As noted above, we would like to announce that Keigo Tsunemoto, a fourth-year student at Meiji University, has been approved by the Japan Football Association as a "2020 JFA・J-League Special Designated Player" with our club as the accepting team, effective September 8.
Player Tsunemoto is scheduled to join the club for the 2021 season (professional contract), and his additional registration as a J-League player is expected to be approved on September 11.
■2020 JFA・J-League Special Designated Player
Player Name:
Keigo Tsunemoto
Birth Date:
October 21, 1998, born in Kanagawa Prefecture
Size:
174 cm, 68 kg
Position:
DF
Jersey Number:
42
Affiliation:
Meiji University
Career History:
Machida Ogawa FC - Yokohama F. Marinos Primary MM - Yokohama F. Marinos Junior Youth - Yokohama F. Marinos Youth - Currently enrolled at Meiji University
＜JFA・J-League Special Designated Player＞
This system aims to provide an "environment tailored to individual abilities" for soccer players during their most significant developmental period, transcending categories and league boundaries. Players registered with teams affiliated with organizations such as the All Japan University Football Federation and the National High School Athletic Federation can participate in J-League and other matches with an accepting club while remaining registered with their original team.