Ryotaro Nakano

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

Ryotaro Nakano

Personal information
Date of birth	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)
National team
2004	Japan U16
2005	Japan U17
2006	Japan U18
	Japan U19
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:42, 4 June 2019

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	14	10	0	0	–		0	0	14	10
	2012–13		12	1	0	0	–		0	0	12	1
	Total		28	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	10
Arka Gdynia (loan)	2011–12	Ekstraklasa	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Daugavpils	2013	Latvian First League	26	26	0	0	–		0	0	26	26
	2014		31	5	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	–		0	0	32	6
	2015		22	2	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		0	0	24	2
	Total		79	33	3	1	0	0	0	0	82	34
Jelgava	2016	Latvian First League	24	2	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	6[lower-alpha 2]	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
Career total			179	45	6	1	6	0	0	0	191	46

Notes

1. Appearances in the Latvian Cup
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

FK Jelgava

• Latvian Cup: 2015–16

References

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

External links

• Profile at UEFA