Riku Fukashiro
Riku Fukashiro (深代 陸, born 12 April 2000), is a Japanese professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Singapore Premier League club Balestier Khalsa.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Balestier Khalsa | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Takushoku University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Albirex Niigata (S) | 27 | (9) |
| 2024– | Balestier Khalsa | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:03, 15 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
He was recruited as a white swan in 2023 from Takushoku University together with Shunsaku Kishimoto [2] and Kaisei Ogawa.[3]
Club career
Riku Fukashiro joined Singaporean club Albirex Niigata Singapore FC in January 2023 for the 2023 Singapore Premier League season.[4]
He has been mainly used as a substitute, as a winger on the left side, in his first year with the club. He scored his "official" first goal against Geylang International on 1 April 2023 [5]
Fukashiro scored a brace in the next match against Balestier Khalsa to announce his official arrival in the league.[5]
He is also one of the 3 scorers who help the Swans to overcome the Sailors 3–1 in a title show down match.[6]
He was named in the SPL Team Of The Week 24.[7]
Honours
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 March 2023.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Albirex Niigata (S) | 2023 | SPL | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 |
| Total | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | ||
| Balestier Khalsa | 2024–25 | SPL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 24 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 9 | ||
- Notes
References
- "深代 陸選手 拓殖大学 より加入内定のお知らせ". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. January 29, 2023.
- "Shunsaku Kishimoto (Takushoku University) will be joining us for 2023 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- "Kaisei Ogawa (Takushoku University) will be joining us for 2023 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- "Riku Fukashiro (Takushoku University) will be joining us for 2023 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
- "Fixtures - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.
- Wong, Ryan (July 16, 2023). "Albirex Niigata stage late comeback to sink Lion City Sailors" – via The Straits Times.
- Tianbao, Lin (August 7, 2023). "SPL Team Of The Week" – via The Straits Times.
- Riku Fukashiro at Soccerway