Their 2026 World Cup
An assist against Sweden across the four matches Japan played.
Match by match
R. Dōan played 3 matches for Japan, starting every one.
| Round | Match | His game |
|---|---|---|
| Group F | vs Tunisia 4-0 | Started, off on 74′ |
| Group F | vs Sweden 1-1 | Started, off on 67′ · 1 assist |
| Round of 32 | vs Brazil 1-2 | Started, off on 66′ |
Who he is
- Born
- 16 June 1998 · aged 28 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Amagasaki
- Club
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- Height
- 1.72 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Ritsu Dōan (堂安 律, Dōan Ritsu; born 16 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Japan national team.
Youth career Dōan attended Amagasaki Municipal Urakaze Elementary School and Amagasaki Municipal Odaminami Junior High School. During his elementary school years, he played for Urakaze FC and also honed his technical skills at the Vissel Kobe soccer school; later, he joined Nishinomiya SS. Upon entering junior high school, he received offers from the junior youth teams of Gamba Osaka, Cerezo Osaka, Vissel Kobe, and Nagoya Grampus Eight, ultimately choosing to join Gamba Osaka Junior Youth. In 2012, while with the junior youth team, he achieved an unprecedented national treble at the U-15 level. At the Gamba youth academy, he quickly distinguished himself as an attacking midfielder capable of playing on either flank; thanks to his powerful physique and left-footed play, he was dubbed the "next Akihiro Ienaga"—a fellow Gamba youth product who shared similar characteristics.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
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Photo: Amir Ostovari · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)