# Takayuki Seto

Takayuki Seto (Japanese: 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.

## 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
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2008–09 | Liga II | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2009–10 | Liga I | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 3 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2010–11 | Liga I | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 3 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2011–12 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 1 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2012–13 | Liga I | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 8 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2013–14 | Liga I | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2014–15 | Liga I | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2015–16 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Astra Giurgiu | Total | Total | 254 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 297 | 34 |
| Osmanlıspor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Osmanlıspor | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Osmanlıspor | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 2015–16 | Liga I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Astra Giurgiu (loan) | 2016–17 | Liga I | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2 |
| Astra Giurgiu (loan) | Total | 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 |
| Astra Giurgiu | 2020–21 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Astra Giurgiu | Total | Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2021–22 | Liga II | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2022–23 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 0 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2023–24 | Liga I | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | — | — | — | — | 37 | 0 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2024–25 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | Total | Total | 98 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 1 |
| Argeș Pitești | 2024–25 | Liga II | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 481 | 36 | 38 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 560 | 42 |

## 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
Records
* Foreign player with the most appearances in Liga I: 345