# Ritsu Dōan

Ritsu Dōan (堂安 律, Dōan Ritsu, born 16 June 1998) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Japan national team.

## Club career
### Gamba Osaka

Coming through the youth system, Dōan joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka in 2015. On 27 May, he debuted against FC Seoul in the 2015 AFC Champions League. In 2016, he mainly played for their Gamba Osaka's newly-established reserve team Gamba Osaka U-23 in the J3 League.

### Groningen

In June 2017, Dōan moved to Eredivisie club FC Groningen on loan with an option to purchase on a three-year contract. The option was exercised on 23 April 2018, and Dōan transferred to Groningen on a permanent basis on 1 July 2018.
On 15 April 2018, against Roda, Dōan scored his eighth goal of the season, equaling the total of goals Arjen Robben scored as a teenager for Groningen.

### PSV Eindhoven

Dōan joined PSV Eindhoven on a five-year contract in 2019.

#### Loan to Arminia Bielefeld

In September 2020, he moved on loan to Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld for the 2020–21 season. Dōan made his debut in the opening game of the season, a 1–1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. Dōan scored his first goal for Bielefeld in a 4–1 home defeat against Bayern Munich.

### SC Freiburg

On 5 July 2022, SC Freiburg announced that they had signed Dōan ahead of the 2022–23 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 6 August, 2022 in a 4–0 win versus Augsburg.

## International career
### Youth

In May 2017, Dōan was elected Japan national under-20 team for the 2017 U-20 World Cup. At this tournament, he played full-time in all four matches and scored three goals.

### Senior

On 30 August 2018, Dōan received his first international call-up from the Japan national team for the Kirin Challenge Cup 2018. He started his debut appearance in a friendly match against Costa Rica on 11 September 2018, and scored his debut goal in a friendly match against Uruguay on 16 October 2018.
He was called-up by Hajime Moriyasu to represent Japan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He featured in Japan's first match of the competition against Germany on 23 November 2022, being subbed on in the second half while Japan was 1–0 down. Dōan scored the equalizer four minutes after coming on as his side later went on to win the game 2–1. In an almost identical turn of events, he was subbed on in the second half of Japan's final group stage match against Spain on 1 December 2022 while Japan was 1–0 down, and scored the equalizer two minutes after coming on as his side later went on to win 2–1. The win ultimately qualified Japan for the tournament's knockout stages as group winners.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Gamba Osaka | 2015 | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Gamba Osaka | 2016 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Gamba Osaka | 2017 | J1 League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 4 |
| Gamba Osaka | Total | Total | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Groningen (loan) | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 |
| Groningen | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| Groningen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Groningen | Total | Total | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 6 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 11 |
| PSV Eindhoven | Total | Total | 43 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 13 |
| Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 5 |
| SC Freiburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 7 |
| SC Freiburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 42 | 9 |
| SC Freiburg | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 9 |
| SC Freiburg | Total | Total | 87 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 24 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 240 | 53 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 304 | 62 |
* ↑ Includes Emperor's Cup, KNVB Cup, DFB-Pokal
* ↑ Appearance in J1 League championship stage
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | 2018 | 5 | 1 |
| Japan | 2019 | 13 | 2 |
| Japan | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| Japan | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Japan | 2022 | 12 | 2 |
| Japan | 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| Japan | 2024 | 13 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 54 | 10 |
    Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dōan goal.
List of international goals scored by Ritsu Dōan :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 16 October 2018 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama, Japan | Uruguay | 3–2 | 4–3 | 2018 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 2. | 9 January 2019 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Turkmenistan | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
| 3. | 24 January 2019 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Vietnam | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
| 4. | 23 November 2022 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Germany | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 5. | 1 December 2022 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Spain | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 6. | 15 June 2023 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | El Salvador | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup |
| 7. | 16 November 2023 | Suita City Football Stadium, Suita, Japan | Myanmar | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8. | 31 January 2024 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Bahrain | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 9. | 6 June 2024 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | Myanmar | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 11 June 2024 | Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | Syria | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

PSV
* KNVB Cup: 2021–22
Japan U-19
* AFC U-19 Championship: 2016
Japan
* AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2019
Individual
* Asian Young Footballer of the Year: 2016
* AFC U-19 Championship MVP: 2016
* Japan Pro-Footballers Association awards Best XI: 2022