Rika Masuya

is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. She played for the Japan national team.

Club career Masuya was born in Matsushige, Tokushima on September 14, 1995. After graduating from JFA Academy Fukushima, she joined INAC Kobe Leonessa in 2014.

National team career In September 2012, Masuya was selected for the Japan U-17 national team for 2012 U-17 World Cup. 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.

National team statistics

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 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