Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan broke the deadlock with a solo effort ... Among other Japanese players in Germany, Shuto Machino played only the first half for Kiel, who erased a two-goal deficit ...

"It's a disappointing result for me as an attacking player. I have to do more," Doan said. The Samurai Blue star noted he was being more tightly marked as one of Freiburg's main attacking threats ...

Two goals in three minutes from Ritsu Doan and Ao Tanaka caught Spain off ... Sportsmail rates both sets of players after a thrilling night at the Khalifa International Stadium. ( ...

(Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two-goal hero Ritsu Doan was voted Japan's player of the tournament ... conducted before the Japan Football Association's Dec. 28 announcement that ...

Most, if not all, of the Japanese players to pass through German football seem to possess similar attributes, just like Freiburg's Ritsu Doan. A scorer of crucial goals in Japan's victories ...

Doan had been in Knies’ shoes before and gave him the kind of advice he wanted to hear as a player, too. Advertisement “Try to get three shots and three hits, try not to focus on scoring ...