Ryota Iwabuchi
Career. Iwabuchi attended Meiji University from 2009 to 2012. With Toyofumi Sakano, he was recognised as one of the best prospects in the country. Born as forward, he developed into a side-midfielder. After university, he signed for Matsumoto Yamaga before being loaned first to JFL-side Renofa Yamaguchi, then to J3 FC Ryūkyū. From January 2016, he moved definitely to SC Sagamihara. Club statistics. "Updated to 23 February 2018". Personal life. Iwabuchi has a younger sister, Mana, who is also a professional footballer and has been capped at international level for Japan.