Ryotaro Nakano
{{short description|Japanese footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Ryotaro Nakano
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|06|13|df=y}}
|birth_place = Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
|height = 1.77 m
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|position = Midfielder
|youthyears1 = 2005–2007
|youthclubs1 = FC Tokyo
|youthyears2 = 2007–2011
|youthclubs2 = Waseda University
|years1 = 2011–2013 |clubs1 = Pommern Greifswald |caps1 = 28 |goals1 = 11
|years2 = 2012 |clubs2 = → Arka Gdynia (loan) |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2012 |clubs3 = → Arka Gdynia II (loan) |caps3 = 8 |goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2013–2016 |clubs4 = Daugavpils |caps4 = 79 |goals4 = 33
|years5 = 2016–2017 |clubs5 = Jelgava |caps5 = 24 |goals5 = 2
|years6 = 2017 |clubs6 = Chonburi |caps6 = 29 |goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2018 |clubs7 = Jelgava |caps7 = 19 |goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2019 |clubs8 = Thai Honda |caps8 = 12 |goals8 = 0
|years9 = 2021–2022 |clubs9 = Jelgava |caps9 = 20 |goals9 = 2
|totalcaps = 219 |totalgoals = 48
|nationalyears1 = 2004
|nationalteam1 = Japan U16
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|nationalyears2 = 2005
|nationalteam2 = Japan U17
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|nationalyears3 = 2006
|nationalteam3 = Japan U18
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|nationalteam4 = Japan U19
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{{nihongo|Ryotaro Nakano|中野 遼太郎|Nakano Ryotaro|born 13 June 1988}} is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web|url=http://chonburifootballclub.com/player/ryotaro-nakano/ |title=Ryotaro Nakano |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=Chonburi F.C. |language=Thai}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccer-king.jp/sk_column/article/156048.html |title=中野遼太郎に聞く（365日FC東京/東京ぴーぷる）|date=17 December 2013 |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=Soccer King Japan |language=Japanese}} He was loaned to Ekstraklasa side Arka Gdynia in 2012,{{cite web|url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/181/news1811844-Ryotaro-Nakano-w-Arce.html |title=Ryotaro Nakano w Arce |date=20 February 2012 |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=90 Minut |language=Polish}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gol24.pl/transfery/a/ryotaro-nakano-podpisal-kontrakt-z-arka-gdynia,9637032/ |title=Ryotaro Nakano podpisał kontrakt z Arką Gdynia |date=20 February 2017 |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=Gol 24 |language=Polish}} but left less than five months later, without a first team appearance.{{cite web|url=http://www.90minut.pl/news/191/news1916362-Czterech-zawodnikow-odchodzi-z-Arki.html |title=Czterech zawodników odchodzi z Arki |date=1 July 2012 |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=90 Minut |language=Polish}}{{cite web|url=http://www.trojmiasto.sport.pl/sport-trojmiasto/56,111906,13056208,ryotaro-nakano,,13.html |title=I liga. Niechciane dzieci trenera Nemeca, czyli zawiłe losy 12 byłych piłkarzy Arki Gdynia |date=15 December 2012 |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=Trojmiasto Sport |language=Polish}}
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. He earned a transfer to fellow Latvian side FK Jelgava in January 2016,{{cite web|url=http://sportacentrs.com/futbols/virsliga/22122015-jelgava_piesaista_smirnovu_nakano_litvins |title=Jelgava piesaista Smirnovu, Nakano, Litvinski un Zalaku |date=22 December 2015 |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=Sporta Centrs |language=Latvian}} and was included in the 2016 Latvian Higher League team of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.lff.lv/lv/zinas/lff-futbola-akademija/noteikta-2016-gada-virsligas-simboliska-izlase-lff-vertejuma |title=Noteikta 2016. Gada Virslīgas Simboliskā Izlase LFF Vērtējumā |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=Latvian Football Federation |language=Latvian}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.soccer-king.jp/news/world/world_other/20170119/542661.html |title="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」 |date=19 January 2017 |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=Soccer King Japan |language=Japanese}}
International career
Nakano has represented Japan at numerous youth levels, and was called up to represent a Japan XI against the Nepal national football team in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/nepal-national-football-team-japan-friends-play-charity/ |title=Nepal, Japan Friends to play for charity |date=28 October 2016 |access-date=20 April 2017 |work=The Himalayan Times}}
Career statistics
=Club=
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|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{Soccerway|ryotaro-nakano/334129|accessdate=4 June 2019}}{{90minut|21882}} | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
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| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Pommern Greifswald
|2011–12 |14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | |
| 2012–13
|NOFV-Oberliga Nord |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| |Arka Gdynia (loan)
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| |Arka Gdynia II (loan)
|8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Daugavpils
|2013 |26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | |
| 2014
|Latvian First League |31 | 5 | 1Appearances in the Latvian Cup | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| 2015
|Latvian First League |22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!79 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 34 |
| Jelgava
|2016 |Latvian First League |24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6Appearances in the UEFA Europa League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| Chonburi
|2017 |29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| Jelgava
|2018 |Latvian First League |19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Thai Honda
|2019 |12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Jelgava
|2021 |Latvian First League |12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022
|Latvian First League |8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| colspan="2" |Total
!20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| colspan=3 | Career total
!219 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 49 |
;Notes
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Honours
Jelgava
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170503221200/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250098453/profile/index.html Profile] at UEFA
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Association football people from Tokyo Metropolis
Category:People from Koganei, Tokyo
Category:Greifswalder SV 04 players
Category:BFC Daugavpils players
Category:Oberliga (football) players
Category:Latvian Higher League players
Category:Japanese expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
Category:Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand