Riku Nakayama

{{short description|Japanese footballer}}

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|name=Riku Nakayama
中山 陸

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|fullname=Riku Nakayama

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2001|1|22}}

|birth_place=Kanagawa, Japan

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|height={{Height|m=1.74}}

|position=Midfielder

|currentclub=Ventforet Kofu

|clubnumber=14

|youthyears1={{0|0000}}–2010|youthclubs1=FC Carpa

|youthyears2=2011–2013|youthclubs2=SC Sagamihara

|youthyears3=2015–2017|youthclubs3=Tokai Univ. Sagami High School

|years1=2018–|clubs1=Ventforet Kofu|caps1=41|goals1=3

|years2=2021 |clubs2=→ Kataller Toyama (loan)|caps2=1|goals2=0

|years3=2022 |clubs3= → Matsumoto Yamaga (loan) | caps3 = 8 | goals3 = 1

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|club-update= 00:22, 17 February 2025 (UTC)

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{{Nihongo|Riku Nakayama|中山 陸|Nakayama Riku|born January 22, 2001}} is a Japanese football player currently playing for Ventforet Kofu.{{J.League player}}