Riki Kitawaki

Riki Kitawaki

Personal information
Full name	Riki Kitawaki
Date of birth	(1985-11-22) November 22, 1985
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2003	Tokyo Verdy
2004	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2012	Tacuary
	→ 29 de Setiembre (loan)
2007	→Presidente Hayes (loan)
2012–2013	Júbilo Iwata	0	(0)
2014	Azul Claro Numazu	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Riki Kitawaki (北脇 里規, Kitawaki Riki, born November 22, 1985) is a former Japanese football player. He was born to a Japanese father and a Venezuelan mother. At the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol, Kitawaki played for Tacuary, 29 de Setiembre and Presidente Hayes. Between 2005 and 2012, Kitawaki endured sufficiently to perpetuate in the Asociación Paraguaya de Fútbol as one of few non-CONMEBOL players to do this, and holds the longest participation as an AFC footballer in Paraguayan football.

See also

• List of expatriate footballers in Paraguay
• Players and Records in Paraguayan Football

External links

• J. League (#28)
• Profile at ogol.com.br at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 April 2014)
• Riki Kitawaki at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Riki Kitawaki at Soccerway