Football: FC Tokyo bring back former Japan defender Muroya

Sei Muroya. (Getty/Kyodo)

TOKYO (Kyodo) — Former Japan defender Sei Muroya will return to FC Tokyo from German second-division club Hannover, the J-League side said Friday.

Muroya spent five seasons with Hannover after moving to Germany in 2020. FC Tokyo are currently 16th in the 20-team first-division table.

“I’ll play hard, with conviction, to play a big part in FC Tokyo’s history,” the 31-year-old said in a statement.

Muroya played for Japan at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.