Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1999)
Riku Matsuda (松田 陸, Matsuda Riku, born 3 May 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Chiba. His regular playing position is right full-back.[1][2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Riku Matsuda | ||
| Date of birth | May 3, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Fujioka, Gunma, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | JEF United Chiba | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Milestri SC | |||
| Maebashi FC | |||
| Maebashi Ikuei High School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Gamba Osaka | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | 78 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Zweigen Kanazawa | 81 | (2) |
| 2023– | JEF United Chiba | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2022 | |||
Career
After graduating from Maebashi Ikuei High School, with whom he won the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, Matsuda signed for Gamba Osaka ahead of the 2018 J1 League season.[4] He debuted for Gamba's Under-23 side in week 2 of the 2018 J3 League, coming on as a 58th-minute substitute for Yuto Mori in a 4-1 defeat away to Kagoshima United.[5]
Matsuda played a total of 24 games, including 23 starts, in his first season of senior football to help Gamba U-23 finish 6th in the final standings. He didn't feature in any of Gamba's top team's matches but was named on the substitutes bench twice, once in the J.League and once in the J.League Cup.[2]
Career statistics
Last update: 2 December 2018[2]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||||
| 2018 | Gamba Osaka | J1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
Reserves performance
Last Updated: 2 December 2018
| Club performance | League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Total | ||||
| 2018 | Gamba Osaka U-23 | J3 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
References
- "Riku Matsuda Gamba Osaka Player Profile". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- "Riku Matsuda Soccerway Player Statistics". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- "Riku Matsuda J.League Player Profile". J.League English Website. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- "Gamba Osaka News - Riku Matsuda Signing". Gamba Osaka (in Japanese). 28 November 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- "Schedule & Results Kagoshima United vs Gamba Osaka U-23". J.League English Website. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
External links
- Riku Matsuda at Soccerway
- Riku Matsuda at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)