is a

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former

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player. His younger brother Tetsuya is also a footballer.

Playing career

Kijima was born in

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on 29 May 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club Yokohama Marinos in 1998. On 7 November, he debuted against

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. However he could hardly play in the match until 1999. He also moved to Argentine club Defensores Belgrano in 1999. From late 2000, he played many matches as left side midfielder and forward. In September 2002, he moved to

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club

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. He played many matches as substitute forward and the club won the champions in 2002 and was promoted to J1 from 2003. However he was released from the club end of 2002 season. After 9 months blank, he joined Oita Trinita again in October 2003. In 2006, he move to J2 club

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. However he could not play at all in the match for injuries and left the club end of 2006 season. After 7 months blank, he joined Tokyo Verdy again in August 2007. However he could not play at all in the match. In 2008, he moved to newly was promoted to

club,

Roasso Kumamoto is a Japanese football club based in Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J2 League, Japan's 2nd tier of professional league football. Name origin ''Roasso'' is a portmanteau of the Italian words ...

. He played many matches and scored 17 goals in 2 seasons. In 2010, he moved to

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(JFL) club

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. He played as regular player and scored 16 goals. In 2011, he moved to JFL club

Matsumoto Yamaga FC or simply Matsumoto Yamaga (松本山雅FC, ''Matsumoto Yamaga Efu Shī'') is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the city of Matsumoto, located in the Nagano Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J3 League, Japanese third tier o ...

. He played many matches with his younger brother Tetsuya and the club was promoted to J2 from 2012. In August 2012, he moved to

. In 2013, he moved to JFL club

Kamatamare Sanuki Kamatamare Sanuki (カマタマーレ讃岐、''Kamatamāre Sanuki'') is a football club based in Takamatsu, the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture of Japan. They currently play in the J3 League, the Japanese third tier of professional football. ...

. He played as regular player and the club was promoted to J2 from 2014. His brother Tetsuya also joined the club in 2015 and played together until end of 2017 season. In 2018, he moved to JFL club Maruyasu Okazaki. After one season at Maruyasu Okazaki, Kijima re-joined newly was relegated to

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club,

. He retired in December 2019.

Club statistics

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kijima, Ryosuke 1979 births Living people People from Mobara Association football people from Chiba Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Japan Football League players Yokohama F. Marinos players Defensores de Belgrano footballers Oita Trinita players Tokyo Verdy players Roasso Kumamoto players FC Machida Zelvia players Matsumoto Yamaga FC players Kamatamare Sanuki players FC Maruyasu Okazaki players Japanese expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards