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My Take
Ryuho Kikuchi is the kind of defender you only truly appreciate when he's not there — a 188 cm center-back from Iwate prefecture who made the long journey south to Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences to build himself into a professional. There's something quietly compelling about a kid from a small town in the cold north of Tohoku grinding through college training and eventually making it onto a professional pitch, and Kikuchi strikes me as exactly that kind of story: unglamorous, methodical, earned. He's not the guy who's going to light up highlight reels with a bicycle kick, but a big, composed center-back who wins his aerial duels and holds the defensive line is genuinely worth his weight in gold. Born in 1996, he's in the prime years of a defender's career, and I find myself rooting for the quiet ones who do the work nobody tweets about.
Overview
Ryuho Kikuchi is a Japanese professional soccer player born on December 9, 1996, in Iwate-machi, Iwate Prefecture. Standing 188 cm tall, he plays as a defender and is known for his physicality in aerial duels. He studied at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences before beginning his professional career.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ryuho Kikuchi
- Name (Japanese)
- 菊池流帆
- Reading
- きくち りゅうほ
- Born
- December 9, 1996 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat (子)
- Origin
- Iwate-machi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 188cm
- Occupation
- Soccer Player
2. Background
- University
- Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Ryuho Kikuchi born?
Born December 9, 1996 (age 29).
Where is Ryuho Kikuchi from?
Ryuho Kikuchi is from Iwate-machi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
What does Ryuho Kikuchi do?
Ryuho Kikuchi works as Soccer Player.
How tall is Ryuho Kikuchi?
Ryuho Kikuchi is 188cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.