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Riku Matsuda
松田 陸
Personal information
Full name Riku Matsuda
Date of birth (1991-07-24) July 24, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
Cerezo Osaka
Number 2
Youth career
2007–2009 Rissho Shonan High School
2010–2013 Biwako Seikei Sport College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 FC Tokyo 16 (1)
2016– Cerezo Osaka 102 (4)
Medal record
Cerezo Osaka
Winner J.League Cup 2017
Winner Emperor's Cup 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 December 2018

Riku Matsuda (松田 陸, Matsuda, Riku, born July 24, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a defender.

Career

During his time in high school, he was converted from forward to a defending role.[1]

After four years attending the Biwako Seikei Sport College and becoming the side-captain,[2] Matsuda signed for FC Tokyo in 2014.[3] In 2013, he was registered from the club as Special Designated Player.[4]

He decided to leave FC Tokyo after the 2015 season.[5] In January 2016, Matsuda signed with his hometown-club, Cerezo Osaka.[6]

Family

His father is Indonesian and his mother is Japanese. His twin brother Riki Matsuda is also a soccer player and is a forward of Avispa Fukuoka.

Club statistics

Updated to 25 January 2019.[7]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Other1 Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup AFC Total
2014 FC Tokyo J1 League 7 1 2 0 5 0 14 1
2015 9 0 0 0 2 0 11 0
2016 Cerezo Osaka J2 League 42 2 2 0 44 2
2017 J1 League 31 2 2 0 3 0 36 2
2018 29 0 1 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 37 0
Total 118 5 7 0 12 0 4 0 1 0 142 5

1includes Japanese Super Cup appearances

References

  1. ^ http://www.soccermagazine-zone.com/archives/617/2
  2. ^ http://web.gekisaka.jp/393733_118341_fl
  3. ^ http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/?p=178388
  4. ^ http://www.jfa.or.jp/training/topics/2013/42.html
  5. ^ http://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/news/1576444.html
  6. ^ https://www.cerezo.jp/news/2016-01-08-2/
  7. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 24 out of 289)