Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1991)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riku Matsuda | ||
| Date of birth | July 24, 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 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 | 73 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2018 | |||
Riku Matsuda (松田 陸, Matsuda, Riku, born July 24, 1991) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a defender.
Career
He has Indonesian roots[1] and his twin brother is Riki Matsuda, forward of Nagoya Grampus. During his time in high school, he was converted from forward to a defending role.[2]
After four years attending the Biwako Seikei Sport College and becoming the side-captain,[3] Matsuda signed for FC Tokyo in 2014.[4] In 2013, he was registered from the club as Special Designated Player.[5]
He decided to leave the capital club after 2015.[6] In January 2016, Matsuda signed with his hometown-club, Cerezo Osaka.[7]
Club statistics
Updated to 15 January 2018.[8]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | 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 | |
| Total | 89 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 105 | 5 | ||
References
- ^ http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/top/article/20131111000151
- ^ http://www.soccermagazine-zone.com/archives/617/2
- ^ http://web.gekisaka.jp/393733_118341_fl
- ^ http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/?p=178388
- ^ http://www.jfa.or.jp/training/topics/2013/42.html
- ^ http://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/news/1576444.html
- ^ https://www.cerezo.jp/news/2016-01-08-2/
- ^ 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)
External links
- Riku Matsuda at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at Cerezo Osaka
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