Riku Handa
{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Riku Handa
{{nobold|半田 陸}}
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Yamagata, Japan
| height = 1.76 m
| position = Right back
| currentclub = Gamba Osaka
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 = 2014–2019
| youthclubs1 = Montedio Yamagata
| years1 = 2019–2022
| caps1 = 94
| goals1 = 3
| clubs1 = Montedio Yamagata
| years2 = 2023–
| caps2 = 47
| goals2 = 2
| clubs2 = Gamba Osaka
|nationalyears1 = 2018
|nationalteam1 = Japan U16
|nationalcaps1 =
|nationalgoals1 =
|nationalyears2 = 2019
|nationalteam2 = Japan U19
|nationalcaps2 = 3
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2022–
|nationalteam3 = Japan U23
|nationalcaps3 = 6
|nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|AFC U-16 Championship}}
{{Medal|G|2018 Malaysia|}}
{{Medal|Competition|AFC U-23 Asian Cup}}
{{Medal|B|2022 Uzbekistan|Team}}
{{Medal|G|2024 Qatar|Team}}
| club-update = 16:54, 11 February 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 18 June 2022
}}
{{Nihongo|Riku Handa|半田 陸|Handa Riku|born 1 January 2002}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a right back for {{Japanese football updater|GambaOsa}} club Gamba Osaka.{{cite web |title=半田 陸：モンテディオ山形：Ｊリーグ.jp |url=https://www.jleague.jp/player/1613332/#attack |website=Ｊリーグ.jp（日本プロサッカーリーグ） |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=ja}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefinalball.com/player.php?id=644655|title = Riku Handa :: Riku Handa :: Montedio Yamagata}}
Club career
Handa started his career with Montedio Yamagata Youth and was given his first professional contract for Montedio Yamagata in March 2019.{{cite web |title=山形、ユース所属DF半田陸とプロ契約締結「山形のために闘います」 |url=https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/japan/jl/20190311/916521.html |website=サッカーキング |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=ja |date=11 March 2019}} He made his first-team debut in May 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Kai Miki in a J2 League game against JEF United Chiba.{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2019 J2 League 19/05/12 Montedio Yamagata - JEF United Chiba Results, Players, Highlight |url=https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20190512008&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=en}} In July of the same year, he made his first start for the club in the second round of the Emperor's Cup in a 2–1 defeat to Tochigi SC.{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2019 Emperors Cup 19/07/03 Montedio Yamagata - Tochigi SC Results, Players, Highlight |url=https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20190703043&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=en}} Handa went on to play six times in his debut season.
In the 2020 season, Handa played 15 times for Montedio Yamagata but 2021 was his breakthrough year – playing in 37 games and being in the starting XI on 36 occasions. He also scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 defeat to V-Varen Nagasaki and went on to score three goals during the rest of the season.{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2021 J2 League 21/04/21 Montedio Yamagata - V-Varen Nagasaki Results, Players, Highlight |url=https://soccer-db.net/result.php?g=20210421008&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=en}} In the 2022 season, Handa was again a key member of the starting XI, playing more than 3000 minutes over 37 games. He made a total of 95 appearances in four seasons with Yamagata.
In January 2023, Handa signed for J1 League club Gamba Osaka.{{cite web |title=半田 陸選手 モンテディオ山形より完全移籍加入のお知らせ |url=https://www.gamba-osaka.net/news/index/no/14437/c/0/year/2023/month/01/ |website=ガンバ大阪オフィシャルサイト |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=ja |date=8 January 2023}}{{cite web |title=G大阪が山形の"生え抜き"DF半田陸を獲得「初めての大阪なので飲食店や温泉など教えていただけると嬉しいです」 |url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/jleague/detail/?376905-376905-fl |website=ゲキサカ |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=ja |date=8 January 2023}}
International career
In March 2023, Handa was called up to the Japan national team for the first time by manager Hajime Moriyasu to play in the 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup.{{cite web |title=SAMURAI BLUE (Japan National Team) squad - KIRIN CHALLENGE CUP 2023 vs Uruguay (3/24＠Tokyo) vs Colombia (3/28＠Osaka) |url=http://www.jfa.jp/eng/news/00031763/ |website=www.jfa.jp |language=ja |date=15 March 2023}}
On 4 April 2024, Handa was called up to the Japan U23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.{{cite web|url=https://jfa.jp/news/00033820/|title=U-23日本代表 メンバー・スケジュール（4.6-5.4 カタール／ドーハ）AFC U23アジアカップ カタール2024|trans-title=U-23 Japan National Team Squad List (4.6-5.4 Qatar/Doha) AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024|publisher=Japan Football Association|language=ja|date=4 April 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|end of 2024 season}}{{cite web |title=Soccer D.B. : 2022 Riku Handa Result by Season |url=https://soccer-db.net/player/index.php?pl=66948&la=e |website=Soccer D.B. |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=en}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||
| rowspan=5|Montedio Yamagata
|2019 |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020
|J2 League |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | |
| 2021
|J2 League |37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 37 | 3 | |
| 2022
|J2 League |37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 37 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!94||3||1||0||0||0||95||3 | |||||||
| rowspan="3'|Gamba Osaka
|2023 |23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 2 |
| 2024
|J1 League |24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!47||2||3||0||4||1||54||3 | |||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!141 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 149 | 6 |
Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|riku-handa/502298}}
- {{J.League player}}
{{Gamba Osaka squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Handa, Riku}}
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Montedio Yamagata players
Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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