Ryota Iwabuchi

Ryota Iwabuchi
岩渕良太
Personal information
Full name	Ryota Iwabuchi
Date of birth	April 26, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team	Fujieda MYFC
Number	8
Youth career
2003–2008	FC Tokyo Youth
2009–2012	Meiji University FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Matsumoto Yamaga
2014	→ Renofa Yamaguchi (loan)
2015	→ FC Ryūkyū (loan)
2016	SC Sagamihara
2017	Grulla Morioka
2018–	Fujieda MYFC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2018

Ryota Iwabuchi (岩渕良太, Iwabuchi, Ryota, born April 26, 1990) is a Japanese football player, who plays for Fujieda MYFC as a midfielder.

Career

Brother of Japan's Mana Iwabuchi, Ryota attended Meiji University from 2009 to 2012.^[1] With Toyofumi Sakano, he was recognised as one of the best prospects in the country.^[2]

Born as forward, he developed into a side-midfielder.^[3] After university, he signed for Matsumoto Yamaga^[4] before being loaned first to JFL-side Renofa Yamaguchi,^[5] then to J3 FC Ryūkyū.^[6]

From January 2016, he moved definitely to SC Sagamihara.^[7]

Updated to 23 February 2018.^[8]^[9]^[10]

Club performance			League		Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		Total
2013	Matsumoto Yamaga	J2 League	2	0	0	0	2	0
2014	Renofa Yamaguchi	JFL	25	0	-		25	0
2015	FC Ryūkyū	J3 League	32	4	1	0	33	4
2016	SC Sagamihara		29	7	–		29	7
2017	Grulla Morioka		24	1	2	0	26	1
Total			112	12	3	0	115	12

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^ http://cs-park.jp/column/detail/id/215
^ http://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?108900-111577-fl
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^ http://www.renofa.com/news/index.php?mod=news_top&act=detail&cate=&mon=&no=488#_news
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^ http://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/33053
^ 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. 258 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 265 out of 289)
^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 257 out of 289)

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