Shunsuke Kikuchi (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shunsuke Kikuchi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Inabe Gakuen Sogo High School | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Nippon Sport Science University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Shonan Bellmare | 133 | (22) |
| 2020–2022 | Omiya Ardija | 66 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Ehime FC | 32 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 December 2024, 18:24 (UTC) | |||
Shunsuke Kikuchi (菊地 俊介, Kikuchi Shunsuke; born October 4, 1991) in Saitama, Saitama, Japan is a former Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1][2]
Kikuchi began his youth career with Inabe Gakuen Sogo High School, where he played and studied from 2007 to 2009. From 2010 to 2013, he played university football with Nippon Sport Science University.
Kikuchi began his professional career with Shonan Bellmare on 2014.[3] Kikuchi left after six years at Shonan.
On 2020, Kikuchi joined J2 club Omiya Ardija.[4] On 14 November 2022, Omiya announced his contract would not be renewed for the 2023 season.[5]
Eventually, on 2023, he was transferred to J3 club Ehime FC.[6]
On 15 November 2024, Kikuchi was announce that would be leaving for Ehime due to the expiration of contract.[7]
On 15 January 2025, Kikuchi announce retirement from football after 10 years as professional career.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Club | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Shonan Bellmare | J.League Div 2 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 32 | 4 | |||||
| 2015 | J1 League | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |||||
| 2016 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||||||
| 2017 | J2 League | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 8 | ||||||
| 2018 | J1 League | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 8 | |||||
| 2019 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||||||
| 2020 | Omiya Ardija | J2 League | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 23 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 | ||||||
| 2023 | Ehime FC | J3 League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 2023 | J2 League | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 201 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 220 | 38 | ||||||
