Ritsu Dōan

Ritsu Dōan (堂安 律, Dōan Ritsu, born 16 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and the Japan national team.[1]

Ritsu Dōan
Dōan with Japan at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-16) 16 June 1998
Place of birth Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 PSV
Number 25
Youth career
2011–2015 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Gamba Osaka 15 (3)
2017–2018 → Groningen (loan) 29 (9)
2018–2019 Groningen 34 (6)
2019– PSV 39 (8)
2020–2021 → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 34 (5)
National team‡
2014 Japan U16 4 (1)
2016 Japan U19 19 (5)
2017 Japan U20 5 (3)
2019–2021 Japan U23 11 (6)
2018– Japan 22 (3)
Honours
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
2019 United Arab Emirates
AFC U-19 Championship
2016 Bahrain
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:43, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Gamba Osaka

Coming through the youth system, Dōan joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka in 2015. On 27 May, he debuted against FC Seoul in the 2015 AFC Champions League. In 2016, he mainly played for their Gamba Osaka's newly-established reserve team Gamba Osaka U-23 in the J3 League.[2]

Groningen

In June 2017, Dōan moved to Eredivisie club FC Groningen on loan with an option to purchase on a three-year contract. The option was exercised on 23 April 2018, and Dōan transferred to Groningen on a permanent basis on 1 July 2018.[3]

On 15 April 2018, against Roda, Dōan scored his eighth goal of the season, equaling the total of goals Arjen Robben scored as a teenager for Groningen.[4]

PSV Eindhoven

Dōan joined PSV Eindhoven on a five-year contract in 2019.[5]

Loan to Arminia Bielefeld

In September 2020, he moved on loan to Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld for the 2020–21 season.[5] Dōan made his debut in the opening game of the season, a 1–1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Dōan scored his first goal for Bielefeld in a 4–1 home defeat against Bayern Munich.

International career

Youth

In May 2017, Dōan was elected Japan national under-20 team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played full-time in all four matches and scored three goals.[6]

Senior

On 30 August 2018, Dōan received his first international call-up from the Japan national team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018.[7] He started his debut appearance in a friendly match against Costa Rica on 11 September 2018, and scored his debut goal in a friendly match against Uruguay on 16 October 2018.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 April 2022[8][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gamba Osaka 2015 J1 League 200010001[lower-alpha 1]040
2016 301000100050
2017 103000061—164
Total 15310107110254
Groningen (loan) 2017–18 Eredivisie 29921———3110
Groningen 2018–19 Eredivisie 30510——2[lower-alpha 2]0335
2019–20 2100———21
Total 326100000206616
PSV Eindhoven 2019–20 Eredivisie 19220—4000252
2021–22 21652—10100369
Total 4087200014106111
Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 34510———355
Career total 1443182102123017435
  1. Appearance in J1 League championship stage
  2. Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs

International
As of match played 27 January 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Japan 201851
2019132
202020
202110
202210
Total223
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dōan goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Ritsu Dōan
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 October 2018Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan Uruguay3–24–32018 Kirin Challenge Cup
2.9 January 2019Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Turkmenistan3–13–22019 AFC Asian Cup
3.24 January 2019Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Vietnam1–01–02019 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

PSV

Japan U-19

Japan

Individual

References
  1. "R. Doan". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. Ritsu Dōan at J.League (in Japanese)
  3. "FC Groningen licht optie en contracteert Ritsu Doan – FC Groningen" (in Dutch).
  4. "Roda terug op aarde na bevrijdende zege FC Groningen". www.vi.nl (in Dutch).
  5. "Football: Japan winger Ritsu Dōan joins Bielefeld on loan from PSV". Kyodo News. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  6. Ritsu Dōan – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2018【9/7＠Hokkaido vs Chile】【9/11＠Osaka vs Costa Rica】". jfa.jp. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  8. "Ritsu Doan » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. "Ritsu Doan". National Football Teams.
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