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.
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