6 Players Awarded in the 2019 J.League Best Eleven!
At the 2019 J.League Awards held today, six players from FC Tokyo—Sei MUROYA, Masato MORISHIGE, Diego Oliveira, Kensuke NAGAI, Kento HASHIMOTO, and Akihiro HAYASHI—were honored with the Best Eleven award. We are pleased to announce this.
□Comment from Sei MUROYA
'I am very happy to have been selected for the Best Eleven. I believe the full-back position is one where you can only truly shine when supported by those around you, so I want to express my gratitude to all my teammates.'
□Masato MORISHIGE Player Comment
'Since my last award (2016 season), there were seasons when I couldn't play as I wished due to injuries, but I am very happy to be selected for the Best Eleven. I believe this individual award is thanks to the team's performance, so I am grateful to my teammates and all the fans and supporters.'
□Comment from Diego OLIVEIRA
'I am truly happy to have been selected for the Best Eleven. I believe receiving this award is thanks to God, my family, and all the fans and supporters. Personally, I was able to receive such an award, but I definitely want to win a title next year. Once again, I would like to express my gratitude to the team staff, fans, supporters, and everyone involved.'
□Comment from Kensuke NAGAI
'I am very honored to have been selected for the Best Eleven. I believe this award is thanks to the support of my teammates, so I am extremely grateful. I want to work hard to achieve even better results next year.'
□Kento HASHIMOTO Player Comment
'I am very happy to have received this honorable award. I am grateful to my teammates, the coach, the staff, and everyone involved with Tokyo. I will not be satisfied here and will continue to strive for even greater heights. Please continue to support me.'
* Kento HASHIMOTO has been selected for the SAMURAI BLUE (Japan national team) and appeared on the J.League Awards during the broadcast with South Korea, where the "EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final Round" was held.
□ Akihiro HAYASHI Player Comment
"This is the first time I have received such an award, so I am very happy. Ideally, I wanted to win the championship and be selected for the Best Eleven, but I am proud nonetheless. I am grateful to everyone who has supported me up to this point."
