Ryotaro Tsunoda

Ryotaro Tsunoda
角田 涼太朗
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-06-27) 27 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Saitama, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back, left back
Team information
Current team
 Cardiff City
Number 33
Youth career
Kitaurawa SSS
Urawa Red Diamonds
2015–2017 Maebashi Ikuei High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Yokohama F. Marinos 36 (0)
2024– Cardiff City 0 (0)
2024 → Kortrijk (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
Japan U18
2019 Japan U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:49, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:04, 13 October 2020 (UTC)

Ryotaro Tsunoda (角田 涼太朗, Tsunoda Ryotaro, born 27 June 1999) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a centre back or a left back for EFL Championship side Cardiff City.

Club career

On 23 January 2024, Tsunoda signed for Championship club Cardiff City. Upon his arrival at the club, he immediately joined Belgian Pro League club KV Kortrijk on loan for the remainder of the season.[1] On 16 March, Tsunoda suffered a hamstring injury in match against Anderlecht and missed the remainder of the season.[2]

International career

In March 2023, Tsunoda was called up to the Japan national team for the first time by manager Hajime Moriyasu to play in the 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 March 2024[4]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
University of Tsukuba 2020 – 5 0 – 0 0 5 0
Yokohama F. Marinos 2020 J1 League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021 J1 League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2022 J1 League 18 0 2 0 2 0 5[c] 1 27 1
2023 J1 League 16 0 0 0 3 0 4[d] 0 23 0
Total 36 0 2 0 5 0 9 1 52 1
Cardiff City 2023–24 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25 EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kortrijk (loan) 2023–24 Belgian First Division 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 45 0 7 0 5 0 9 1 66 1
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, FA Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup, EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
  4. ^ One appearance in Japanese Super Cup, three appearances in AFC Champions League

Honours

Yokohama F. Marinos

References

  1. ^ "Tsunoda completes transfer and loan out deal". www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Tsunoda setback for Bluebirds after suffering 'De Bruyne' injury". BBC Sport. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  3. ^ "SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Uruguay (3/24＠Tokyo) vs Colombia (3/28＠Osaka)". www.jfa.jp (in Japanese). 15 March 2023.
  4. ^ Ryotaro Tsunoda at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ "J1横浜M 3年ぶりリーグ制覇 最終節で決める". Kanagawa Shimbun. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
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