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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.
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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)
- Origin
- Iwate-machi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 188cm
- Occupation
- Soccer Player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
2. Background
- University
- Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ryuho Kikuchi born?
Ryuho Kikuchi was born on December 9, 1996 and is 29 years old.
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 188 cm tall.
Where did Ryuho Kikuchi study?
Ryuho Kikuchi attended Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences.
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