Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1991)
Riku Matsuda (松田 陸, Matsuda, Riku, born July 24, 1991) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a defender.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Riku Matsuda | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 24, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 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) | ||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2020 | |||||||||||||
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 Cerezo Osaka. They both play in the same team as of now.
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
- http://www.soccermagazine-zone.com/archives/617/2
- "[Mom228]びわこ成蹊スポーツ大Df松田陸(4年)_F東京特別指定の強力Sbが別格の動き".
- "FC東京オフィシャルホームページｌF.C.TOKYO".
- "(2013-04-18)2013年Ｊｆａ・Ｊリーグ特別指定選手（4月16日付承認）｜トピックス｜選手育成｜日本サッカー協会".
- "東京ＤＦ松田獲得へ、Ｃ大阪と福岡がＰＯ延長争奪戦 - Ｊ１ : 日刊スポーツ".
- "Fc東京 松田陸選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ".
- 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)