is a Japanese former professional

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player. He was capped by the Japan national team.

Club career

In 2019, Masuda joined the

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side Seoul E-Land on loan from

Shimizu S-Pulse is a Japanese professional association football, football club located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka (city), Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. S-Pulse is going to compete in the J1 League for the 2025 Season, after winning promotio ...

. He announced his retirement in November of the same year.

International career

Masuda made his senior national team debut on 24 February 2012 in a friendly match against

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.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

Last update: ''6 January 2018''Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社
"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"
7 February 2018, Japan, (p. 115 out of 289)

National team statistics

References

External links

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Profile at Shimizu S-Pulse
* 1985 births Living people Association football people from Miyazaki Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Japan men's international footballers J1 League players K League 1 players K League 2 players UAE Pro League players Kashima Antlers players Montedio Yamagata players Ulsan HD FC players RB Omiya Ardija players Sharjah FC players Shimizu S-Pulse players Seoul E-Land FC players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Japanese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Japanese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Asian Games footballers for Japan 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub