Riku Matsuda (footballer, born 1991)


Riku Matsuda is a Japanese footballer who plays for Cerezo Osaka as a defender.

Career

During his time in high school, he was converted from forward to a defending role.
After four years attending the Biwako Seikei Sport College and becoming the side-captain, Matsuda signed for FC Tokyo in 2014. In 2013, he was registered from the club as Special Designated Player.
He decided to leave FC Tokyo after the 2015 season. In January 2016, Matsuda signed with his hometown-club, Cerezo Osaka.

Family

His father is Indonesian and his mother is Japanese.
His twin brother Riki Matsuda is also a soccer player and is a forward of Avispa Fukuoka.

Club statistics

Updated to 25 January 2019.
1includes Japanese Super Cup appearances