Taishi Matsumoto
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Taishi Matsumoto | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Higashimatsuyama, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| –2010 | Konan Minami SSS | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Kumagaya SC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Shohei High School | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2024 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 104 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 29 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Taishi Matsumoto (松本 泰志, Matsumoto Taishi; born 22 August 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.[1]
Career
Taishi Matsumoto joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2017.
International career
On May 24, 2019, Matsumoto was called up by Japan's head coach Hajime Moriyasu to feature in the Copa América played in Brazil.[2]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2017 | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | J1 League | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | J1 League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | J1 League | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | J1 League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | J1 League | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | – | 49 | 4 | ||
| Total | 104 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 11 | ||
| Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 2020 | J2 League | 25 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 2021 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2[c] | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | |||
| Urawa Reds | 2025 | J1 League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3[e] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2026 | J1 (100) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 170 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Includes Emperors Cup
- ↑ Includes J.League Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
- ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Club
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
References
- ↑ Taishi Matsumoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- ↑ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) Squad, Schedule - CONMEBOL Copa America Brazil 2019 (6/14–7/7)". JFA. 24 May 2019.
- ↑ 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 2019 (NSK MOOK)", 9 February 2019, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411628 (p. 18 out of 289)
- ↑ 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. 124 out of 289)
- ↑ "Taishi Matsumoto Players All-Time Record". Soccer D.B. Japan. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "【公式】C大阪vs広島の試合結果・データ(JリーグYBCルヴァンカップ：2022年10月22日)". J.League. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
External links
- Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima Archived 2019-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Taishi Matsumoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Football people from Saitama Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- J1 League players
- People from Higashimatsuyama, Saitama
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
- Avispa Fukuoka players
- Cerezo Osaka players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Asian Games silver medalists in football
- Japanese football midfielder, 1998 birth stubs