Ryota Iwabuchi
Japanese footballer
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Ryota Iwabuchi (岩渕 良太, Iwabuchi Ryota; born April 26, 1990) is a Japanese football player who plays for J3 League club FC Ryukyu as a midfielder.
Full name
Ryota Iwabuchi
Date of birth
April 26, 1990
Place of birth
Musashino, Tokyo, Japan
Height
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryota Iwabuchi | ||
| Date of birth | April 26, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Musashino, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Ryukyu | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Sekimae SC | ||
| 2003–2008 | FC Tokyo | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Meiji University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Matsumoto Yamaga | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Renofa Yamaguchi (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2015 | → FC Ryukyu (loan) | 32 | (4) |
| 2016 | SC Sagamihara | 29 | (7) |
| 2017 | Grulla Morioka | 24 | (1) |
| 2018–2024 | Fujieda MYFC | 136 | (26) |
| 2024– | FC Ryukyu | 46 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2026 | |||
Career
Iwabuchi attended Meiji University from 2009 to 2012.[1] With Toyofumi Sakano, he was recognised as one of the best prospects in the country.[2]
Born as forward, he developed into a side-midfielder.[3] After university, he signed for Matsumoto Yamaga[4] before being loaned first to JFL-side Renofa Yamaguchi,[5] then to J3 FC Ryūkyū.[6]
From January 2016, he moved definitely to SC Sagamihara.[7]
Club statistics
Updated to 23 February 2018.[8][9][10]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||||
| 2013 | Matsumoto Yamaga | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | Renofa Yamaguchi | JFL | 25 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | |
| 2015 | FC Ryukyu | J3 League | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2016 | SC Sagamihara | 29 | 7 | – | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2017 | Grulla Morioka | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 112 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 115 | 12 | ||