Ryota Iwabuchi


Ryota Iwabuchi is a Japanese football player who plays for club FC Ryukyu as a midfielder.

Career

Iwabuchi attended Meiji University from 2009 to 2012. With Toyofumi Sakano, he was recognised as one of the best prospects in the country.
Born as forward, he developed into a side-midfielder. After university, he signed for Matsumoto Yamaga before being loaned first to JFL-side Renofa Yamaguchi, then to J3 FC Ryūkyū.
From January 2016, he moved definitely to SC Sagamihara.

Club statistics

Updated to 23 February 2018.

Personal life

Iwabuchi has a younger sister, Mana, who is also a professional footballer and has been capped at international level for Japan.