Masato Kudo

Japanese footballer (1990–2022)

Masato Kudo
工藤 壮人Personal information

Full name|  Masato Kudo[1]
Date of birth|  (1990-05-06)6 May 1990[1]
Place of birth|  Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Date of death|  21 October 2022(2022-10-21) (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 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.

## International career

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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]

## Personal life and death

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On 11 May 2016, during a match, Kudo accidentally violently collided with goalkeeper Matt Lampson and suffered a fractured jaw.[4]

Kudo died from complications of brain surgery on 21 October 2022. He was 32 years old.[5]

## Career statistics

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### Club

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As of the end of the 2018 season[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  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

1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup and Canadian Championship.
2. ^ Includes J. League Cup and MLS Cup Playoffs.
3. ^ Includes AFC Champions League and CONCACAF Champions League.
4. ^ Includes FIFA Club World Cup and Japanese Super Cup.

### International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[7] National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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Japan | 2013 | 4 | 2
Total | 4 | 2

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kudo goal.
List of international goals scored by Masato Kudo  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

## Honours

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Kashiwa Reysol

* J. League Division 1: 2011
* J. League Division 2: 2010
* Emperor's Cup: 2012
* Japanese Super Cup: 2012
* J. League Cup: 2013
* Suruga Bank Championship: 2014

Japan

* Asian Games: 2010
* EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013

## References

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1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 6\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
2. ^ "23/09/2010 Japan U-21 squad announced for Asian Games - News - Japan Football Association".
3. ^ "23/05/2013 Japan squad named for World Cup qualifier with Australia - News - Japan Football Association".
4. ^ Stejskal, Sam. "Vancouver Whitecaps' Masato Kudo suffers broken jaw, to undergo surgery". MLS Soccer. Major League Soccer L.L.C. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
5. ^ "元日本代表FW工藤壮人が32歳で死去。水頭症の診断で手術、17日からICUで治療も帰らぬ人に". Goal. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
6. ^ 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. 53 out of 289)
7. ^ Japan National Football Team Database

## External links

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* Masato Kudo – FIFA competition record (archived)
* Masato Kudo at National-Football-Teams.com
* Japan National Football Team Database
* Masato Kudo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
* Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima Archived 24 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
* Profile at Kashiwa Reysol
* Masato Kudo at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals