Ryotaro Nakano

Japanese footballer

Ryotaro Nakano
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2007 FC Tokyo
2007–2011 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Pommern Greifswald 28 (11)
2012 → Arka Gdynia (loan) 0 (0)
2012 → Arka Gdynia II (loan) 8 (0)
2013–2016 Daugavpils 79 (33)
2016–2017 Jelgava 24 (2)
2017 Chonburi 29 (0)
2018 Jelgava 19 (0)
2019 Thai Honda 12 (0)
2021–2022 Jelgava 20 (2)
Total 219 (48)
International career
2004 Japan U16
2005 Japan U17
2006 Japan U18
Japan U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryotaro Nakano (中野 遼太郎, Nakano Ryotaro, born 13 June 1988) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Club career

Nakano started his career with FC Tokyo while studying at the Waseda University. He moved to Germany in 2011 to join 6th division side Pommern Greifswald.[2] He was loaned to Ekstraklasa side Arka Gdynia in 2012,[3][4] but left less than five months later, without a first team appearance.[5][6]

He moved to Latvia in 2013, joining Latvian First League side BFC Daugavpils. In his first season, Nakano managed a 1:1 goal ratio, scoring 26 goals in 26 games as his team were promoted to the Latvian Higher League.[2] He earned a transfer to fellow Latvian side FK Jelgava in January 2016,[7] and was included in the 2016 Latvian Higher League team of the season.[8]

Despite his good performances, Nakano struggled with the freezing weather in Latvia, as temperatures dipped to −25° in the winter. He was offered a move to Thai League side Chonburi F.C. in 2017, an opportunity which he took.[9]

International career

Nakano has represented Japan at numerous youth levels,[2][9] and was called up to represent a Japan XI against the Nepal national football team in 2016.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11][12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pommern Greifswald 2011–12 NOFV-Oberliga Nord 14 10 0 0 — 0 0 14 10
2012–13 NOFV-Oberliga Nord 12 1 0 0 — 0 0 12 1
Total 28 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 11
Arka Gdynia (loan) 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Arka Gdynia II (loan) 2011–12[13] IV liga Pomerania 8 0 — — 0 0 8 0
Daugavpils 2013 Latvian First League 26 26 0 0 — 0 0 26 26
2014 Latvian First League 31 5 1[a] 1 — 0 0 32 6
2015 Latvian First League 22 2 2[a] 0 – 0 0 24 2
Total 79 33 3 1 0 0 0 0 82 34
Jelgava 2016 Latvian First League 24 2 3[a] 0 6[b] 0 0 0 33 2
Chonburi 2017 Thai League 1 29 0 0 0 — 0 0 29 0
Jelgava 2018 Latvian First League 19 0 0 0 — 0 0 19 0
Thai Honda 2019 Thai League 2 12 0 1 0 — 0 0 13 0
Jelgava 2021 Latvian First League 12 0 3 0 — 0 0 15 0
2022 Latvian First League 8 2 2 0 — 0 0 10 2
Total 20 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 25 2
Career total 219 48 12 1 6 0 0 0 237 49
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Latvian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Jelgava

References

  1. ^ "Ryotaro Nakano". Chonburi F.C. (in Thai). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "中野遼太郎に聞く（365日FC東京/東京ぴーぷる）". Soccer King Japan (in Japanese). 17 December 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Ryotaro Nakano w Arce". 90 Minut (in Polish). 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Ryotaro Nakano podpisał kontrakt z Arką Gdynia". Gol 24 (in Polish). 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Czterech zawodników odchodzi z Arki". 90 Minut (in Polish). 1 July 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ^ "I liga. Niechciane dzieci trenera Nemeca, czyli zawiłe losy 12 byłych piłkarzy Arki Gdynia". Trojmiasto Sport (in Polish). 15 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Jelgava piesaista Smirnovu, Nakano, Litvinski un Zalaku". Sporta Centrs (in Latvian). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Noteikta 2016. Gada Virslīgas Simboliskā Izlase LFF Vērtējumā". Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  9. ^ a b ""裏"海外組 中野遼太郎の蹴球奮闘記 第1回「ラトビア奮闘記のはずが急転直下、タイ移籍決定」". Soccer King Japan (in Japanese). 19 January 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Nepal, Japan Friends to play for charity". The Himalayan Times. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  11. ^ Ryotaro Nakano at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  12. ^ Ryotaro Nakano at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  13. ^ "Ryotaro Nakano". arkowcy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 12 June 2024.

External links

  • Profile at UEFA