| Kuryu Matsuki 松木 玖生 | |
| Full Name: | Kuryu Matsuki[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Height: | 1.80 m[2] |
| Currentclub: | Göztepe (on loan from Southampton) |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Muroran Osawa FC |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Aomori Yamada Junior High School |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs3: | Aomori Yamada High School |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Caps1: | 71 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Southampton |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | → Göztepe (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan U15 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Japan U16 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Japan U17 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Japan U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam5: | Japan U23 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 11:53, 30 July 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 16:46, 19 April 2024 (UTC) |
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Göztepe on loan from club Southampton.
Born in Muroran, Hokkaido, Matsuki followed in his older brother's footsteps by joining local side Muroran Osawa FC.[3]
Matsuki trained with French Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais in 2021.[4] Following this trial, he returned to Japan to lift the 2021 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament for Aomori Yamada High School, scoring in both the semi-final and final.[5]
Initially set to move to Europe to pursue a professional career, it was announced that Matsuki would sign for J1 League side FC Tokyo ahead of the 2022 season.[6] [7] Matsuki stated that a major influence on his decision to stay in Japan was current FC Tokyo player Yuto Nagatomo, who also started his career with Tokyo before moving to Europe.[8]
In November 2023, Matsuki was named AFC Youth Player of the Year following an impressive season for FC Tokyo as well as captaining the national U-20 team.[9] [10]
On 30 July 2024, Matsuki joined Premier League club Southampton on a four-year contract; he was subsequently sent on loan to Turkish side Göztepe for the 2024–25 season.[11] [12]
| Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Tokyo | 2022 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | J1 League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | J1 League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 71 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 79 | 7 | ||||
| Southampton | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Göztepe (loan) | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 71 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 7 | |||
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