Masato Kudo

Masato Kudo
工藤壮人
Personal information
Full name	Masato Kudo
Date of birth	6 May 1990
Place of birth	Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Date of death	21 October 2022 (aged 32)
Place of death	Miyazaki, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2000–2008	Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2015	Kashiwa Reysol
2016	Vancouver Whitecaps
2017–2020	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2019–2020	→ Renofa Yamaguchi (loan)
2020–2021	Brisbane Roar
2022	Tegevajaro Miyazaki
Total
International career
2010	Japan U23
2013	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022

International career

On 23 September 2010, Kudo was selected for the Japan Under-21 squad for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China.

On 23 May 2013, Kudo was called up to Japan's senior team for the first time prior to an international exhibition game against Bulgaria.

On 11 May 2016, Kudo collided violently with goalkeeper Matt Lampson and suffered a fractured jaw.

Kudo died from complications of brain surgery on 21 October 2022, at the age of 32.

As of end of 2018 season

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League		National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kashiwa Reysol	2009	3	0	2	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2010	27	10	2	1	—		—		—		29	11
	2011	25	7	3	2	2	0	—		3	1	33	10
	2012	33	13	5	2	4	2	6	0	—		48	17
	2013	33	19	2	0	4	2	12	6	1	0	52	27
	2014	34	7	0	0	10	4	1	0	0	0	45	11
	2015	34	10	1	1	2	1	10	4	0	0	47	16
	Total	189	66	15	6	22	9	29	10	4	1	259	92
Vancouver Whitecaps	2016	16	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		17	2
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2017	18	3	3	3	4	1	—		—		25	7
	2018	12	1	2	2	5	2	—		—		19	5
	Total	30	4	5	5	9	3	0	0	0	0	44	12
Total		235	72	20	11	31	12	30	10	4	1	320	106

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 July 2013	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	China	3–1	3–3	2013 EAFF East Asian Cup
2	6 September 2013	Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan	Guatemala	2–0	3–0	Friendly