Temma Matsuda

Temma Matsuda is one of those names that just sounds right for a soccer player — there's something almost mythic about it, like he was born to run. He grew up in Kumamoto, which has genuine soccer roots, then went all-in by heading to Kagoshima's Kanoya University of Physical Education, which is exactly the kind of no-nonsense path that builds real players rather than hype machines. Born in 1995, he's right in that sweet spot of his late twenties where a footballer hits peak intelligence on the ball — old enough to read the game, young enough to still blow past people. Details on his club career are hard to pin down publicly, but the whole trajectory — regional upbringing, sports-focused university, grinding it out — screams quietly determined rather than flashy. Gemini, too, which honestly tracks for a midfielder type who can read multiple situations at once. I'm rooting for him.

Temma Matsuda is a Japanese soccer player born on June 11, 1995, in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. He attended Kanoya Physical Education University (National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya) to develop his athletic career. He is known on Instagram under the handle temma_matsuda18. Details such as his current agency, active period, and career timeline are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Temma Matsuda

Name (Japanese)

松田天馬

Reading

まつだ てんま

Born

June 11, 1995 (age 30)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Boar (I)

Origin

Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Blood type

Private

Height

164cm

Agency

Private

Active years

Unknown

Occupation

Soccer player

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya

Debut

Unknown

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/temma_matsuda18/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E7%94%B0%E5%A4%A9%E9%A6%AC

Tags

• From Kumamoto Prefecture
• Soccer player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.