| Takayuki Seto | |
| Fullname: | Takayuki Seto |
| Upright: | 0.7 |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Nagoya, Japan |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Argeș Pitești |
| Clubnumber: | 25 |
| Youthyears1: | 1997–2001 |
| Youthclubs1: | Nagoya |
| Youthyears2: | 2001–2003 |
| Youthclubs2: | Atsuta High School |
| Youthyears3: | 2004 |
| Youthclubs3: | Avaí |
| Youthyears4: | 2005 |
| Youthclubs4: | Corinthians |
| Youthyears5: | 2005 |
| Youthclubs5: | Portuguesa-RJ |
| Youthyears6: | 2006 |
| Youthclubs6: | Aichi New Waves |
| Youthyears7: | 2006–2007 |
| Youthclubs7: | OSFC[1] |
| Youthyears8: | 2007 |
| Youthclubs8: | T.T.Choppar |
| Years1: | 2007–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Astra Giurgiu |
| Caps1: | 254 |
| Goals1: | 30 |
| Years2: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs2: | Osmanlıspor |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs3: | → Astra Giurgiu (loan) |
| Caps3: | 43 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Astra Giurgiu |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2018 |
| Clubs5: | Ventforet Kofu |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs6: | RFS |
| Caps6: | 24 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Astra Giurgiu |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2021–2024 |
| Caps8: | 98 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Argeș Pitești |
| Caps9: | 12 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 28 November 2024 |
Takayuki Seto (ja|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.
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]
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 476 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 553 | 42 | |||
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