Haruki Matsui

Haruki Matsui (松井 治輝, Matsui Haruki, born 12 April 2002) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Maruyasu Okazaki, on loan from FC Imabari.

Haruki Matsui

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-04-12) 12 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Maruyasu Okazaki (on loan from FC Imabari)
Number	28
Youth career
	Nishinomiya Youth SS
0000–2020	Kobe Koryo Gakuen HS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–	FC Imabari	4	(0)
2023–	→ Maruyasu Okazaki (loan)	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Nishinomiya in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan, Matsui enrolled at the Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School, though struggled to establish himself in his junior year.^[1] In his senior year, he helped the high school to the third round of the 2020 All Japan High School Soccer Tournament, and was named as one of the thirty-nine most outstanding players of the competition.^[2]

He signed for professional club FC Imabari ahead of the 2021 season, expressing his desire to improve upon signing.^[3][4] Having featured fleetingly over the next two-and-a-half seasons, he was loaned to Japan Football League club Maruyasu Okazaki in September 2023.^[5] This deal was extended to the end of the following season in January 2024.^[6]

Personal life

In October 2023, Matsui and Maruyasu Okazaki teammates Yusuke Murase and Masayuki Tokutake visited the Takane Elementary School to teach students footballing skills.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 October 2024.^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Imabari	2021	J3 League	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2022		1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2023		1	0	1[a]	0	0	0	2	0
	2024		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Maruyasu Okazaki (loan)	2023	JFL	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2024		11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
Career total			19	0	1	0	0	0	20	0

Notes

1. Appearances in the Emperor's Cup

References

1. "何で兵庫の強豪・神戸弘陵学園高校サッカー部を選んだの？「弘陵のレベルの高さを肌で感じ、プロに近づくために入学しようと決めました」【2020年 第99回全国高校サッカー選手権 出場校】" [Why did you choose the soccer team of Kobe Koryo Gakuen High School, a powerhouse in Hyogo? "I felt the high level of Koryo's soccer team firsthand and decided to enroll in order to get closer to becoming a professional." [Participating in the 99th All Japan High School Soccer Championship in 2020]]. yansaka.com (in Japanese). 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
2. "全国高校サッカー　神戸弘陵・松井らが優秀選手" [Kobe Koryo's Matsui and others are outstanding players in the National High School Soccer Tournament]. kobe-np.co.jp (in Japanese). 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
3. "神戸弘陵ＭＦ松井が岡ちゃん今治入り「成長できる」" [Kobe Koryo midfielder Matsui joins Okada Imabari "I can grow"]. nikkansports.com (in Japanese). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
4. "視野広いボランチ　神戸弘陵高の松井治輝、Ｊ３今治へ" [Wide-ranging defensive midfielder Haruki Matsui of Kobe Koryo High School to play for Imabari in J3]. kobe-np.co.jp (in Japanese). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
5. "今治のMF松井治輝がJFLのFCマルヤス岡崎に育成型期限付き移籍、プロ2年半で4試合に出場" [Imabari midfielder Haruki Matsui transfers to JFL's FC Maruyasu Okazaki on a development loan basis, playing in four games in two and a half years as a professional.]. web.ultra-soccer.jp (in Japanese). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
6. "今治MF松井治輝は来季もJFLでプレー、FCマルヤス岡崎へのレンタル期間延長「結果に拘って全力で」" [Imabari midfielder Matsui Haruki will play in the JFL next season, and his loan period with FC Maruyasu Okazaki will be extended: "I'll focus on results and give it my all"]. news.goo.ne.jp (in Japanese). 10 January 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
7. "たかねニュース" [Takane News]. okazaki.ac.jp (in Japanese). 17 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
8. Haruki Matsui at Soccerway