Masato Kudo

Masato Kudo
工藤 壮人

Personal information
Full name	Masato Kudo
Date of birth	6 May 1990
Place of birth	Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2015	Kashiwa Reysol	189	(66)
2016–	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	16	(2)
National team^‡
2010	Japan U23	2	(0)
2013	Japan	4	(2)
Honours Japan under-23 Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Football
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2013

Masato Kudo (工藤 壮人 Kudou Masato, born 6 May 1990) is a Japanese football player who currently plays with Vancouver Whitecaps FC of MLS.^[1]

International career

On 23 September 2010, Kudo was selected for the Japan Under-21 squad for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China.^[2]

On 23 May 2013, Kudo was called up to Japan's senior team for the first time prior to an international friendly against Bulgaria.^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 July 2013	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	China PR	3–1	3–3	2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
2.	6 September 2013	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	Guatemala	2–0	3–0	Friendly

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 November 2015

Club	Season	League		Domestic Cup^1		League Cup^2		Continental^3		Other^4		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashiwa Reysol	2009	3	0	2	0	0	0	-		-		5	0
	2010	27	10	2	1	-		-		-		29	11
	2011	25	7	3	2	2	0	-		3	1	33	10
	2012	33	13	5	2	4	2	6	0	-		48	17
	2013	33	19	2	0	4	2	12	6	1	0	52	27
	2014	34	7	0	0	10	4	1	0	0	0	45	11
	2015	34	10	1	1	2	1	10	4	0	0	47	16
	Total	189	66	15	6	22	9	29	10	4	1	259	92
Vancouver Whitecaps	2016	16	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-		17	2
	Total	16	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	18	3
Total		205	68	15	6	22	9	30	10	4	1	276	94

¹Includes Emperor's Cup and Canadian Championship.

²Includes J. League Cup and MLS Cup Playoffs.

³Includes AFC Champions League and CONCACAF Champions League.

⁴Includes FIFA Club World Cup and Japanese Super Cup.

Honours

Japan

• Asian Games: 2010
• EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013

Club

Kashiwa Reysol

• J. League Division 1: 2011
• J. League Division 2: 2010
• Emperor's Cup: 2012
• Japanese Super Cup: 2012

References

1. "Whitecaps FC acquire Japanese striker Masato Kudo on free transfer".
2. "23/09/2010 Japan U-21 squad announced for Asian Games - News - Japan Football Association".
3. "23/05/2013 Japan squad named for World Cup qualifier with Australia - News - Japan Football Association".

External links

• National Football Teams
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)