Ritsu Dōan grew up in Amagasaki, Japan, and began his career at Gamba Osaka before moving to the Netherlands with Groningen and PSV. He then played for Arminia Bielefeld on loan and joined SC Freiburg in 2022.
Eintracht Frankfurt signed him in 2025. Dōan is a left-footed winger who plays on the right. At the 2022 World Cup he scored equalisers in Japan’s famous wins over Germany and Spain.
Career in numbers
Since his first senior season in 2015, Dōan has made 356 club appearances and scored 71 goals in all competitions for 6 clubs. The 2021/22 season, with 11 goals from 39 matches for PSV Eindhoven, remains his highest tally. His busiest campaign was 2022/23, with 45 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has made 3 appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.