Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1991)

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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 30)
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Club 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 166 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2020

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]

Personal life[]

His father is Indonesian and his mother is Japanese. His twin brother Riki is also a soccer player, and is a forward of Ventforet Kofu.

Club statistics[]

Updated to 19 December 2020.[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 Other 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
2019 33 1 0 0 6 0 39 1
2020 31 1 2 0 33 1
Total 182 7 7 0 18 0 4 0 1 0 214 7

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)

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