Ryoo Togashi
{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Notability|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ryoo Togashi
| fullname = Ryoo Togashi
| height = {{height|m=1.79}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|4|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Japan
| currentclub = Dynamic Herb Cebu
| clubnumber = 17
| position = Midfielder
| youthclubs1 = Tokyo Verdy
| collegeyears1 = 2016–2019
| college1 = Toin University of Yokohama
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = Briobecca Urayasu
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = Dynamic Herb Cebu
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = Southern
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024-
| clubs4 = Dynamic Herb Cebu
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| club-update = 30 September 2024
}}
{{Nihongo|Ryoo Togashi|冨樫 凌央|Togashi Ryō|born 4 April 1997}} is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.{{Soccerway|ryoo-togashi/909546}}
Club career
=Youth and college career=
Togashi played youth football for J.League side Tokyo Verdy.{{cite news |title=練習試合 東京ヴェルディ vs ブリオベッカ浦安 |url=https://ameblo.jp/rue-verdy75016/entry-12808419155.html |accessdate=22 August 2023 |work=ameblo.jp}} After graduating high school in 2016, he played for the college football team of Toin University of Yokohama,{{cite news |title=桐蔭横浜大登録メンバー |url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/incolle/detail/?292646-292646-fl |accessdate=22 August 2023 |work=web.gekisaka.jp}}{{cite news |title=冨樫凌央 トガシ リョオ |url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/player/?37415-37415-jp |accessdate=22 August 2023 |work=web.gekisaka.jp}} also playing for the club of the same name then-based in the Kanagawa Prefecture First Division.{{cite news |title=桐蔭横浜大新入部員 |url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/university/detail/?182408-182408-fl |accessdate=22 August 2023 |work=web.gekisaka.jp}} The club subsequently won the First Division and were promoted to the Kanto League Division 2, and were subsequently promoted to Division 1 in 2018.
=Briobecca Urayasu=
After graduating in 2020, Togashi joined Briobecca Urayasu of the Kantō Soccer League.{{cite news |title=冨樫 凌央 選手 新規加入のお知らせ |url=https://briobecca.jp/news/informaion/14894/ |accessdate=22 August 2023 |date=19 January 2021 |work=Briobecca Urayasu}}{{cite news |title=浦安が南葛SCとの一進一退を制す|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Player_132613/|accessdate=22 August 2023 |work=excite.co.jp}}{{cite news |title=全国地域サッカーチャンピオンズリーグ2022 |url=https://www.jfa.jp/match/regional_league_2022/groupC/match_page/m11.html |accessdate=22 August 2023 |work=Japan Football Association}}{{cite news |title=冨樫凌央 ブリオベッカ浦安加入内定のお知らせ |url=http://soccer.toin.ac.jp/news/detail/id/13516 |accessdate=22 August 2023 |date=17 January 2020 |work=soccer.toin.ac.jp}} In 2022, the club reached the finals of the Shakaijin Cup and won on penalties against BTOP Hokkaido, with Togashi coming on in the 68th minute.{{cite news
|url=http://jfa.jp/match/adults_football_tournament_2022/schedule_result/pdf/m32.pdf |title=第58回全国社会人サッカー選手権大会 決勝 |work=Japan Football Association |accessdate=22 August 2023}} They were subsequently promoted to the Japan Football League. Togashi played 4 games in that league for the club before his departure was announced.{{cite news |title=冨樫凌央選手 退団のお知らせ |url=https://briobecca.jp/news/topteam/31327/ |accessdate=22 August 2023 |date=11 July 2023 |work=Briobecca Urayasu}}{{cite news |title=ReinMeer Aomori 1-0 Briobecca Urayasu |url=http://www.jfl.or.jp/jfl-pc/view/s.php?a=2115&f=2023A0010713_spc.html |accessdate=22 August 2023 |date=30 April 2023 |work=Japan Football League}}
=Cebu=
On 15 August 2023, it was announced that Togashi would be one of the foreign reinforcements for Philippines Football League side Dynamic Herb Cebu in preparation for their campaigns in the Copa Paulino Alcantara and the 2023–24 AFC Cup.{{Cite news |date=17 August 2023 |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1970085/cebu/sports/cebu-fc-signs-cinkir-new-players-for-copa|title=Cebu FC signs Çinkir, new players for Copa |work=SunStar Cebu| accessdate=22 August 2023}}{{Cite news |date=19 August 2023 |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1970282/cebu/opinion/new-look-cebu-fc-faces-upin-copa-paulino-alcantara|title=New-look Cebu FC faces UP in Copa Paulino Alcantara |work=SunStar Cebu| accessdate=22 August 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=605503485096962&set=a.389665303347449|title=Introducing the signing you've all been eagerly anticipating!|website=Cebu Football Club on Facebook|date=15 August 2023|accessdate=22 August 2023}} He made his debut in the club's starting XI in a 2–0 win over the University of the Philippines in the club's opening matchday in the cup.
=Southern=
On 15 January 2024, Togashi joined Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-01-17 |title=【港超聯】南區增兵停不了 冨樫凌央或今晚菁英盃披甲 |url=https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/459181 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219221946/https://www.sportsroad.hk/archives/459181 |archive-date=2024-02-19 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=體路 Sportsroad |language=zh-hk |url-status=live}}
= Return to Cebu =
In September 2024, Togashi returned to Cebu.{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-09-13 |title=Cebu FC adds two more players for AFC Champions League 2 stint |url=https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/595124/cebu-fc-adds-two-more-players-for-afc-champions-league-2-stint |access-date=2024-11-25 |website=Cebu Daily News |language=en}}
Personal life
Togashi was born in Japan. His father, Koichi Togashi, was himself a former football player and manager of J.League club Tokyo Verdy, where Togashi played his youth football.{{cite news |title=父・剛一氏譲りの技術 |url=https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/youthstudent/20150327/295695.html |accessdate=22 August 2023 |work=soccer-king.jp}}
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Togashi, Ryo}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Japanese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Japan Football League players
Category:Philippines Football League players
Category:Hong Kong Premier League players
Category:Toin University of Yokohama FC players
Category:Briobecca Urayasu Ichikawa players
Category:Southern District FC players
Category:Toin University of Yokohama alumni
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Philippines
Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in the Philippines