Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1999) explained

Riku Matsuda
松田 陸
Fullname:Riku Matsuda
Birth Date:3 May 1999
Birth Place:Fujioka, Gunma, Japan
Position:Defender
Currentclub:JEF United Chiba
Clubnumber:36
Youthclubs1:Milestri SC
Youthclubs2:Maebashi FC
Youthclubs3:Maebashi Ikuei High School
Years1:2018–2020
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2018–2020
Caps2:78
Goals2:1
Years3:2021–2023
Caps3:81
Goals3:2
Years4:2023–
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Club-Update:26 August 2022

is a Japanese footballer who plays for JEF United Chiba. His regular playing position is right full-back.[1] [2] [3]

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 performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupLeague CupAsiaTotal
2018J1000000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-00
2019000000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-00
Career total000000colspan="2"-colspan="2"-00

Reserves performance

Last Updated: 2 December 2018

Club performanceLeagueTotal
Season Club LeagueApps GoalsApps Goals
JapanLeagueTotal
2018Gamba Osaka U-23J3240240
20190000
Career total240240

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Riku Matsuda Gamba Osaka Player Profile . Gamba Osaka . Japanese . 11 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Riku Matsuda Soccerway Player Statistics . Soccerway.com . 25 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Riku Matsuda J.League Player Profile . J.League English Website . 28 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Gamba Osaka News - Riku Matsuda Signing . Gamba Osaka . Japanese . 28 November 2017 . 25 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Schedule & Results Kagoshima United vs Gamba Osaka U-23 . J.League English Website . 25 March 2018.