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Doan
grew up in the town of Amagasaki, to the west of Osaka. His older brothers were mad about football and Ritsu quickly caught the bug too, getting key encouragement from one of his early coaches at primary school, Yo Hayano. After boyhood spells with Urakaze and Nishinomiya, Doan received offers from several big clubs as a teenager and
opted for Gamba Osaka, becoming part of a golden generation who won the country s first ever treble at U15 level in 2012.
Touted as a hot prospect, Doan made his
debut for Gamba Osaka in May 2015, at 16 years and 344 days, in a 3-2 win over FC Seoul in the Asian Champions League. A week later, he became the