Daisuke Matsui

Daisuke Matsui
	Matsui at Slavia Sofia in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Daisuke Matsui
Date of birth	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
2000–2004	Kyoto Purple Sanga
2004–2008	Le Mans
2008–2009	Saint-Étienne
2009–2011	Grenoble
2010	→Tom Tomsk (loan)
2011–2012	Dijon
2012–2013	Slavia Sofia
2013	Lechia Gdańsk
2014–2017	Júbilo Iwata
2017	Odra Opole
2018–2020	Yokohama FC
2021–	Saigon FC
National team
2004	Japan U-23
2003–2011	Japan
Honours
Kyoto Purple Sanga
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* 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.

Biography

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

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
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		J1 League	27	2	1	0	2	0	30	2
2004		J2 League	18	2	0	0	-		18	2
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
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
Russia			League		Russian Cup		Russian Premier League Cup		Total
2010	Tom Tomsk	Premier League	7	0	0	0	-		7	0
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Total
2010/11	Grenoble	Ligue 2	16	1	0	0	-		16	1
2011/12	Dijon	Ligue 1	3	0	0	0	-		3	0
Bulgaria			League		Bulgarian Cup		League Cup		Total
2012/13	Slavia Sofia	A Group	11	0	2	0	-		13	0
Poland			League		Polish Cup		League Cup		Total
2013/14	Lechia Gdańsk	Ekstraklasa	16	4	2	0	-		18	4
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2014	Júbilo Iwata	J2 League	36	6	3	0	-		39	6
2015		J2 League	26	3	0	0	-		26	3
2016		J1 League	16	0	3	0	3	1	22	1
2017		J1 League	7	0	1	0	3	0	11	0
Poland			League		Polish Cup		League Cup		Total
2017/18	Odra Opole	I liga	3	0	0	0	-		3	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
2018	Yokohama FC	J2 League	9	0	2	0	-		11	0
2019		J2 League	24	2	1	1	-		25	3
2020		J1 League	3	0	-		0	0	3	0
Vietnam			League		Vietnamese Cup		League Cup		Total
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