Riku Danzaki

Riku Danzaki
Personal information
Full name Riku Danzaki
Date of birth (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000
Place of birth Natori, Miyagi, Japan
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 JEF United Chiba
Number 8
Youth career
2016–2018 Aomori Yamada High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Consadole Sapporo 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Brisbane Roar (loan) 26 (9)
2021– → JEF United Chiba (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 May 2019

Riku Danzaki (檀崎 竜孔, Danzaki Riku, born 31 May 2000) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for JEF United Chiba on loan from Consadole Sapporo in the J-League. He previously played for A-League club Brisbane Roar on loan.

Club career

Consadole Sapporo

Danzaki joined J-League club, Consadole Sapporo in 2019 and he was given the number 17 jersey previously worn by Junichi Inamoto. On March 6 of the same year, Danzaki made his professional debut in a first round J.League Cup fixture against Yokohama F. Marinos.[1] On April 10, Danzaki scored his first professional goal against Shonan Bellmare in a later J-League cup fixture.[2]

Loan to Brisbane Roar

In November 2020, Danzaki joined Australian A-League club Brisbane Roar on a loan deal for the 2020–21 A-League season.[3][4] He scored his first goal for Brisbane Roar in round three against Newcastle Jets.[5] Over the course of the 2020-21 season, Danzaki scored 9-goals and was top-scorer for the club.[6]

Loan to JEF United Chiba

On 12 August 2021, it was announced that Danzaki had joined J2 club JEF United Chiba on loan for the season.[7]

References
  1. Takeuchi, Tatsuya (19 March 2019). "18歳檀崎スタメンの札幌、劣勢しのいで敵地ドロー! 前回準Vの横浜FMは猛攻実らず" [18 year-old Danzaki starts for Sapporo, draw despite being the weaker team! Former runner-up Marinos unable to bare fruits from onslaught]. Gekisaka (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. "ルーキー檀崎がプロ初ゴール! 武蔵がハット! 湘南下した札幌がルヴァン杯初勝利で首位浮上" [Rookie Danzaki gets first pro goals! Musashi hat-trick! In downing Shonan, Sapporo get their first Levain Cup win and rise in the standings]. Gekisaka (in Japanese). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. "Japanese young gun joins Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 19 November 2020.
  4. "Get to know: Riku Danzaki". Brisbane Roar. 26 December 2020.
  5. "Danzaki, Wenzel-Halls on target as Roar down winless Jets". 21 January 2021.
  6. Jackson, Ed (3 June 2021). "Brisbane reveals 'big plans' to keep foreign star". FTBL. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  7. "檀崎竜孔選手の加入について". JEF United Chiba. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.


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