Masaya Matsumoto

Masaya Matsumoto

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-01-25) 25 January 1995
Place of birth	Ōita, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Oita Trinita
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	Oita Trinita	37	(3)
International career
2011	Japan U17	5	(1)
2012–	Japan U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2013

Masaya Matsumoto (松本 昌也, Matsumoto Masaya, born 25 January 1995) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays forward for Oita Trinita in the J3 League.

Career

Born in Ōita Prefecture, Matsumoto made his debut for Oita Trinita of the J. League Division 1 on 20 March 2013 in the J. League Cup against Albirex Niigata in which he started and played 64 minutes before being subbed off for Yasuhito Morishima as Oita won the match 1–1.

International

Matsumoto played in all five games for the Japan U17 team during the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in which Japan U17 made it to the quarter-finals of the tournament before bowing out to Brazil U17s. He then played for the Japan U20s during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship in which he played and started in all four matches that Japan played before bowing out in the quarter-finals to Iraq U20s 2–1 and also missing a chance to qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the process.

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 May 2013

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oita Trinita	2013	9	1	0	0	4	0	13	1
	2014	28	2	0	0	0	0	28	2
	Total	37	3	0	0	4	0	41	3