Ryosuke Kijima facts for kids
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryosuke Kijima | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1979 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mobara, Chiba, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Teikyo High School | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | → Defensores Belgrano (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Oita Trinita | 47 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Tokyo Verdy | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Roasso Kumamoto | 74 | (17) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Machida Zelvia | 31 | (16) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Matsumoto Yamaga FC | 31 | (6) | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Tokyo Verdy | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 109 | (26) | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | FC Maruyasu Okazaki | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Kamatamare Sanuki | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| Total | 358 | (69) | ||||||||||||||
|
Medal record
|
||||||||||||||||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020 | ||||||||||||||||
Ryosuke Kijima (木島 良輔, Kijima Ryosuke, born 29 May 1979) is a Japanese former football player. He was born in Mobara, Japan, on May 29, 1979. Ryosuke played as a forward, which means his main job was to score goals. His younger brother, Tetsuya, is also a football player. Ryosuke had a long and interesting career playing for many different teams in Japan's football leagues.
Contents
Playing Career Highlights
Ryosuke Kijima started his professional football journey after finishing high school. In 1998, he joined Yokohama F. Marinos, a club in the top Japanese league, called J1 League. He made his first appearance on November 7, 1998. However, he did not play much in his first two years with the team. In 1999, he even spent some time on loan at an Argentine club called Defensores de Belgrano.
Moving to New Teams
From late 2000, Ryosuke started playing more often for Yokohama F. Marinos. He played as a left-side midfielder and a forward. In September 2002, he moved to Oita Trinita, a team in the J2 League, which is the second division. He often came on as a substitute forward. That year, Oita Trinita won the J2 League championship and was promoted to J1 for the 2003 season.
After leaving Oita Trinita briefly, he rejoined them in October 2003. In 2006, he moved to another J2 club, Tokyo Verdy. Unfortunately, he faced injuries and could not play any matches during this time. He left the club at the end of 2006 but rejoined Tokyo Verdy in August 2007. Again, injuries kept him from playing.
Finding His Stride
In 2008, Ryosuke joined Roasso Kumamoto, a team that had just been promoted to the J2 League. This was a great move for him! He played in many matches and scored 17 goals over two seasons. In 2010, he moved to FC Machida Zelvia, which was in the Japan Football League (JFL). Here, he became a regular player and scored an impressive 16 goals.
In 2011, he joined Matsumoto Yamaga FC, another JFL club. He even played alongside his younger brother, Tetsuya, for this team. Matsumoto Yamaga FC was promoted to the J2 League in 2012. In August 2012, Ryosuke moved back to Tokyo Verdy for a third time.
Later Career and Retirement
In 2013, Ryosuke Kijima joined Kamatamare Sanuki, a JFL club. He was a key player there, and the team was promoted to the J2 League in 2014. His brother Tetsuya also joined Kamatamare Sanuki in 2015, and they played together until the end of the 2017 season.
In 2018, Ryosuke moved to Maruyasu Okazaki, another JFL team. After one season, he returned to Kamatamare Sanuki in 2019, which had been relegated to the J3 League. Ryosuke Kijima officially retired from professional football in December 2019, after a long and successful career playing for many different clubs across Japan's leagues. He played a total of 358 matches and scored 69 goals in his career.
See also
In Spanish: Ryōsuke Kijima para niños
