Taisuke Matsugae (松ヶ枝 泰介, Matsugae Taisuke, born 15 December 1982) is a Japanese football player. He played as a midfielder, most recently for Mumbai in the Indian I-League.[1]
 Matsugae with Mumbai at a press conference in 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Taisuke Matsugae | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1982 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Meiji University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | JEF United Chiba | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | JEF Reserves | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | TDK/Blaublitz Akita | 150 | (20) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Shillong Lajong | 31 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Mumbai | 26 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Shinagawa CC Yokohama | |||||||||||||
| Total | 210 | (27) | ||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2019- | Shinagawa CC Yokohama | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Career
editJEF United Chiba
editFrom 2005 to 2006 Matsugae was a squad player for JEF United Chiba in the J1 League but could not see any playing time during his time at the club.
TDK/Blaublitz Akita
editIn 2007 Matsugae joined TDK/Blaublitz Akita who played in the Japan Football League. He stayed at the club from 2007 to 2012 in which he played in 150 league matches and scored 20 goals in his time at the club.
Shillong Lajong
editOn 17 January 2013 it was announced that Matsugae had joined Shillong Lajong F.C. on trial for two weeks.[2] Despite him being only on trial and not signing a contract yet Matsugae made his debut for Shillong Lajong in the I-League on 20 January 2013 coming on as a substitute for Pailan Arrows in which Shillong Lajong lost the match 1–0.[3] On 2 February he scored debut his goal for Shillong Lajong against United Sikkim F.C. in I-League[4]
Mumbai FC
editTaisuke will represent Mumbai FC for the 2014–15 I-League[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mumbai FC sign Taisuke Matsugae for upcoming season". Sports-nova.com. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Lajong Bring Japanese Striker on Trials in a Bid To Strengthen Their Strike Force". Shillong Lajong. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ Nakashe, Mrunal. "Pailan Arrows 1-0 Shillong Lajong FC: Papas' side edge out Shillong in a tight contest". Goal.com. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96256/shillong-lajong-fc-vs-united-sikkim-football-club/lineup-stats [dead link]
External links
edit- Taisuke Matsugae at Soccerway