Masaya Matsumoto

Masaya Matsumoto (松本 昌也, Matsumoto Masaya, born 25 January 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays forward for Júbilo Iwata in the J1 League.

Masaya Matsumoto
松本 昌也
Personal information
Full name Masaya Matsumoto
Date of birth (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995
Place of birth Nakatsu, Ōita, Japan
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Júbilo Iwata
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2012 JFA Youth Center Fukushima
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Oita Trinita 97 (5)
2017– Júbilo Iwata 33 (1)
National team
2011 Japan U-17 5 (1)
2012 Japan U-20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2018

Career

Born in Ōita Prefecture, Matsumoto made his debut for Oita Trinita of the J. League Division 1 on 20 March 2013 in the J. League Cup against Albirex Niigata in which he started and played 64 minutes before being subbed off for Yasuhito Morishima as Oita won the match 1–1.[1]

International

Matsumoto played in all five games for the Japan U17 team during the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which Japan U17 made it to the quarter-finals of the tournament before bowing out to Brazil U17s.[2] He then played for the Japan U20s during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in which he played and started in all four matches that Japan played before bowing out in the quarter-finals to Iraq U20s 2–1 and also missing a chance to qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the process.

Career statistics

Club

Updated to 19 February 2019.[3][4][5][6]

Club Season League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oita Trinita 2013 910040131
2014 28200-282
2015 32130-351
2016 28110-291
Júbilo Iwata 2017 1804150271
2018 1512080251
Total 13061011701577

References
  1. "ALBIREX NIIGATA VS. OITA TRINITA 1 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. "Masaya Matsumoto". FIFA.com. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  3. 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. 49 out of 289)
  4. 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. 106 out of 289)
  5. 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. 251 out of 289)
  6. Masaya Matsumoto at Soccerway


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