Theo Ryuki

{{short description|Japanese-Greek-Brazilian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Portuguese name|Kamekura|Panagopoulos}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Theo Ryuki

| fullname = Theodoros Ryuki Kamekura Panagopoulos

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|7|31|df=yes}}

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| height = {{height|m=1.79}}

| position = Midfielder

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| youthyears1 = 2012–2013 | youthclubs1 = Porto

| years1 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = Porto | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2014 | clubs2 = → Portimonense (loan) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2019 | clubs3 = Portimonense | caps3 = 64 | goals3 = 2

| totalcaps = 70

| totalgoals = 0

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Theodoros Ryuki Kamekura Panagopoulos ({{langx|el|Θεόδωρος Ριούκι Καμεκούρα Παναγόπουλος}}), known as Theo Ryuki or Theo Japa (born 31 July 1995) is a Japanese-Greek former professional footballer. He also holds Brazilian citizenship.

Career

He made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Portimonense on 11 December 2013 in a game against Chaves.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/12/11/portugal/liga-de-honra/portimonense-sc/gd-chaves/1512401/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=11 December 2013}}

He left the club after the 2018–19 season and subsequently retired from football, instead pursuing a career as a sports agent.{{cite news |title=ポルト指揮官、自宅練習続く中島翔哉について「チームではなく、クラブ首脳陣の問題」 |url=https://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?302963-302963-fl |work=ゲキサカ |date=20 June 2020 |language=ja}} He has since represented players such as Shoya Nakajima. In May 2021, he was mentioned as a suspect surrounding the falsification of a COVID-19 test of Nakajima.{{cite news |title=A conturbada história de Nakajima com a covid-19 |url=https://www.record.pt/futebol/futebol-nacional/liga-bwin/fc-porto/detalhe/a-conturbada-historia-de-nakajima-com-a-covid-19 |work=Record |date=20 May 2021 |language=pt-PT}}

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