Ryūji Bando

Ryūji Bando
播戸 竜二
Personal information
Full name Ryūji Bando
Date of birth (1979-08-02) August 2, 1979
Place of birth Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 FC Ryukyu
Number 11
Youth career
1995–1997 Kotogaoka High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Gamba Osaka 34 (3)
2000–2001 Consadole Sapporo 57 (24)
2002–2005 Vissel Kobe 99 (30)
2006–2009 Gamba Osaka 93 (28)
2010–2013 Cerezo Osaka 56 (17)
2013–2014 Sagan Tosu 11 (0)
2015–2017 Omiya Ardija 23 (5)
2018– FC Ryukyu
National team‡
1998–1999 Japan U-20 11 (2)
2006–2008 Japan 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2010

Ryūji Bando (播戸 竜二, Bando Ryūji, born August 2, 1979 in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese football player. He is a forward and currently plays for FC Ryukyu.

Club career

After the graduation from Kotogaoka High School, he joined J1 League side Gamba Osaka in 1998. He was transferred to Consadole Sapporo in 2000 and helped them to promote to J1 League. He moved to Vissel Kobe in 2002 and became one of the key players in the team. He scored 17 goals in the 2004 season, which made him the third most prolific goalscorer in the league. He then returned to Gamba in 2006 and his good form earned him a call-up to the national team.

National team career

He represented Japan at the Under-19 and Under-20 levels. He was a member of the Japan U-20 national team for 1999 World Youth Championship held in Nigeria. He made his senior national team debut on October 4, 2006, in a friendly match against Ghana when he replaced Satoru Yamagishi in the 67th minute. His first goal for his country came on October 11, 2006 in an 2007 Asian Cup qualification against India. He was chosen for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals but had to withdraw due to injury.

Club career stats

Updated to 23 February 2018.[1][2]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
1998Gamba OsakaJ1 League1321041-183
19992112020-251
2000Consadole SapporoJ2 League30151110-3216
2001J1 League2791010-299
2002Vissel Kobe2640050-314
20032773160-368
200428171031-3218
20051820060-242
2006Gamba Osaka30164120614218
200731942102-4513
2008151511072284
2009212212040293
2010Cerezo Osaka1853151-267
201121101210312313
20121721041--223
201300-20--20
2013Sagan Tosu6011--71
2014500042-92
2015Omiya ArdijaJ2 League22531--256
2016J1 League102000-30
2017000031-31
Career total 3771073511629204487131

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200622
200710
200840
Total72

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan1999 FIFA World Youth ChampionshipU-20050Runners-up
 Japan2007 AFC Asian Cup qualificationSenior102Qualified

Goals for Senior National Team

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.October 11, 2006Bangalore, India India3-0Won2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.October 11, 2006Bangalore, India India3-0Won2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Team honors

Gamba Osaka
Japan

References

  1. ↑ 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. 257 out of 289)
  2. ↑ 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. 131 out of 289)
  3. ↑ "Ryūji Bando". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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