Ryotaro Nakano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Koganei, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chonburi | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| 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 | 9 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Japan U16 | ||
| 2005 | Japan U17 | ||
| 2006 | Japan U18 | ||
| Japan U19 | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:29, 11 May 2017 (UTC). | |||
Ryotaro Nakano (中野 遼太郎 Nakano Ryotaro, born 13 June 1988) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League T1 side Chonburi.[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]
Honours
Club
FK Jelgava
References
- ↑ "Ryotaro Nakano". Chonburi F.C. (in Thai). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- 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.
- ↑ "Ryotaro Nakano w Arce". 90 Minut (in Polish). 20 February 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Ryotaro Nakano podpisał kontrakt z Arką Gdynia". Gol 24 (in Polish). 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Czterech zawodników odchodzi z Arki". 90 Minut (in Polish). 1 July 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Jelgava piesaista Smirnovu, Nakano, Litvinski un Zalaku". Sporta Centrs (in Latvian). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Noteikta 2016. Gada Virslīgas Simboliskā Izlase LFF Vērtējumā". Latvian Football Federation (in Latvian). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- 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.
- ↑ "Nepal, Japan Friends to play for charity". The Himalayan Times. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links
- Ryotaro Nakano at Soccerway
- Ryotaro Nakano at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Ryotaro Nakano at TheFinalBall.com
- Profile at UEFA