Renji Matsui
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vegalta Sendai | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Altero FC Iwaki | |||
| Liberdade Iwaki | |||
| 2015–2017 | Yaita Chuo High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Hosei University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Kawasaki Frontale | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | FC Machida Zelvia (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2024 | Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2025– | Vegalta Sendai | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Japan U16 | ||
| 2017 | Japan U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Japan U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:04, 18 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Renji Matsui (松井 蓮之, Matsui Renji; born 27 February 2000) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defensive midfielder for Vegalta Sendai.[1]
In 2021, while studying at the Hosei University, Matsui was approved to be a designated special player for Kawasaki Frontale for the rest of the season, having agreed to join the club in 2022, when he graduated.[2][3]
Personal life
Renji is the brother of Japanese model and actress Airi Matsui.[4]