{{short description|Japanese footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ken Matsubara <br> {{nobold|松原 健}} | image = Yokohama F. Marinos - Manchester City (3-5) - 53074499487 (Ken Matsubara).jpg | caption = Matsubara with Yokohama F. Marinos in 2023 | fullname = Ken Matsubara | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|2|16|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Usa, Ōita]], [[Japan]] | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | currentclub = [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] | clubnumber = 27 | position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Right back]] | youthyears1 = 1999–2004 | youthclubs1 = Yokkaichi Minami SSC | youthyears2 = 2005–2007 | youthclubs2 = FC Nakatsu | youthyears3 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs3 = [[Oita Trinita]] | years1 = 2010–2013 | clubs1 = [[Oita Trinita]] | caps1 = 37 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2014–2016 | clubs2 = [[Albirex Niigata]] | caps2 = 48 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2014–2015 | clubs3 = → [[J.League U-22 Selection|J. League U-22]] (loan) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2017– | clubs4 = [[Yokohama F. Marinos]] | caps4 = 208 | goals4 = 9 | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = [[Japan national under-17 football team|Japan U-17]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2021– | nationalteam2 = [[Japan national football team|Japan]] | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[J.League Cup]]|[[2018 J.League Cup|2018]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|[[2017 Emperor's Cup|2017]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{Fb|JPN}}}} {{Medal|Competition|[[AFC U-23 Championship]]}} {{Medal|G|[[2016 AFC U-23 Championship|2016 Qatar]]|}} | club-update = 16 September 2025 | ntupdate = 30 March 2021 }}

{{nihongo|'''Ken Matsubara'''|松原 健|Matsubara Ken|born 16 February 1993}} is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[football (soccer)|football]]er currently playing for [[Yokohama F. Marinos]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Guardian.co.uk]] |title=Stats Centre: Ken Matsubara Facts |url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=152&pStr=Player&PLID=220828&TEID=3705 |accessdate=2011-01-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011071306/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=63&CPID=152&pStr=Player&PLID=220828&TEID=3705 |archivedate=2012-10-11 }}</ref>

==National team career== In October 2009, he was elected [[Japan national under-17 football team|Japan U-17 national team]] for [[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2009 U-17 World Cup]]. He played full time in all 3 matches as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|right back]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FIFA.com]]|title=FIFA player statistics: Ken Matsubara|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=314311/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028091712/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=314311/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 October 2009|accessdate=2011-01-27}}</ref>

He made his debut for [[Japan national football team]] on 30 March 2021 in a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|World Cup qualifier]] against Mongolia.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FIFA]]|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/match/400080712/#match-lineups|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106142447/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/match/400080712/#match-lineups|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 November 2020|title=Mongolia v Japan game report|date=30 March 2021}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{Updated|match played 8 December 2024}}.<ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 43 out of 289)</ref><ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2017-J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411424/ref=pd_sim_14_1/356-9491148-0114816?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=BA8BN4Y0F97GNWKQM78H "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)"], 8 February 2017, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411420}} (p. 84 out of 289)</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[[Emperor's Cup|Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[J. League Cup|League Cup]] !colspan="2"|[[AFC Champions League|Continental]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[[Oita Trinita]] |[[2010 J. League Division 2|2010]] |rowspan="3"|[[J2 League]] |9||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||0 |- |[[2011 J. League Division 2|2011]] |10||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0 |- |[[2012 J. League Division 2|2012]] |10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |[[2013 J. League Division 1|2013]] |[[J1 League]] |8||0||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37||0||5||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||46||0 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Albirex Niigata]] |[[2014 J. League Division 1|2014]] |rowspan="3"|J1 League |31||0||2||0||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||38||0 |- |[[2015 J1 League|2015]] |0||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |[[2016 J1 League|2016]] |17||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48||0||5||0||7||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||60||0 |- |rowspan="9"|[[Yokohama F. Marinos]] |[[2017 J1 League|2017]] |rowspan="8"|J1 League |26||1||6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||1 |- |[[2018 J1 League|2018]] |29||1||1||0||9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||39||1 |- |[[2019 J1 League|2019]] |14||1||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||18||2 |- |[[2020 J1 League|2020]] |20||1||colspan="2"|—||1||0||6||0||1||0||28||1 |- |[[2021 J1 League|2021]] |22||1||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||1 |- |[[2022 J1 League|2022]] |21||1||2||0||2||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |[[2023 J1 League|2023]] |26||2||0||0||7||1||6||0||0||0||39||3 |- |[[2024 J1 League|2024]] |29||1||1||1||3||0||10||0||colspan="2"|—||43||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !187||9||12||1||28||2||26||0||1||0||254||12 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !272||9||22||1||39||2||26||0||1||0||360||12 |- |}

==Appearances in major competitions== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Competition !rowspan="2"|Category !colspan="2"|Appearances !rowspan="2"|Goals !rowspan="2"|Team record |- !Start !Sub |- |align="left"|{{fbu|17|JPN}}||align="left"|[[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]||U-17||3||0||0||Group Stage |}

==Honours==

===Club=== '''Yokohama F. Marinos''' * [[J1 League]]: [[2019 J1 League|2019]], [[2022 J1 League|2022]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.kanaloco.jp/sports/soccer/marinos/article-947971.html|title= J1横浜M 3年ぶりリーグ制覇 最終節で決める|access-date= November 12, 2022|work= Kanagawa Shimbun}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{FIFA player|314311}} *{{NFT player|82181}} *{{J.League player|9887}} *[http://www.f-marinos.com/club/player/top/2017/27 Profile at Yokohama F. Marinos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626182818/http://www.f-marinos.com/club/player/top/2017/27 |date=26 June 2017 }}

{{Yokohama F. Marinos squad}}

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