Ritsu Doan is professional football for Japan, know his age and stats
He plays for SC Frieburg in the Bundesliga and for the Japan national team. His older brother Yu also plays football for a living.
In their first game of the FIFA World Cup 2022, Germany lost to Japan by a score of 2-1. Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored goals late in the game to give Japan the win on Wednesday at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Who Is Japanese Player Ritsu Doan, His Age, Family, Football Career Stats, Club
Ritsu Doan is a professional football player from Japan. He was born on June 16, 1998, and plays as a winger for SC Freiburg, a Bundesliga team, and the Japanese national team. Doan joined Gamba Osaka in 2015 after working his way up through the youth system. He played his first game for a real team on May 27, 2015, against FC Seoul in the AFC Champions League.
A week later, Ritsu Doan played against Kashima Antlers, making him the club’s youngest J1 League player ever. In 2016, he mostly played for the Gamba Osaka U-23 team, which was a brand-new team in the J3 League. In 2016, Doan was named Asian Youth Player of the Year. During the 2017 FIFA U20 World Cup, he did a great job. He scored three goals that got Japan to the next round of the tournament.
There was a lot of interest in this Asian star player from Europe. Doan moved to Eredivisie club FC Groningen on loan in June 2017. Ritsu Doan was given the option to sign a three-year contract, which he did on April 23, 2018. He was then transferred to Groningen permanently on July 1, 2018. He played in 66 games for them and scored 16 goals and set up seven others.
Signing Five Year Deal With PSV
Ritsu Doan signed a five-year deal with PSV Eindhoven in 2019. His first season with the club was not very good. In September 2020, he joined Bielefeld for the rest of the season. He was one of their best scorers, scoring five goals and setting up three others.
After that, he went back to Eindhoven and played in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Cup, UEFA Europa, and the Conference Leagues 39 times, scoring 11 goals. With S.C., Doan went back to the Bundesliga.
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