Ritsu Dōan

Ritsu Dōan is the kind of footballer I instinctively root for. At 172 cm he is hardly imposing, yet he muscled his way from Amagasaki to the Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt and turned into a genuine big-game player for Japan, scoring against heavyweights like Germany and Spain. What I admire is the temperament: a fearless, almost cheeky confidence that lets him bend in those left-footed strikes when it matters most. He embodies the case that intelligence and nerve can outweigh raw size. I expect him to keep climbing in Europe, and I'll happily keep watching him prove doubters wrong.

Name (English)

Ritsu Dōan

Name (Japanese)

堂安律

Reading

どうあん りつ

Born

June 16, 1998 (age 28)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Origin

Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Height

172 cm

Occupation

association football player

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritsu%20D%C5%8Dan
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A0%82%E5%AE%89%E5%BE%8B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20630956

Tags

• Hyōgo Prefecture
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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