Riku Fukashiro

Riku Fukashiro
Personal information
Full name Riku Fukashiro
Date of birth (2000-04-12) 12 April 2000 (age 24)
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
2016–2018 Seibudai High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Takushoku University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Albirex Niigata (S) 27 (9)
2024– Balestier Khalsa 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2023

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]

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

Club

Albirex Niigata (S)

Individual

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 March 2023.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
Total 9 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
Career total 33 10 4 0 1 1 38 11
Notes

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Shunsaku Kishimoto (Takushoku University) will be joining us for 2023 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  3. ^ "Kaisei Ogawa (Takushoku University) will be joining us for 2023 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  4. ^ "Riku Fukashiro (Takushoku University) will be joining us for 2023 season!". Albirex Niigata Singapore Official website.
  5. ^ a b "Fixtures - Football Association of Singapore". spl.sg.
  6. ^ Wong, Ryan (July 16, 2023). "Albirex Niigata stage late comeback to sink Lion City Sailors" – via The Straits Times.
  7. ^ Tianbao, Lin (August 7, 2023). "SPL Team Of The Week" – via The Straits Times.
  8. ^ Riku Fukashiro at Soccerway


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