About Ryuho Kikuchi
Ryuho Kikuchi scored 2 goals in 9 J1 League appearances in 2025 (711 minutes), without an assist — 0.25 goal involvements per 90. His average match rating for that season computes to 7.39. Measured against 134 J1 League defenders with 450+ minutes in 2025, he ranks in the top 2% by match rating, and 14th of 134 for goals scored.
8 league seasons sit on his record, from 2019 to 2026 across 3 clubs. Season ratings peak at 7.6 in 2021, J1 League and bottom out at 6.98 in 2024. His last two rated seasons average 0.2 below his earlier career level.
Those league minutes are spread over 2 domestic leagues: J1 League (107 appearances, 13 goals) and J2-League (35 appearances, 3 goals). In 2 of the 8 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2019–2021, 86 league games, 29 a year.


