Masato Kudo
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| Full name | Masato Kudo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 6, 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Brisbane Roar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | Kashiwa Reysol | 189 | (66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | 27 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Brisbane Roar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Japan | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2019 season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masato Kudo (工藤 壮人, Kudo Masato, born May 6, 1990) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Biography[change | change source]
Kudo was born in Suginami, Tokyo on May 6, 1990. He joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol in 2009. Although he debuted in 2009, Kashiwa was relegated to J2 League end of the 20092 season. He played many matches from 2010 and Kashiwa won the J2 champions in 2010. In 2011, Kashiwa won the J1 champions. Kashiwa also won the champions in 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2013 J.League Cup. He played 179 matches and score 66 goals in 7 seasons. In 2016, he moved to Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps. In 2017, he returned to Japan and joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Hiroshima won the champions in 2018 J1 League. In 2019, he moved to J2 club Renofa Yamaguchi FC and played in 1 season. In December 2020, he signed with A-League club Brisbane Roar.
In July 2013, Kudo was selected the Japan national team for 2013 East Asian Cup. At this tournament, he debuted and scored a goal against China on July 21. He played 4 games and scored 2 goals for Japan in 2013.
Statistics[change | change source]
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2009 | Kashiwa Reysol | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |
| 2010 | J2 League | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 29 | 11 | |||
| 2011 | J1 League | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 9 | ||
| 2012 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 17 | ||
| 2013 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 51 | 27 | ||
| 2014 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - | 46 | 11 | |||
| 2015 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 47 | 15 | ||
| Canada | League | Open Canada Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps | Major League Soccer | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2017 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 25 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 19 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | Renofa Yamaguchi FC | J2 League | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 29 | 5 | ||
| Australia | League | Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2020/21 | Brisbane Roar | A-League | ||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 246 | 74 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 329 | 107 | |
| Canada | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Australia | ||||||||||||
| Total | 263 | 76 | 26 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 10 | 347 | 109 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 2 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Masato Kudo at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Masato Kudo at J.League (in Japanese)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites[change | change source]
- Masato Kudo at FIFA
- Masato Kudo at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Masato Kudo at Major League Soccer
- Masato Kudo at National Football Teams.com
- Masato Kudo at Soccerway.com
- Masato Kudo at Soccerbase.com (player)
- Masato Kudo at FootballDatabase.eu
- Masato Kudo at WorldFootball.net
- Masato Kudo at Transfermarkt (player)
- Masato Kudo at AS.com (in Spanish)
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