Leon Morimoto

Leon Morimoto
レオン・モリモト
Personal information
Full name Leon Marcus Morimoto
Date of birth (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Honolulu, Hawaii, US
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Hunters Mongolia
Number 3
Youth career
Strykers
2016–2017 Independiente
2017–2020 Temperley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Temperley II
2024 Central Valley Fuego 0 (0)
2024–2025 Loyola 12 (0)
2025– Hunters Mongolia 2 (2)
International career‡
2021– Guam 7 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:57, 27 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of September 25, 2025

Leon Marcus Morimoto (レオン・モリモト, Morimoto Leon; born 18 December 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Mongolian Premier League club Hunters Mongolia. Born in the United States, he represents the Guam national team.

Early life

Morimoto was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, to Japanese parents. Morimoto's family moved to Argentina shortly thereafter, when he was 14 years old.

Career

He plays football in the position of left back. At youth level, he played for the Strykers in Guam. He also played for the youth teams of Independiente and Temperley.

Since 2021, he has played for Temperley-2 from Greater Buenos Aires, which competes in the second division of Argentine football, Primera B Nacional.

Morimoto started his career with Temperley. He joined USL League One side Central Valley Fuego in February 2024. In summer 2025, Morimoto signed for Mongolian Premier League club Hunters FC Mongolia from Loyola of the Philippines Football League.

International

Since 2021, he has played for the Guam national team. He made his debut on May 30, 2021, in Suzhou in a World Cup qualifying second round match against China (0:7), playing for 90 minutes. By 2022, he had played four matches without scoring any goals.

He scored his first international goal on 14 December 2024 against Macau during the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualifying at the Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 December 2024 Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, Hong Kong  Macau 0–1 1–2 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship qualifying

References

  1. 1 2 Dávila, Gabriel (21 July 2021). "El hawaiano que dejó todo para ser futbolista en Argentina". VICE (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Leon Morimoto (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "León Morimoto, el adolescente que dejó Hawaii para jugar al fútbol en Argentina". tycsports.com. 15 August 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "León Morimoto, juvenil en Argentina, se postula para jugar con Team USA". tudn.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Central Valley Fuego FC Sign Defender Leon Morimoto". Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Grimm, Justin. "Top 5 Signings of Summer 2025". Mongolian Football Central. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "China vs. Guam". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 7 March 2026.