Riku Yamada

Riku Yamada
山田 陸
Personal information
Full name Riku Yamada
Date of birth (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 V-Varen Nagasaki
Number 24
Youth career
–2007 Yokogawa Musashino
2008–2016 Omiya Ardija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Omiya Ardija 0 (0)
2018 → Grulla Morioka (loan) 20 (0)
2019 → Nagano Parceiro (loan) 24 (2)
2020 → Ventforet Kofu (loan) 25 (1)
2021–2022 Ventforet Kofu 77 (3)
2023 Nagoya Grampus 6 (0)
2024– → V-Varen Nagasaki 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:16, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Riku Yamada (山田 陸, Yamada Riku, born April 15, 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J2 League club V-Varen Nagasaki.[1]

Career

Riku Yamada joined J1 League club Omiya Ardija in 2017. On May 31, he debuted in J.League Cup (v Júbilo Iwata).[2][3]

After loan at Grulla Morioka, AC Nagano Parceiro and Ventforet Kofu for three years respectively. On 29 November 2020, Riku Yamada officially transferred to Ventforet Kofu for the 2021 season.[4] On 16 October 2022, he brought his club winner 2022 Emperor's Cup for the first time in history after defeat Sanfrecce Hiroshima penalty 5-4. He left the club in 2022 after three years at Kofu.

On 30 November 2022, Yamada officially transferred to Nagoya Grampus for the 2023 season.[5] He only made 13 appearances across all competitions throughout the season.

After only one season at Nagoya Grampus, Yamada transferred to J2 League club V-Varen Nagasaki for the 2024 season.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 March 2024[7][8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Other Total
Omiya Ardija 2017 J1 League 0 0 1 0 1 0 – 2 0
Grulla Morioka (loan) 2018 J3 League 20 0 1 0 – – 21 0
AC Nagano Parceiro (loan) 2019 J3 League 24 2 2 0 – – 26 2
Ventforet Kofu (loan) 2020 J2 League 25 1 0 0 – – 25 1
Ventforet Kofu 2021 J2 League 37 2 0 0 – – 37 2
2022 J2 League 40 1 4 0 – – 44 1
Total 77 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 81 3
Nagoya Grampus 2023 J1 League 6 0 2 0 5 0 – 13 0
V-Varen Nagasaki 2024 J2 League 4 0 2 0 1 0 – 5 0
Career total 156 6 12 0 7 0 0 0 173 6

Honours

Club

Ventforet Kofu

References

  1. ^ Riku Yamada at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Riku Yamada at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  3. ^ Match report at J.League Data Site
  4. ^ 山田 陸選手 大宮アルディージャより完全移籍のお知らせ ヴァンフォーレ甲府（2020年12月29日）
  5. ^ 山田 陸選手、移籍加入のお知らせ 名古屋グランパス（2022年11月30日）
  6. ^ "山田 陸選手、V・ファーレン長崎へ完全移籍のお知らせ｜ニュース｜名古屋グランパス公式サイト". 名古屋グランパス公式サイト (in Japanese). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  7. ^ 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. 259 out of 289)
  8. ^ 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. 271 out of 289)
  9. ^ "Soccer D.B. : 2024 Riku Yamada Result by Season". Soccer D.B. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  10. ^ "【公式】甲府vs広島の試合結果・データ(天皇杯:2022年10月16日)". J.League. Retrieved October 19, 2022.


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