelvia - JEF United Chiba Results,Players,Highlight". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
6. "宇野禅斗選手の負傷について". FC町田ゼルビア オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
7. "町田が高卒ルーキーのMF宇野禅斗と契約更新、今季は9試合出場も6月に負傷". 超ワールドサッカー！ (in Japanese). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
8. "宇野禅斗選手の負傷について". FC町田ゼルビア オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
9. "Soccer D.B. : 2023 J2 League 23/10/08 FC Machida Zelvia - Ventforet Kofu Results,Players,Highlight". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
10. "Daiki Tomii's heroics in Bellmare goal win him Konami Monthly MVP for October | News". J.LEAGUE. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
11. Zento Uno at Soccerway
12. "Soccer D.B. : 2023 Zento Uno Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 16 November 2023.