Cyrus Tran
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name |
Cyrus Ryuichi Taniguchi (谷口 サイラス 龍一) | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Becamex Binh Duong | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Meito Club | |||
| –2013 | Machida Zelvia | ||
| 2013–2017 | International Budo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Paradise Soccer Club | ||
| 2020–2021 | FC Arizona | ||
| 2021–2022 | Michigan Stars | 24 | (0) |
| 2023 | Albion San Diego | 18 | (6) |
| 2024– | Becamex Binh Duong | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 25 2024 | |||
Cyrus Ryuichi Taniguchi (谷口 サイラス 龍一, Taniguchi Sairasu Ryuichi, born October 4, 1994), also known as Cyrus Tran, is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 club Becamex Binh Duong.
Career
Taniguchi was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Vietnamese father from Saigon and a Japanese mother. He moved to Japan with his family when he was 6 years old. He joined the youth academy of Machida Zelvia and played there until 2013. He then attended the International Budo University.[2]
He started his senior career playing for NPSL side FC Arizona before signing for National Independent Soccer Association clubs Michigan Stars and then Albion San Diego.[3]
In March 2024, Taniguchi joined Vietnamese club Becamex Binh Duong as a free agent.[4][5] On 31 March 2024, Taniguchi made his professional with Becamex Binh Duong in the V.League 1, coming in as a substitute in his team's 0–2 away defeat against Hong Linh Ha Tinh.[6]
References
- ^ "Cyrus Ryuichi Tran". Vietnam Professional Football. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "【独占】町田ユース出身サイラス龍一に訊く「ベトナム強豪クラブ加入までの道のり」" (in Japanese). Biglobe. 5 April 2024.
- ^ "CYRUS TRAN". NLSA Soccer.
- ^ "Bình Dương bất ngờ chiêu mộ tiền vệ Việt kiều Nhật Bản" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Tiền vệ Việt kiều bất ngờ cập bến Việt Nam" (in Vietnamese). Thể Thao 247. 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Hàng thủ tốt nhất V-League mắc sai lầm, B.Bình Dương thất bại ở Hà Tĩnh" (in Vietnamese). Tuổi Trẻ. 31 March 2024.
External links
- Cyrus Tran at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Becamex Binh Duong FC players
- FC Arizona players
- Michigan Stars FC players
- V.League 1 players
- National Premier Soccer League players
- National Independent Soccer Association players
- American sportspeople of Japanese descent
- American sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
- Sportspeople of Japanese descent
- Sportspeople of Vietnamese descent
- Sportspeople from Honolulu
- Sportspeople from Hawaii
- American expatriate men's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
- American expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Vietnam
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan