was a Japanese footballer who played as a forward.
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.
Personal life and death On 11 May 2016, during a match, Kudo accidentally violently collided with goalkeeper Matt Lampson and suffered a fractured jaw.
Kudo died from complications of brain surgery on 21 October 2022. He was 32 years old.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKashiwa Reysol2009302000——502010271021———291120112573220—31331020123313524260—481720133319204212610522720143470010410004511201534101121104004716Total1896615622929104125992Vancouver Whitecaps2016162000010—172Sanfrecce Hiroshima20171833341——25720181212252——195Total304559300004412Total2357220113112301041320106
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearJapan National Football Team DatabaseNational teamYearAppsGoalsJapan201342Total42
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kudo goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Masato KudoNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 21 July 2013 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 3–1 3–3 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup2 6 September 2013 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan 2–0 3–0 Friendly
Honours Kashiwa Reysol J. League Division 1: 2011 J. League Division 2: 2010 Emperor's Cup: 2012 Japanese Super Cup: 2012 J. League Cup: 2013 Suruga Bank Championship: 2014
Japan Asian Games: 2010 EAFF East Asian Cup: 2013
References
External links
Japan National Football Team Database
Profile at Sanfrecce Hiroshima Profile at Kashiwa Reysol