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Koji Matsuura
松浦 宏治
Personal information
Full name Koji Matsuura
Date of birth (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1996–1998 Mihara High School
1999–2002 Hannan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5 (1)
2005 Vegalta Sendai 13 (0)
2006 Tokyo Verdy 2 (0)
2006 Fagiano Okayama 0 (0)
2007 Thespa Kusatsu 40 (5)
Total 60 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Koji Matsuura (松浦 宏治, Koji Matsuura, born May 5, 1980) is a former Japanese football player. He was born in Minamiawaji, Japan. Koji Matsuura played as a forward, which means his main job on the field was to score goals for his team.

Koji Matsuura's Early Football Days

Koji Matsuura started playing football when he was young. He went to Mihara High School and played for their team from 1996 to 1998. After high school, he continued to play football while studying at Hannan University. He played for the university team from 1999 to 2002.

Becoming a Professional Player

After finishing university, Koji Matsuura became a professional football player. In 2003, he joined his first professional club, Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He played for them for two years.

Over his career, Koji Matsuura played for several different teams in Japan. These teams included:

He mostly played in the J2 League. This is one of the top professional football leagues in Japan.

Koji Matsuura's Career Numbers

Football players' careers are often tracked using statistics. These numbers show how many games they played and how many goals they scored. Koji Matsuura played in 60 league games during his professional career. He scored 6 goals in those league games.

Club Performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
2003 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J2 League 3 1 1 0 - 4 1
2004 J1 League 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
2005 Vegalta Sendai J2 League 13 0 1 0 - 14 0
2006 Tokyo Verdy J2 League 2 0 0 0 - 2 0
2006 Fagiano Okayama Regional Leagues 0 0 - - 0 0
2007 Thespa Kusatsu J2 League 40 5 2 1 - 42 6
Career Total 60 6 4 1 2 0 66 7

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