Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Ōita, Japan | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Urawa Red Diamonds | ||
Number | 41 | ||
Youth career | |||
Saiki Libero FC | |||
FC Saiki S-Play Minami | |||
0000–2021 | Sagan Tosu | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Sagan Tosu | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Wacker Innsbruck II (loan) | 19 | (21) |
2022 | → Wacker Innsbruck (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2022–2023 | → SKN St. Pölten (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2023–2024 | SKN St. Pölten | 25 | (2) |
2024– | Urawa Red Diamonds | 2 | (0) |
International career | |||
2022–2023 | Japan U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:19, 11 January 2024 |
Rio Nitta (二田 理央, Nitta Rio, born 10 April 2003) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Urawa Red Diamonds.
Early life
Rio was born in Ōita. He played youth football for FC Saiki S-Play Minami and Sagan Tosu.
Club career
Rio made his league debut for Sagan against Yokohama F. Marinos on the 23 June 2021.
After joining FC Wacker Innsbruck on loan in July 2021, Nitta quickly established himself as a key player for the club's reserve side, scoring 16 goals in his first 13 games. This includes a hattrick on his debut against SV Innsbruck on 24 August 2021. He made his debut for the main Wacker squad in 2. Liga on 19 February 2022 against Kapfenberger SV. He scored his first goal for the main Wacker squad against SK Vorwärts Steyr on the 4 March 2022, scoring in the 88th minute.
On 6 July 2023, SKN St. Pölten signed a two-year contract with Nitta with the option to extend it. He made his debut for the club against SKU Amstetten on the 30 September 2022. He scored his first goal for the club against First Vienna FC on the 7 April 2023, scoring in the 81st minute.
On 27 June 2024, Nitta returned to Japan and signed with Urawa Red Diamonds.
International career
Rio made his debut for the Japan U19s on the 31 May 2022.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 June 2021.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Sagan Tosu | 2021 | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- Notes
References
- "Yokohama F. Marinos vs Sagan Tosu - 23 June 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- "SV Inssbruck vs Wacker Innsbruck II - 24 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- "Kapfenberger v Wacker game report". Soccerway. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- "Wacker Innsbruck vs Vorwärts Steyr - 4 March 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- "RIO NITTA BLEIBT EIN WOLF!" (in German). SKN St. Pölten. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- "St. Pölten vs Amstetten - 30 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- "St.Pölten vs First Vienna - 7 April 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- "Announcement of permanent transfer of Rio Nitta to the tea". Urawa Red Diamonds. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- "Japan U19s vs Algeria U23s - 31 May 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- Rio Nitta at Soccerway
External links
Urawa Red Diamonds – current squad | |
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- 2003 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Kumamoto Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Sagan Tosu players
- FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) players
- SKN St. Pölten players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- J1 League players
- Austrian Regionalliga players
- 2. Liga (Austria) players
- Japanese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
- Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Austria