Ryōya Morishita (森下 龍矢, Morishita Ryōya, born 11 April 1997) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a wing-back or a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw and the Japan national team.[2] Morishita is the first Japanese player in Legia's history, and the fourteenth in the Polish Ekstraklasa.[3]
Club career
Legia Warsaw
Morishita moved to Legia Warsaw on 9 January 2024 on loan.[4] On 9 February 2024, he made his debut with the club, in an away 1–0 victory over Ruch Chorzów at Stadion Śląski.[5] He scored his first goal for Legia during the third elimination round for UEFA Conference League, which was a 2–3 away victory over Brøndby IF that took place on 8 August 2024. Morishita scored his premiere goal in Ekstraklasa three days later, in a 2–2 draw against Puszcza Niepołomice.[6]
On 17 December 2024, Morishita signed a contract until the end of 2028–29 season after Legia exercised his release clause.[7][8][9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 December 2024.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Meiji University | 2019 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Sagan Tosu | 2020 | J1 League | 33 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 | |||
| Nagoya Grampus | 2021 | J1 League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
| 2022 | J1 League | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | J1 League | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 5 | |||
| Total | 87 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 7 | ||
| Legia Warsaw (loan) | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 13 | 0 | — | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[d] | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| Total | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 17 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Polish Cup
- ^ Includes J.League Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 1 January 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | |||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
- Nagoya Grampus
References
- ^ "Ryoya Morishita" (in Japanese). Nagoya Grampus. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Ryoya Morishita wypożyczony do końca 2024 roku" (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Kamieniecki, Piotr (22 December 2023). "Legia ma nowego piłkarza! To reprezentant azjatyckiego kraju". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Ryoya Morishita wypożyczony do Legii". legionisci.com (in Polish). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Debiut Morishity w Legii". legionisci.com (in Polish). 9 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Ryōya Morishita (season 2024–25)". www.90minut.pl. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Czaplewski, Jacek (17 December 2024). "Legia Warszawa ogłosiła pierwszy transfer. To Ryoya Morishita został wykupiony". Gol24 (in Polish). Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Galiński, Tomasz (17 December 2024). "Legia wykupiła zawodnika. Jest oficjalny komunikat". sportowefakty.wp.pl. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Legia Warszawa wykupiła Morishitę". Do Rzeczy (in Polish). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ Ryōya Morishita at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Ryoya Morishita". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
External links
- Ryōya Morishita at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
