Rika Masuya (増矢 理花, Masuya Rika, born September 14, 1995) is a Japanese football player. She plays for INAC Kobe Leonessa and Japan national team.
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Full name | Rika Masuya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1995-09-14) September 14, 1995 (age 26) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Matsushige, Tokushima, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2013 | JFA Academy Fukushima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2020 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 100 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021- | Sanfrecce Hiroshima Regina | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 100 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Japan | 27 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2018 |
Masuya was born in Matsushige, Tokushima on September 14, 1995. After graduating from JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2014.
In September 2012, Masuya was selected Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup.[1] On September 13, 2014, when she was 18 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against Ghana. She played for Japan at 2014 Asian Games. She played 6 games and scored 2 goals. Japan won 2nd place. In 2018, she played at 2018 Asian Cup and Japan won the championship. She played 27 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 2018.
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2014 | 7 | 2 |
2015 | 3 | 1 |
2016 | 3 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 12 | 3 |
Total | 27 | 6 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 26 September 2014 | Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea | ![]() | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
2. | 4–0 | |||||
3. | 1 August 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup |
4. | 1 April 2018 | Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki, Isahaya, Japan | ![]() | 3–1 | 7–1 | Friendly |
5. | 29 July 2018 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 Tournament of Nations |
6. | 21 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | ![]() | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
INAC Kobe Leonessa – current squad | |
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Japan squad – 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup winners (2nd title) | ||
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