Daisuke Matsui

Japanese association football player

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

Daisuke Matsui
Matsui at Slavia Sofia in 2012
Personal information
Full name Daisuke Matsui
Date of birth (1981-05-11) May 11, 1981 (age 42)
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)
2010Tom 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
Gold medal – first place 2011 Qatar
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography change

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.

Statistics change

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
2000 Kyoto Purple Sanga J1 League 22 1 1 0 7 1 30 2
2001 J2 League 37 7 4 0 2 0 43 7
2002 J1 League 23 4 5 4 2 0 30 8
2003 27 2 1 0 2 0 30 2
2004 J2 League 18 2 0 0 - 18 2
FranceLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la LigueTotal
2004/05 Le Mans Ligue 2 25 3 0 0 1 0 26 3
2005/06 Ligue 1 33 3 0 0 2 0 35 3
2006/07 27 4 0 0 2 0 29 4
2007/08 34 5 2 0 3 2 39 7
2008/09 Saint-Étienne Ligue 1 22 1 2 0 1 0 25 1
2009/10 Grenoble Ligue 1 29 4 2 1 1 0 32 5
RussiaLeague Russian Cup Russian Premier League CupTotal
2010 Tom Tomsk Premier League 7 0 0 0 - 7 0
FranceLeague Coupe de France Coupe de la LigueTotal
2010/11 Grenoble Ligue 2 16 1 0 0 - 16 1
2011/12 Dijon Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 - 3 0
BulgariaLeague Bulgarian Cup League CupTotal
2012/13 Slavia Sofia A Group 11 0 2 0 - 13 0
PolandLeague Polish Cup League CupTotal
2013/14 Lechia Gdańsk Ekstraklasa 16 4 2 0 - 18 4
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
2014 Júbilo Iwata J2 League 36 6 3 0 - 39 6
2015 26 3 0 0 - 26 3
2016 J1 League 16 0 3 0 3 1 22 1
2017 7 0 1 0 3 0 11 0
PolandLeague Polish Cup League CupTotal
2017/18 Odra Opole I liga 3 0 0 0 - 3 0
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
2018 Yokohama FC J2 League 9 0 2 0 - 11 0
2019 24 2 1 1 - 25 3
2020 J1 League 3 0 - 0 0 3 0
VietnamLeague Vietnamese Cup League CupTotal
2021 Saigon FC V.League 1
Country Japan 248 27 21 5 19 2 288 34
France 189 20 6 1 10 2 218 23
Russia 7 0 0 0 - 7 0
Bulgaria 11 0 2 0 - 13 0
Poland 19 4 2 0 - 21 4
Vietnam
Total 474 51 31 6 29 4 534 61

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 3 1
2006 0 0
2007 2 0
2008 7 0
2009 8 0
2010 8 0
2011 2 0
Total 31 1

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