| Riku Matsuda 松田 陸 | |
| Fullname: | Riku Matsuda |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
| Position: | Right back |
| Currentclub: | Gamba Osaka |
| Clubnumber: | 46 |
| Youthyears1: | 2007–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rissho University Shonan High School |
| Collegeyears1: | 2010–2013 |
| College1: | Biwako Seikei Sport College |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | FC Tokyo |
| Caps1: | 16 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2016–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Cerezo Osaka |
| Caps2: | 258 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Ventforet Kofu (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Gamba Osaka |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 16 August 2023 |
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right back for Gamba Osaka.
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]
On August 16 2023, Matsuda signs on loan with J2 League club, Ventforet Kofu of Yamanashi, until the end of 2023 season.[7]
Matsuda was born to Indonesian father and Japanese mother.His twin brother, Riki, is also a soccer player who currently plays for Ehime FC in J2 League.
Updated to 18 July 2022.[8]
| 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 | ||||||
| 2021 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 47 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 238 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 286 | 8 | |||