Yuki Matsushita (松下 裕樹, Matsushita Yūki, born December 7, 1981) is a former Japanese football player.[1] He last played for Tochigi City FC.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Yuki Matsushita | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 7, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Takasaki, Gunma, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Maebashi Ikuei High School | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 29 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Avispa Fukuoka | 39 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2006 | Kawasaki Frontale | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Thespa Kusatsu | 225 | (15) | ||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Yokohama FC | 57 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | 127 | (6) | ||||||||
| 2019 | Tochigi City FC | 14 | (0) | ||||||||
| Total | 495 | (27) | |||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of end of 2018 season | |||||||||||
Playing career edit
Matsushita was born in Takasaki on December 7, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2000. Although he could hardly play in the match until 2001, he played many matches as defensive midfielder in 2002. However Sanfrecce finished at the 15th place in 2002 season and was relegated to J2 League. In 2003, Sanfrecce won the 2nd place and was returned to J1 in a year.
In 2004, Matsushita moved to J2 club Avispa Fukuoka. Although he could not play many matches in 2004, he played many matches and Avispa won the 2nd place in 2005. However he could hardly play in the match in J1 in 2006. In June 2006, he moved to Kawasaki Frontale.[2]
In 2007, Matsushita moved to J2 club Thespa Kusatsu (later Thespakusatsu Gunma) based in his local Gunma Prefecture. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder soon and played many matches in 6 seasons. In 2013, he moved to J2 club Yokohama FC and played many matches in 2 seasons. In 2015, he re-joined Thespakusatsu Gunma for the first time in 2 years. Although he played as regular player, the club results was sluggish and was relegated to J3 League end of 2017 season. His opportunity to play also decreased in 2018.
On 22 December 2018, Tochigi City FC announced the signing of Matsushita from Thespakusatsu Gunma.[3]
Club statistics edit
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | J2 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Avispa Fukuoka | J2 League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2006 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2006 | Kawasaki Frontale | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Thespa Kusatsu | J2 League | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 39 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2009 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 46 | 3 | |||
| 2010 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 34 | 3 | |||
| 2011 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 37 | 3 | |||
| Total | 225 | 15 | 6 | 0 | - | 231 | 15 | |||
| 2013 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 31 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 28 | 3 | |||
| Total | 57 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 59 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | J2 League | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 37 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | 42 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | J3 League | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 127 | 6 | 3 | 0 | - | 130 | 6 | |||
| 2019 | Tochigi City FC | JRL (Kanto, Div. 1) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 495 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 520 | 29 | ||
References edit
- ^ Yuki Matsushita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ^ Kawasaki Frontale(in Japanese)
- ^ 松下 裕樹選手 完全移籍加入のお知らせ, Tochigi City FC, 22 December 2018
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 247 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 215 out of 289)
External links edit
- Yuki Matsushita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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