Rui Komatsu

Rui Komatsu

Personal information
Full name	Rui Komatsu
Date of birth	August 29, 1983
Place of birth	Kōchi, Japan
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Giravanz Kitakyushu
Number	25
Youth career
2002–2005	Kansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2011	Cerezo Osaka	146	(41)
2006	→ V-Varen Nagasaki (loan)	0	(0)
2012	Kawasaki Frontale	12	(0)
2013–2014	Oita Trinita	5	(1)
2013–2014	→ V-Varen Nagasaki (loan)	42	(8)
2015–	Giravanz Kitakyushu	41	(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Rui Komatsu (小松 塁 Komatsu Rui, born August 29, 1983 in Kōchi) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Giravanz Kitakyushu in the J. League Division 2 as a striker.

Career

Komatsu was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J. League and JFA in 2005 when he was a student of Kwansei Gakuin University. Because of this status, he was able to register as a Cerezo Osaka player while he was still eligible to play for his university club. However, he did not play any official match for Cerezo.

After graduating from university in 2006, he officially signed with Cerezo. On 12 August 2006, he made his J. League debut in a 1–0 loss against Omiya Ardija. Two month later, he loned out to Kyu-League side V-Varen Nagasaki.

He returned to Cerezo for the 2007 season and his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win against Mito HollyHock, on May 23. During the 2007 season, he managed to form a strike partnership with fellow striker Tatsuya Furuhashi, as the pair scored a total of 30 goals between them.

Career statistics

Club

Updated to 23 February 2016.^[1]

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Asia		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cerezo Osaka	2005	0	0	-		0	0	-		0	0
	2006	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
V-Varen Nagasaki	2006	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
Cerezo Osaka	2007	32	12	2	0	-		-		34	12
	2008	32	16	1	0	-		-		33	16
	2009	35	6	1	0	-		-		36	6
	2010	23	2	1	0	5	2	-		29	4
	2011	23	5	3	1	1	0	6	1	33	7
Kawasaki Frontale	2012	12	0	1	0	2	0	-		15	0
Oita Trinita	2013	5	1	-		2	0	-		7	1
V-Varen Nagasaki	2013	12	4	1	0	-		-		13	4
	2014	30	4	3	1	-		-		33	5
Giravanz Kitakyushu	2015	41	18	2	1	-		-		43	19
Career total		246	68	15	3	10	2	6	1	277	74

References

1. Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411338 (p. 184 out of 289)