Daisuke Matsui

Matsui at Slavia Sofia in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Daisuke Matsui
Date of birth	(1981-05-11) May 11, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Saigon FC
Youth career
1997–1999	Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2004	Kyoto Purple Sanga	127	(16)
2004–2008	Le Mans	120	(17)
2008–2009	Saint-Étienne	22	(1)
2009–2011	Grenoble	45	(5)
2010	→Tom Tomsk (loan)	7	(0)
2011–2012	Dijon	3	(0)
2012–2013	Slavia Sofia	11	(0)
2013	Lechia Gdańsk	16	(4)
2014–2017	Júbilo Iwata	85	(9)
2017	Odra Opole	4	(0)
2018–2020	Yokohama FC	36	(2)
2021–	Saigon FC
National team
2004	Japan U-23	3	(0)
2003–2011	Japan	31	(1)
Honours Kyoto Purple Sanga Winner Emperor's Cup 2002 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qatar Asian Games 2002 Busan Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Daisuke Matsui (松井 大輔, Matsui Daisuke, born May 11, 1981) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Matsui was born in Kyoto on May 11, 1981. After graduating from Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School, he joined J1 League club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 2000. He played many matches from first season. The club won the champions in the 2002 Emperor's Cup. In summer 2004, he moved to French Ligue 2 club Le Mans. The club won the 2nd place in the 2004/05 season and was promoted to Ligue 1. In 2008, he moved to Saint-Étienne. After that, he played Grenoble, Tom Tomsk, Dijon, Slavia Sofia and Lechia Gdańsk. In January 2014, he returned to Japan and joined Júbilo Iwata and played in 4 seasons. From summer 2017, he played Odra Opole, Yokohama FC and Saigon FC.

In June 2003, Matsui was selected the Japan national team for 2003 Confederations Cup. At this tournament, he debuted against Colombia on June 22. He was also selected Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics. From 2008, he played many matches under manager Takeshi Okada. In 2010, he was selected Japan for 2010 World Cup. He played all 4 matches and Japan qualified to the knockout stage. He also played at 2011 Asian Cup and Japan won the champions. This Asian Cup was his last game for Japan. He played 31 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 2011.

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• Daisuke Matsui at WorldFootball.net
• Daisuke Matsui at Soccerbase.com
• Daisuke Matsui at National-Football-Teams.com
• Daisuke Matsui at BDFutbol

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