Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1991)

Riku Matsuda
松田 陸
Personal information
Full name Riku Matsuda
Date of birth (1991-07-24) July 24, 1991
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Playing position 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 73 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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 AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
2014FC TokyoJ1 League712050141
2015900020110
2016Cerezo OsakaJ2 League42220442
2017J1 League3122030362
Total 895601001055

References

  1. http://www.kyoto-np.co.jp/top/article/20131111000151
  2. http://www.soccermagazine-zone.com/archives/617/2
  3. http://web.gekisaka.jp/393733_118341_fl
  4. http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/?p=178388
  5. http://www.jfa.or.jp/training/topics/2013/42.html
  6. http://www.nikkansports.com/soccer/news/1576444.html
  7. https://www.cerezo.jp/news/2016-01-08-2/
  8. 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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