Personal information | |||
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Full name | Masato Kudo[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 6 May 1990||
Place of birth | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan | ||
Date of death | 21 October 2022 | (aged 32)||
Place of death | Miyazaki, Japan | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2008 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2015 | Kashiwa Reysol | 189 | (66) |
2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 16 | (2) |
2017–2020 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 30 | (4) |
2019–2020 | → Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) | 27 | (4) |
2020–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | (1) |
2022 | Tegevajaro Miyazaki | 21 | (3) |
Total | 297 | (80) | |
International career | |||
2010 | Japan U23 | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Japan | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022 |
Masato Kudo (工藤 壮人, Kudō Masato, 6 May 1990 – 21 October 2022) was a Japanese footballer who played as a forward.
On 23 September 2010, Kudo was selected for the Japan Under-21 squad for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China.[2]
On 23 May 2013, Kudo was called up to Japan's senior team for the first time prior to an international exhibition game against Bulgaria.[3]
On 11 May 2016, Kudo collided violently with goalkeeper Matt Lampson and suffered a fractured jaw.[4]
Kudo died from complications of brain surgery on 21 October 2022, at the age of 32.[5]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kashiwa Reysol | 2009 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
2010 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | 11 | ||||
2011 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 33 | 10 | ||
2012 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 48 | 17 | ||
2013 | 33 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 27 | |
2014 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | |
2015 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 16 | |
Total | 189 | 66 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 259 | 92 | |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 2016 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | |
Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2017 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 7 | ||
2018 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 5 | |||
Total | 30 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | |
Total | 235 | 72 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 320 | 106 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 2013 | 4 | 2 |
Total | 4 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 July 2013 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | China | 3–1 | 3–3 | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup |
2 | 6 September 2013 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | Guatemala | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Kashiwa Reysol
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