Masatoshi Matsuda

is a former Japanese football player.

Early life

Matsuda was born in Chiba on September 4, 1980.

Playing career After graduating from high school, he joined newly promoted J2 League club FC Tokyo in 1999. However he couldn't break into the team.

In August 1999, he moved to Japan Football League (JFL) club Yokohama FC on loan. He played many matches as forward and the club won the league as champions.

In 2000, he returned to FC Tokyo. Although the club was promoted to the J1 League from 2000, he struggled for minutes.

In September 2001, he moved to J2 club Ventforet Kofu on loan and played many matches.

In 2002, he returned to FC Tokyo. However, he struggled for minutes.

In 2003, he moved to J2 club Montedio Yamagata. Although he scored many goals, he got hurt in May and he could not play until the end of the 2003 season. In 2004, he could hardly play for the team.

In 2005, he moved to J2 club Kyoto Purple Sanga. Although he could not play many matches, he scored 8 goals in 2005 and the club was promoted to J1 from 2006.

In 2007, he moved to JFL club TDK (later Blaublitz Akita). He played as regular player and scored 18 goals.

In 2008, he moved to JFL club Tochigi SC. He played many matches and the club was promoted to the J2 league in 2009.

In September 2009, he moved to TDK again. He played as regular player and scored many goals every season. He also became a top scorer with 20 goals in 2011. He retired end of 2013 season.

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