Royal Antwerp new signing Koji Miyoshi’s match-winning debut against Anderlecht on 15 September has been much lauded by both media and teammates.

In an article titled “Antwerp’s Unexpected Hero”, Belgian football website Walfoot wrote about the outstanding performance by the Japanese player, and that he “made the difference in five minutes”.

Antwerp’s Belgian midfielder Alexis De Sart spoke about Miyoshi in the article, “It’s clear that he’s not playing the Antwerp way (laughs). But it’s interesting to have such kind of players because they have excellent quality,” while goalkeeper Sinan Bolat was not surprised by what he saw. “He’s already showing off his skills in training. And now his speed has proved to be important to us,” the Turkey international said.

In the post-match interview, Miyoshi said, “I knew Antwerp are a quality team. And I’m here to show my quality, but I can do better and I want to show more of what I can do.”

Miyoshi’s growth in Belgium will now be much anticipated.

Antwerp will play Cercle Brugge next on 21 September

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