Former Cerezo Osaka midfielder Jumpei Kusukami, who moved to Sagan Tosu this season, has signed with A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers on a full transfer.
Kusukami, the product of highly renowned Yasu High School, joined Cerezo Osaka in 2013, after graduating from Doshisha University and spending 3 years at Kawasaki Frontale. He is well-known as a skillful dribbler, just like his former teammate at Yasu, Takashi Inui. Perhaps the biggest difference with the Eibar midfielder lies in a finishing ability. Kusukami played more than 80 games during his stay at Cerezo and scored only 4 goals, although it should be noted that he got relatively few opportunities to play from the start of the game.
At Western Sydney Wanderers, Jumpei Kusukami reunites with his former teammate Mitch Nichols, who commented “I will look after him” to Toru Araiba’s Instagram post.
Kusukami has become the fourth Japanese player to play at WSW after Shinji Ono, Yojiro Takahagi, and Yusuke Tanaka who currently plays at Cerezo Osaka. Wish you all the best, Kusukami!
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