Welcome, Taisuke

Taisuke Miyazaki becomes the latest product of Ardija's youth set-up to turn pro, with the announcement that he has been awarded a place in the Squirrels' senior squad for 2010. The midfield player, who will not turn eighteen until May, originally joined Omiya as a junior youth and is reported to have participated in the Japan U17 squad last year. Miyazaki follows in the footsteps of Shin Kanazawa, Haruki Nishimura, Takaya Kawanabe and Daisuke Watabe in making the step up from youth to first team squad.

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