Ryotaro Nakano
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988
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)
2013–2016 Daugavpils 79 (33)
2016–2017 Jelgava 24 (2)
2017 Chonburi 29 (0)
2018 Jelgava 19 (0)
2019 Thai Honda 0 (0)
International career
2004 Japan U16
2005 Japan U17
2006 Japan U18
Japan U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:42, 4 June 2019

Ryotaro Nakano (中野 遼太郎, Nakano Ryotaro, born 13 June 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer .[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

As of 4 June 2019.[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 141000–001410
2012–13 12100–00121
Total 28100000002810
Arka Gdynia (loan) 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 0000–0000
Daugavpils 2013 Latvian First League 262600–002626
2014 3151[lower-alpha 1]1–00326
2015 2222[lower-alpha 1]0–00242
Total 79333100008234
Jelgava 2016 Latvian First League 2423[lower-alpha 1]06[lower-alpha 2]000332
Chonburi 2017 Thai League 1 29000–00290
Jelgava 2018 Latvian First League 19000–00190
Career total 1794561600019146
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Latvian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

FK Jelgava

References

  1. ↑ "Ryotaro Nakano". Chonburi F.C. (in Thai). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 ""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)
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