![]() Matsuki with FC Tokyo in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kuryu Matsuki [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 30 April 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Southampton | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2015 | Muroran Osawa FC | |||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | Aomori Yamada Junior High School | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Aomori Yamada High School | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2022–2024 | FC Tokyo | 71 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
2024– | Southampton | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2024–2025 | → Göztepe (loan) | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Japan U15 | |||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Japan U16 | |||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Japan U17 | |||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Japan U20 | 8 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
2021– | Japan U23 | 12 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:08, 30 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:46, 16 October 2024 (UTC) |
Kuryu Matsuki (松木 玖生, Matsuki Kuryu; born 30 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton.
Born in Muroran, Hokkaido, Matsuki followed in his older brother's footsteps by joining local side Muroran Osawa FC. [3]
Matsuki trained with French Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais in 2021. [4] Following this trial, he returned to Japan to lift the 2021 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament for Aomori Yamada High School, scoring in both the semi-final and final. [5]
Initially set to move to Europe to pursue a professional career, it was announced that Matsuki would sign for J1 League side FC Tokyo ahead of the 2022 season. [6] [7] Matsuki stated that a major influence on his decision to stay in Japan was current FC Tokyo player Yuto Nagatomo, who also started his career with Tokyo before moving to Europe. [8]
In November 2023, Matsuki was named AFC Youth Player of the Year following an impressive season for FC Tokyo as well as captaining the national U-20 team. [9] [10]
On 30 July 2024, Matsuki joined Premier League club Southampton on a four-year contract; [11] he was subsequently sent on loan to Turkish side Göztepe for the 2024–25 season. [11] [12] Matsuki made his first appearance for Göztepe on 23 September 2024 in a 1–1 draw with Alanyaspor after he replaced Isaac Solet in the 79th minute. [13] On 10 November 2024, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory against Konyaspor. [14]
On 12 August 2025, Matsuki made his debut for Southampton in a 1–0 away victory against Northampton Town in the EFL Cup after he replaced Damion Downs in the 63rd minute. [15] [16] He scored his first goal for the club on 26 August in a 3–0 away victory against Norwich City in the EFL Cup. [17] [18]
Matsuki was called up to the Japan U-20 squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [19]
On 4 April 2024, Matsuki was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. [20]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Tokyo | 2022 | J1 League | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |
2023 | J1 League | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
2024 | J1 League | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | ||
Total | 71 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 79 | 7 | |||
Southampton | 2024–25 [23] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2025–26 [24] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | |||
Göztepe (loan) | 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 28 | 2 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||
Career total | 101 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 14 |
Japan U23
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