Cyrus Ryuichi Tran 谷口 サイラス 龍一 | |
Fullname: | Cyrus Ryuichi Taniguchi (谷口 サイラス 龍一) |
Birth Date: | 4 October 1994 |
Birth Place: | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
Height: | 1.76 m[1] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthclubs1: | Meito Club |
Youthyears2: | –2013 |
Youthclubs2: | Machida Zelvia |
Youthyears3: | 2013–2017 |
Youthclubs3: | International Budo University |
Years1: | 2017–2020 |
Clubs1: | Paradise Soccer Club |
Years2: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs2: | FC Arizona |
Years3: | 2021–2022 |
Caps3: | 24 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Clubs3: | Michigan Stars |
Years4: | 2023 |
Caps4: | 18 |
Goals4: | 6 |
Clubs4: | Albion San Diego |
Years5: | 2024 |
Caps5: | 4 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Clubs5: | Becamex Binh Duong |
Club-Update: | June 25, 2024 |
, also known as Cyrus Tran, is an American professional soccer player who last played for V.League 1 club Becamex Binh Duong.
Taniguchi was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Vietnamese father from Saigon and a Japanese mother. He moved to Japan with his family when he was 6 years old. He joined the youth academy of Machida Zelvia and played there until 2013. He then attended the International Budo University.[2]
He started his senior career playing for NPSL side FC Arizona before signing for National Independent Soccer Association clubs Michigan Stars and then Albion San Diego.[3]
In March 2024, Taniguchi joined Vietnamese club Becamex Binh Duong as a free agent.[4] [5] On 31 March 2024, Taniguchi made his professional with Becamex Binh Duong in the V.League 1, coming in as a substitute in his team's 0–2 away defeat against Hong Linh Ha Tinh.[6]