Ryutaro Megumi

Ryutaro Megumi [1]

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-06-29) June 29, 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Chiba, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cerveza FC Tokyo
Youth career
2012–2015	Aoyama Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Tsukuba FC	29	(10)
2017–2019	Tampines Rovers	48	(21)
2020–2022	FELDA United	10	(0)
2022–	Cerveza FC Tokyo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2017

Ryutaro Megumi (恵 龍太郎, Megumi Ryūtarō, born June 29, 1993) is a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Cerveza FC Tokyo as a forward.. He was educated at and played for Aoyama Gakuin University. He moved to Tampines Rovers in 2017 after impressing scouts during a football trial.[2]

Club career

Tsukuba FC

Megumi was playing for Tsukuba FC in the Kantō Soccer League, where he scored a grand total of 10 goals in 29 games for the club. In December 2016, he announced that he would be leaving the club to further his footballing career elsewhere.[3]

Tampines Rovers

In February 2017, Megumi signed a 10-month contract with S.League side Tampines Rovers FC for the 2017 S.League season. He scored on his league debut in a 1-2 loss to 2016 S.League champions Albirex Niigata Singapore. Following this, he was set up by fellow new signing Ivan Jakov Džoni.[4]

He scored his first brace for the club in a 4-0 demolition of Geylang International while assisting another two goals.[5] In total, Megumi netted 14 goals in the league for his new club.[6]

Megumi ended the season as the Stags' top-scorer and was also nominated for the S.League Player of the Year award. In December 2017, the club announced that he will be renewing his contract with the club.[7]

FELDA United

In 2020, Megumi moved to Malaysia Super League club, FELDA United.

Cerveza FC Tokyo

In 2022, Megumi returned to Japan to join Cerveza FC Tokyo.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 Nov 2020

Club	Season	League			Singapore Cup		League Cup & Others		AFC Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tampines Rovers	2017	S.League	23	7	2	0	0	0	8	0	33	7
	2018	Singapore Premier League	24	4	2	0	0	0	5	0	31	4
	2019	Singapore Premier League	24	6	5	2	0	0	6	2	35	10
	Total		71	17	9	2	0	0	19	2	99	21
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Malaysia Cup		AFC Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FELDA United	2020	Malaysia Super League	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		10	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			74	17	9	2	0	0	19	2	102	21

Honours

Tampines Rovers

• Singapore Cup: 2019

References

1. "恵 龍太郎 Ryutaro Megumi 2015". YouTube. November 15, 2016.
2. "Croatian, Korean and Japanese players complete Tampines' foreign slots | FourFourTwo". Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
3. "Announcement of Megumi leaving club". Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
4. "Poor refereeing spoils Tampines-Albirex S.League opener at National Stadium". Yahoo Sports Singapore. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
5. "Tampines end losing run with emphatic Eastern Derby win". FourFourTwo. April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
6. "Foreign players uncertain of future as S.League season ends". FourFourTwo. November 7, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
7. "Tampines Rovers Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.