Kuryu Matsuki
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Full name | Kuryu Matsuki[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 30 April 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | FC Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Muroran Osawa FC | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Aomori Yamada Junior HS | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Aomori Yamada HS | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2022– | FC Tokyo | 63 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Japan U15 | |||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Japan U16 | |||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Japan U17 | |||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Japan U20 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2021– | Japan U23 | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:52, 3 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:46, 19 April 2024 (UTC) |
Kuryu Matsuki (松木 玖生, Matsuki Kuryu, born 30 April 2003) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for FC Tokyo.
Club career[edit]
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]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
FC Tokyo | 2022 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | |
2023 | J1 League | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | ||
Career total | 51 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 4 |
International goals[edit]
International under-20 goals
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 March 2023 | Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup |
2. | 2–1 | |||||
3. | 21 May 2023 | Estadio Único, La Plata, Argentina | Senegal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
International under-23 goals
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 June 2022 | Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Tajikistan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup |
2. | 18 October 2023 | Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium, Arizona, United States | United States | 1–1 | 1–4 | Friendly |
3. | 16 April 2024 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | China | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup |
Honours[edit]
Japan U23
Individual
- AFC Youth Player of the Year: 2023
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Kuryu Matsuki at Soccerway
- Kuryu Matsuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)