Rui Komatsu (小松 塁, Komatsu Rui, born August 29, 1983 in Kōchi) is a Japanese footballer who last played for Giravanz Kitakyushu as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Komatsu | ||
| Date of birth | August 29, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Aki, Kōchi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Kansei Gakuin University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Cerezo Osaka | 146 | (41) |
| 2006 | → V-Varen Nagasaki (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Kawasaki Frontale | 12 | (0) |
| 2013 | Oita Trinita | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 42 | (8) |
| 2015–2017 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 88 | (22) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2018 | |||
Career
editKomatsu was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League and JFA in 2005 when he was a student of Kwansei Gakuin University. Because of this status, he was able to register as a Cerezo Osaka player while he was still eligible to play for his university club. However, he did not play any official match for Cerezo.
After graduating from university in 2006, he officially signed with Cerezo. On 12 August 2006, he made his J. League debut in a 1–0 loss against Omiya Ardija. Two month later, he was loaned out to Kyu-League side V-Varen Nagasaki.
He returned to Cerezo for the 2007 season and his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win against Mito HollyHock, on May 23. During the 2007 season, he managed to form a strike partnership with fellow striker Tatsuya Furuhashi, as the pair scored a total of 30 goals between them.
Due to injuries, after three years with Giravanz Kitakyushu, Rui Komatsu opted to quit football and retired in January 2018 to become a coach at Cerezo Osaka.[1]
Career statistics
editClub
editUpdated to 26 February 2018.[2][3]
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2007 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 12 | ||
| 2008 | 32 | 16 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 16 | |||
| 2009 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2010 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 7 | |
| Kawasaki Frontale | 2012 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |
| Oita Trinita | 2013 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | - | 7 | 1 | ||
| V-Varen Nagasaki | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 4 | |||
| 2014 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 33 | 5 | |||
| Giravanz Kitakyushu | 2015 | 41 | 18 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 43 | 19 | ||
| 2016 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 15 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 293 | 72 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 325 | 79 | |
References
edit- ^ 小松 塁 選手 現役引退 ならびに セレッソ大阪スクールコーチ就任のお知らせ. ギラヴァンツ北九州 オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ 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. 247 out of 289)
- ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 184 out of 289)
External links
edit- Profile at Cerezo Osaka
- Rui Komatsu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)